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STRUCTURAL BATTERIES

Category
Research & Education
Teaser
How to make air transport more climate-friendly
Sustainable Development Goals
Affordable and Clean Energy
Company / Institution
Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Place
Vienna
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What makes your innovation unique?
Structural batteries store electrical energy and can withstand mechanical loads. AIT is further developing these multifunctional batteries, made of carbon fibre composites specifically for the aerospace industry, integrating them into aircraft structures and thereby reducing weight and volume for more climate-friendly aircraft.

Advantages
• Strucural batteries save weight and volume through integration into aircraft components.
• They are safe and store a high amount of electrical energy.
• They promote the development of climate-friendly aviation technologies.
About the company
The Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT), Center for Technology Experience, conducts interdisciplinary research on the interaction between humans and technology. The focus is on user experience research, XR training and experience prototyping in order to design innovative technologies.