​The EU ECO-COMPASS coordinator Jens Bachmann (DLR) gave a presentation entitled “Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of ecological improved composites for aviation - a review” co-authored with Carme Hidalgo (Leitat Technological Center) and Stéphanie Bricout (Airbus Group Innovations).

Jens Bachmann (DLR)

Each participant of the Conference received a copy of the ECO-COMPASS leaflet and poster.

The ECO-COMPASS consortium

The Conference included 2 keynote presentations given by Dr. Laurent Bochereau (Minister Councilor, Head of Science, Technology and Environment Section, Delegation of the European Union in Beijing) and Prof. Dr. XiaSheng Sun (Chinese Aeronautical Establishment, CAE, China), and 13 technical presentations given by Chinese and European speakers involved in the international cooperation projects ECO-COMPASS, DRAGY, IMAGE and EMUSIC. Approximately 150 individuals attended the Conference.

The Chinese and European ECO-COMPASS partners took the opportunity to discuss the project's activities during an internal meeting that was held from 9 to 11 November. The discussions addressed the current status of the project and the actions to take in the upcoming months.