EFATS is an annual series of industrially-oriented workshops on the application of cryogenic, superconducting, electric powertrains, and associated technologies to air transport, aiming to identify engineering and commercial challenges and opportunities.

Cryogenic electric technologies – in particular super / hyper conducting power systems and motors – are likely to be key to the electrification of larger and / or longer-range aircraft.

History

EFATS20256 will be the sixth workshop, visiting Oxford, UK.

EFATS20245, the fifth international workshop, returned to Scotland at the University of Edinburgh, and visiting Strathclyde’s ANZIC facilities.

EFATS2024 was the fourth in the series, the first to be held outside the UK at UT, University of Twente in The Netherlands.

EFATS2023 was the third workshop in the series, at Bristol, UK, with visits to GKN Aerospace and IAAPS.

EFATS2021 was held online, and EFATS2022 was a hybrid workshop in Glasgow and online.

Financial Statement

Each EFATS workshop is organised by a local organising committee on a for-cost basis.

Macresco Ltd provides administrative, organisational, and financial services to each workshop.

An International Steering Committee oversees the workshop series, and the use of any financial surpluses they may generate for the benefit of the cryogenic powertrain community.

• James Fesmire, GenH2
• Mark Husband, GKN Aerospace
• Grant Lumsden, Paihau Robinson Research Institute
• Peter Malkin, University of Newcastle
• Ziad Melhem, Oxford Quantum Solutions
• Sastry Pamidi, FAMU-FSU
• Xiaoze Pei, University of Bath
• Paul Rowe, Wessington Cryogenics
• Ludovic Ybanez, Airbus UpNext