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EU funding (€3,496,351): Electric Propulsion Innovation and Competitiveness Hor 1 Oct 2014 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"
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Electric Propulsion Innovation and Competitiveness
EPIC proposes a Programme Support Activity which will produce a clear integrated roadmap & masterplan for its implementation through a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) on In-space Electrical Propulsion & Station-Keeping. EPIC plans to do a survey of the current worldwide Electric Propulsion (& related) technologies & their TRL. A collection of requirements from all stakeholders will be done, also assessing potential future missions. Both tasks will build on the 2014 EP Harmonisation & the consultation will be expanded to all EU actors. This will allow to focus efforts on the SRC roadmap’ specific goals. Based on this work, a critical gap analysis of technologies & needs will be done, to create the basis for selection of candidate SRC developments, oriented to satisfy short-term (incremental advances) & medium/long term (disruptive) needs. Then the prioritisation will be the driver & challenge, leading to the selection of activities for an SRC roadmap & masterplan for its implementation, aiming at a validation flight in 2023 & to contribute to European leadership in EP technologies. EPIC will provide a solid & widely consulted advice to the EC on the call texts for operational grants & continuous support to EC/REA to maximise the SRC success. EPIC will analyse the SRC progress, evaluate its risks & put a mitigation plan in place, including the Collaboration Agreement. The EPIC consortium will disseminate its progress & results, & intends to contribute to the SRC results’ dissemination not only with an exploitation plan but also by exercising a close coordination with all operational grants. EPIC is coordinated by ESA & complemented by renowned National Agencies: ASI, BELSPO, CDTI, CNES, DLR & UKSA, & by the major European space industrial associations, Eurospace & SME4Space. This teaming of beneficiaries brings together the multidisciplinary mix of expertise required to deliver an unbiased, rational strategic roadmap & masterplan for EP developments in H2020.
Funded Companies:
| Company name | Funding amount |
| Agenzia Spaziale Italiana | €382,265 |
| Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales - Cnes | €389,815 |
| Centro para El Desarrollo Tecnologico y La Innovacion ΕΠΕ | €513,158 |
| Deutsches Zentrum FUR Luft - UND Raumfahrt e. V. | €362,368 |
| European Space Agency | €1,160,568 |
| Eurospace | €128,844 |
| Service Public Federal de Programmation Politique Scientifique | €177,650 |
| SME4Space VZW | €46,594 |
| UK Space Agency | €335,091 |
Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/640199
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