The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE), which is the European Technology Platform for the aeronautics sector, has just published an addendum to its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA). The SRA sets out the strategic direction of the Technology Platform until 2020 and beyond. It was originally developed in the period 2000 - 2004 but given the current volatility in global markets, recessions and the vast fluctuations in both oil prices and exchange rates over the last three to four years, it was felt that new additions were needed in order to help meet these new challenges.
The revised SRA was launched during the Aviation Summit in Bordeaux in November as part of the French Presidency of the EU. The following four new priorities have been added: ‘The environment’; ‘alternative fuels’; ‘security’; and ‘international collaboration’. Under the environment priority, the SRA will focus on improving both global climate change and local noise and air quality. The ‘alternative fuels’ priority will look at ‘drop-in’ fuels that can be added to current fossil fuels. The ‘security’ priority is concerned with developing better and less intrusive security systems. Finally, the fourth new priority on ‘international collaboration’ is concerned with, amongst other things, setting worldwide standards and carrying out research globally.
You can read more stories like this one in the January edition of European RTD Insight.
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