Taxibots, E-Taxi systems, single engine taxiing are some of the technologies under investigation by partners in the SESAR JU AEON project to reduce significantly CO2 emissions caused by aircraft taxiing at airports.

Funded within the framework of Horizon 2020, the Advanced Engine Off Navigation (AEON) project aims to define a concept of operations for engine-off taxiing techniques, making use of novel technologies that are coming onto the market.

Bringing together knowledge and expertise from research partners ENAC, Deep Blue and TU Delft, the project will work closely with airports, airlines and manufacturers on developing the following:
• Overall aircraft engine-off navigation concept of operations, detailing how the three eco-friendly solutions above may combine in the airport surface management process both at strategical and tactical level in order to minimise fuel consumption and emissions without impacting arrival and departure flight schedules;
• Business model to help airports and/or airlines evaluate their benefits to implement these technologies;
• Real-time evaluation of environmental indicators to support decision-making, conflict free routing for all vehicles, reallocation of techniques to adapt to in real time.

The project will aim to ensure that their approach can be integrated in to airport collaborative decision-making tools.

More information here: http://www.aeon-project.eu

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AEON project team