ITP Aero has become a founding member of the European Union’s "European Partnership for Clean Aviation" programme, also known as Clean Aviation, for the decarbonisation of the aeronautical sector. The programme, based on a public-private partnership, aims at pushing research and technological advances towards high impact demonstration, supported by €1.7 billion worth of public funding. The partners other than the EU will contribute additionally to the initiative with at least €2,4 billion by delivering additional programmes of work and co-funding Clean Aviation activities. The ultimate goal is to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions in European aviation by 2050.
As a Founding Member, ITP Aero will participate as an independent company in the strategic orientation and implementation of operations and activities, as well as in the decision-making body, the Governing Board of Clean Aviation.
Erlantz Cristóbal, Chief Technology Officer of ITP Aero, said: "At ITP Aero we are focused on making aviation an increasingly sustainable industry. This is why we are proud to be founding members of Clean Aviation and share our ultimate goal of achieving net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. This is one of the key initiatives in our Strategic Plan and it will support our company purpose: “Develop the technology to drive change in the aerospace sector, towards a more sustainable mobility” and builds on other previous commitments such as our work in EU Clean Sky 2 or our commitment to UN’s Race to Zero”.