Skylife Engineering continues to contribute its know-how to the development of more electric and, therefore, more environmentally friendly aircraft. In this sense, it is participating in the ORCHESTRA project, financed by the European Union and coordinated by the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

Within the framework of its mission on the development of high technology with positive impact from Andalusia to the world, Skylife Engineering participates in a consortium to achieve an integral toolkit that paves the way towards a much more electric aviation. The electrification that characterizes the new generation aircraft includes among its main advantages

• A reduction in aircraft weight.
• A lowering of the total lifetime cost.
• Reduced fuel-related expenses.
• Increased reliability.
• Easier maintenance.

ORCHESTRA aims to develop and deliver a holistic framework of modular, scalable "building blocks" that incorporate emerging technologies and innovative design ideas. It does this by investigating all technical aspects deemed significant, including electrical architectures, machines, power management and control, harness solutions, thermal management, electrical energy storage, experimental and virtual testing, as well as system integration.

All Consortium members, including Skylife Engineering, have been selected for their world-leading expertise in technology areas relevant to the target objective. The ORCHESTRA project, which has a budget of more than 4.8 million euros, involves, with the coordination of the University of Nottingham:

• Leonardo – Societa per Azioni (Italia).
• Safran Electrical and power (Francia).
• Safran SA (Francia).
• C.I.R.A. Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali SCPA (Italia).
• Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V. (Alemania).
• Aeromechs SRL (Italia).
• AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GMBH (Austria).
• BSIM SRL (Italia).
• Skylife Engineering SL (España).
• VR Aviation Safety Partnership LTD (Reino Unido).