Member - Praxis Aeronautics Pty Ltd
Praxis is an Australian company specialising in Solar Energy Harvesting Composite Structures.
Type
Startup or self-employed
Founded
2016
Company Size
8
Member Type
innovator
Founders
Cameron Donaldson
Headquarters
Cheltenham SA 5014, Australia
Social network
About
Praxis Aeronautics has developed a proprietary process of encapsulating solar cells directly inside composite material while maintaining optical clarity of the material and not affecting the energy efficiency of the cells.
To date the technology has been applied to produce solar powered wings for UAVs. Praxis solar wings have increased the flight duration of equivalent non-solar drones by 2-3 times. The technology can just as readily be used for a number of other applications.
The process offers the following benefits:
- the solar cells are as tough as the composite material itself and well suited to the most demanding applications
- it adds little or no weight because the cells become a structural element of the material, thereby replacing composite material.
- the product is waterproof, scratch resistant, and aerodynamic in surface.
- the encapsulation adds little complexity to the manufacturing process, adding no significant cost to production (other than for the cells themselves).
Headquarters Cheltenham SA 5014, Australia
SDG’s of application
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity everywhere.
SDG 6
Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7
Affordable and clean energy
SDG 9
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 11
Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12
Responsible consumption and production
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