Imagine if pilots had a weather map that showed not just storms, but where their planes create the most warming effects, like contrails. This work creates a smart calculator that helps planes pick paths that avoid these 'climate hotspots.' It's like using a GPS to find the route that is kindest to the planet, not just the shortest one.
Aviation's climate impact is not just about CO2; non-CO2 effects like contrails and ozone are significant but hard to quantify and avoid in real-time flight planning.
A prototype probabilistic surrogate model for NOx-O3 climate impacts and open-source trajectory optimization tools.
If you are an airline dealing with rising pressure to reduce total climate impact — this project developed flight planning algorithms that identify eco-efficient trajectories. This allows you to balance the cost of longer routes against the benefit of lower non-CO2 emissions.
If you are an air traffic controller dealing with inefficient airspace usage — this project developed a MET service on climate effects. This helps you guide aircraft toward paths that minimize ozone and contrail formation.
If you are a software provider dealing with outdated routing tools — this project developed open-source trajectory optimization tools. You can integrate these algorithmic Climate Change Functions to offer 'green routing' as a premium feature.
Based on available project data, no pricing or implementation costs are provided, although some trajectory optimization tools are made available open-source.
The project aims to expand the geographical scope beyond the North Atlantic to different regions and seasons, suggesting a path toward global scalability.
Based on available project data, the trajectory optimization tools for research applications are made available open-source to support collaborative research.
The project introduces KPIs and recommendations to guide the adoption of eco-efficient operations and increase transparency of climate metrics.
The project uses a probabilistic surrogate model to estimate the Average Temperature Response over a 20 year period associated with non-CO2 effects.
The consortium is small and academic, consisting of 3 partners from 3 countries (DE, ES, NL). With a 0% industry ratio and a mix of 2 universities and 1 research center, the project is currently driven by scientific discovery rather than commercial deployment.
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