The European Commission presented a “Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Strategy” along with an Action Plan. This strategy seeks to transform transport and make it more resilient to future crises. It outlines the outcome of a 90% cut in emissions by 2050 delivered by a smart, competitive, safe, accessible and affordable transport system. The uptake of lightweight materials is becoming increasingly common as transport vehicle manufacturers strive to reduce vehicle weight in order to improve performance, lower fuel and oil consumption and reduce emissions.
GAIKER is researching new materials to meet these new requirements. More specifically, we are involved in several European projects in which we study the introduction of new fuels, such as H2 and the design of new materials (such as FMLs) for various applications, such as the battery box of the electric car, taking into account mechanical and reaction to fire requirements duly tested by our accredited laboratories.
The main objective of this project is to develop a new generation of safe, sustainable bio-based flame retardants to replace current toxic options with sustainable, high-performance alternatives, while testing the application of the safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) framework and providing guidelines and recommendations for improvement based on practical industrial experience.
The aim of this project is to develop lightweight materials based on aluminium and composite fibre metal laminates (FMLs), in order to meet demanding reaction to fire standards, by developing flame retardant prepregs.
This project will validate, down select, mature and demonstrate key technologies and provide the architectural integration of an ultra-efficient and hydrogen enabled integrated airframe for targeted ultra-efficient Short/Medium Range aircraft (SMR)
The C2CC project is carrying out research into cleavable composite materials based on new basalt-derived mineral fibres associated with innovative biomass-derived thermosetting resins. These composite materials were chemically ‘decomposed’ to recover thermoplastic resins and fibres. The C2CC project demonstrates the technical viability of this concept on real automotive components and the fulfilment of the expectations of the automotive industry and production facilities.
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This project received funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, as part of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 research and development programme under contract number 1805. |
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