ELISE unites aviation industry and technology companies with airlines and airports to develop a Swedish infrastructure and industry around electric aviation. ELISE step 3 is about implementation with the goal of creating a full-scale demonstrator of Heart ES-30 to test taxing and charging.
What is ELISE?
Sweden has a strong aviation industry and a transport infrastructure that depends on air travel, which makes research, development and innovation in this sector crucial. ELISE unites the aviation industry and technology companies with airlines and airports to develop a Swedish infrastructure and industry around electric aviation. ELISE Step 3 is about implementation with the goal of creating a full-scale demonstrator of Heart ES-30 to test taxing and charging.
The projects have a great effect on building competence and industry with support of private investments. In addition, the project contributes to rapid technology development and innovation in the field of aviation, which is necessary for the environmental and climate impact of aviation to be reduced.
The consortium consists of Heart Aerospace, Northvolt, Braathens Regional Airlines, Swedavia and SAS.
Sveriges Regionala Flygplatser (SRF), Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Bromma Air Maintenance (BAM), Luftfartsverket (LFV), Transportstyrelsen (TS) and Trafikverket (TrV) make up the advisory board.
The project will (1) create a full-scale demonstrator of Heart ES-30, (2) with a rechargeable battery pack to (3) test taxiing and charging, including user tests, and (4) demonstrate this at a Swedavia airport.
Partners
Heart Aerospace work at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. Heart’s mission is to create the world’s greenest, most affordable, and most accessible form of transport. This mission is grounded in the outlook that electric air travel will become the new normal for regional flights and can be transformational in addressing the industry’s key sustainability challenges.
Northvolt is a premium supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. Founded in 2016 to enable the transition to a decarbonized future, the company has made swift progress on its mission to deliver the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery with a minimal CO2 footprint and has grown to over 5,000 people from over 120 different nationalities.
Braathens Regional Airlines is the first in the world to offer all travellers to choose bio fuel for a flight when booking. At the same time, new and modern airplanes with a lower emission have replaced older ones. Braathens Regional Airlines has submitted a road map for a fossil free flight in 2030.
Swedavia’s mission is to own, operate and develop Sweden’s national basic infrastructure of airports.
Based on solid business principles, Swedavia shall help to achieve the transport policy goals adopted by the Swedish parliament.
SAS offers the most departures and has an attractive offering for people who travel frequently to, from and within Scandinavia. SAS conducted more than 800 scheduled flights daily in FY 2022, and a total of more than 23 million passengers traveled to SAS’ 125 destinations and on charter flights in Europe, the US and Asia. Membership in Star Alliance™ offers SAS access to a far-reaching global network and smooth connections.