CORDIS · 824348 · H2020

ENDURUNS Development and demonstration of a long-endurance sea surveying autonomous unmanned vehicle with gliding capability powered by hydrogen fuel cell

Coordinator: ALTUS LSA COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY SOCIETE ANOMYME SA (EL)

Battery-powered AUVs have been used to study the seabed without the requirement of a human operator. Their operational endurance is limited by the available battery charge. Gliders, an AUV subclass, use small changes in their buoyancy to move like a profiling float. By using their wings, gliders can convert the vertical motion to horizontal, propelling themselves forward with very low power consumption. Hence, mission duration can be extended to months and to thousands of kilometers. However, gliders are suited for a particular set of missions involving relatively basic measurements and seabe…

EU contribution
€7.9M
Total cost
€8.7M
Period
2018-11-01 → 2023-07-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
RIA
Call
H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

Co-funding: the European Union contributes €7.9M toward a total project budget of €8.7M — a funding rate of 90%, with the remainder covered by the consortium partners. The project runs over approximately 4.7 years from 2018-11-01 to 2023-07-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the RIA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €7.9M toward a total project budget of €8.7M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by ALTUS LSA COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY SOCIETE ANOMYME SA (EL).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2018-11-01 to 2023-07-31 — approximately 4.7 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 824348.