Aviation is essential for Europe’s mobility and economy, yet it must drastically cut emissions to meet EU climate objectives. Hydrogen-powered, hybrid-electric propulsion is widely seen as a key solution, but its large-scale adoption requires new system-level designs, validation and integration approaches.

HyperMorpH addresses this challenge by developing highly efficient propulsion concepts that combine liquid hydrogen, electric propulsion and intelligent structures, supporting Europe’s ambition for climate-neutral flight.

“To create world leading and disruptive zero-emission aviation, Europe needs solutions that work at system level, not just isolated technologies,” says Nuno Correia (PhD) – Unit Director at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI) and Project Coordinator of HyperMorpH. “HyperMorpH combines complementary expertise across Europe to move hydrogen-powered propulsion closer to real-world aircraft applications.”

Key project activities

During the project, the consortium will:

• Design and optimise hydrogen-powered, hybrid-electric propulsion architectures
• Develop and validate lightweight electric motors using polymer composite materials
• Investigate hybrid propulsion concepts to ensure performance during demanding flight phases
• Apply AI-supported digital tools to improve system integration, efficiency and reliability
• Assess performance, safety and environmental impacts of future aircraft concepts.

The project consortium

The project is coordinated by INEGI (Portugal) and brings together leading European research organisations, universities, and companies from 4 countries: TU Braunschweig and DLR (Germany), University of Padova and HIT09 (Italy), University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), and PEDAL Consulting (Slovakia).

Project Coordinator: 
Nuno Correia, INEGI
e-mail: ncorreia@inegi.up.pt

Project Media officer:
Stanislava Drusková, PEDAL Consulting, s.r.o.
e-mail: s.druskova@pedal-consulting.eu

This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON EUROPE research and innovation programme, under grant agreement No. 101192711. This press release reflects the views only of the author, and all partners of the project HyperMorpH. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.