Two leaders of the aerospace and automotive industries; Airbus and Renault Groupsigned a research and development agreement aimed at increasing cross-relationships and synergies to accelerate the electrification roadmaps of both companies and to develop their own product ranges.
This partnership, which is intended to assist Airbus with technologies that will mature the hybrid-electric aircraft of the future, At the Airbus Summit from 30 November to 1 December will be detailed.
As part of this partnership, the engineering teams of Airbus and Renault Group will join forces to develop technologies related to energy storage, which remains one of the main obstacles to the development of long-range electric vehicles.
Airbus and Renault will work together on electrification
Collaboration, which will cover technology constructs specifically related to energy management optimization and battery weight improvement, is based on existing cell chemistries (advanced lithium-ion) will look for best ways to move to all solid-state designs that could double the energy density of batteries in the 2030 timeframe.
Collaboration is also a future industrialization of battery designs will examine the entire life cycle of future batteries, from manufacturing to recyclability, to prepare the
He said that for the first time, two European leaders from different industries have shared their engineering knowledge to shape the future of hybrid-electric aircraft. Gilles Le Borgne, Renault Group Vice President of Engineering;
“The aerospace and automobile industries are two extremely challenging areas in terms of safety and energy consumption. At Renault Group, our 10 years of experience in the electric vehicle value chain gives us strong feedback from the field and expertise in the performance of battery management systems.
Driven by the same passion for innovation and carbon footprint reduction, our engineering teams collaborate with Airbus teams to bring together cross-technology that will enable both the operation of hybrid aircraft and the development of the vehicles of tomorrow.” said.
Sabine Klauke, CTO of Airbus In his statement, he said:
“This cross-industry partnership with the Renault Group will help us develop the next generation of batteries as part of Airbus’ electrification roadmap.” We know that achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is a unique challenge that requires collaboration between industries, starting today.
Combining Renault Group’s experience in electric vehicles with our own past performance in our electric flight test vehicles will enable us to accelerate the development of the game-changing technologies required for future hybrid aircraft architectures in the 2030s and beyond.
It will also encourage the emergence of common technical and regulatory standards that support the clean mobility solutions needed to meet our climate goals.”
Airbus and Renault Group’s collaboration on electrification will play a key role in transforming the transportation industry, successfully contributing to the net zero emissions target of both the automotive and aviation sectors by 2050.