At Europe's largest aerospace exhibition, ILA 2022, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will be presenting its ideas for the fight against climate change. Innovative concepts for emission-free flying and resource-saving manufacturing processes will provide important impetus for the aviation of the future. Space travel is also making its contribution, for example through satellite-based earth observation. The hydrogen network will also be presenting exciting developments for aircraft propulsion systems without greenhouse gas emissions. Fraunhofer will be represented in Halls 1, 4 and 6.
The aviation industry is undergoing radical change. The European Union's Green Deal aims to reduce the continent's net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. This also affects the aviation industry. It must quickly develop technologies for greater sustainability. The first aircraft that no longer emit CO2 should be in operation as early as 2035. Aerospace also contributes to the fight against climate change, for example by evaluating earth observation data, which is the key to understanding climate change.
With this in mind, the motto of this year's ILA aerospace exhibition in Berlin (June 22-26, 2022) is "Pioneering Aerospace". The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will be represented several times at Europe's largest aerospace exhibition: in Hall 4 (Aviation), Stand 350 and in Hall 6 (Space), Stand 330. Fraunhofer researchers will also be giving presentations in the supporting program of the "ILA Stage Future Lab" (Hall 4), for example on the topic of hydrogen or new materials. Fraunhofer will also be present in the Hydrogen Forum in Hall 1.
The exhibiting Fraunhofer Institutes are developing technologies for the design of sustainable, climate-neutral aerospace along the entire value chain - from design to production and recycling. In addition to developments from Fraunhofer lighthouse projects, results from the national LuFo funding program (aeronautics research program) and the European Clean Sky program, for example, will be on display. In the area of space, Fraunhofer spin-offs will be presenting technologies for Earth observation from space - a topic that is of central importance for climate protection.
The Fraunhofer Institutes will also be presenting concept studies for the future of air mobility in urban areas, for example using unmanned aircraft systems.
The topics at a glance
New materials and manufacturing processes for sustainable aircraft construction
- Eco-design through digitalization, automation and virtualization
- Hydrogen technologies for aviation and aerospace
- Air mobility for urban spaces
- Space technologies from communication and navigation, protection and reliability, materials and processes as well as surfaces and optics
