ELISE - Electric Aviation in Sweden Step 3
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Heart Aerospace AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 19 999 600 |
| Project duration | May 2023 - April 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Innovations for a sustainable mobility system - individual applications |
Purpose and goal
Sweden has a strong aviation industry and a transport infrastructure that depends onair travel, which makes research, development and innovation in this sector crucial. ELISE unites the aviation industry and technology companies with airlines and airports to develop a Swedish infrastructure and industry around electric aviation. ELISE Steg 3 is about implementation with the goal of creating a full-scale demonstrator of Heart ES-30 to test taxing and charging.
Expected effects and result
The projects have a great effect on building competence and industry with support of private investments. In addition, the project contributes to rapid technology development and innovation in the field of aviation, which is necessary for the environmental and climate impact of aviation to be reduced. The electrification of the aviation industry contributes to Agenda 2030´s objective 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13 by reducing emissions and noise, developing sustainable and innovative industries, and improving the interaction between city and countryside.
Planned approach and implementation
The consortium consists of Heart Aerospace, Northvolt, Braathens Regional Airlines, Swedavia and SAS. Sveriges Regionala Flygplatser (SRF), Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Bromma Air Maintenance (BAM), Luftfartsverket (LFV), Transportstyrelsen (TS) and Trafikverket (TrV) make up the advisory board. The project will (1) create a full-scale demonstrator of Heart ES-30, (2) with a rechargeable battery pack to (3) test taxiing and charging, including user tests, and (4) demonstrate this at a Swedavia airport.