Improving the efficiency of the global aviation fleet.
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What we do
MicroTau’s drag-reducing surfaces reduce fuel consumption and emissions
for commercial and defence aircraft.
Company's story
Our Specialty
FURTHER. FASTER. CLEANER.
MicroTau manufactures sharkskin-inspired ‘riblet’ film products that reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions.
Around half of an aircraft’s fuel is spent overcoming drag - burning fuel to push the plane through the air. MicroTau’s riblet film products reduce drag, improving the capabilities of aircraft while making a material impact on carbon emissions and block fuel spend.
MicroTau manufactures sharkskin-inspired ‘riblet’ film products that reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions.
Around half of an aircraft’s fuel is spent overcoming drag - burning fuel to push the plane through the air. MicroTau’s riblet film products reduce drag, improving the capabilities of aircraft while making a material impact on carbon emissions and block fuel spend.
Our story
We’re working with the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers and operators to create a ‘shark skin’ that can save billions in fuel costs and megatonnes in carbon emissions.
For our employees, this means exciting growth opportunities and the ability to work alongside some of Australia’s brightest minds to solve one of the world’s hardest problems. Every employee can make an impact on the technology and applications we pursue.
We’re all about
drag reduction.
We’re a team of aeronautical engineers, manufacturing engineers, chemists, and business specialists solely focused on delivering aerodynamic efficiencies to our customers in the commercial aviation and defence sectors. We do this because a sustainable approach is the right approach.
We work with some of the largest aviation OEMs, airlines, and research institutions to bring our drag-reducing technology to the aerospace industry to save billions of dollars in fuel and hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO₂ , annually.
Mission
MicroTau’s Mission is to improve the efficiency of the global aviation fleet.
Aviation Emissions are Growing
The aviation industry is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions, or around 1 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year. This is a small slice of the pie, but unlike virtually every other sector, it is growing in size - growth in aviation activity has outpaced efficiency improvements. This is because the technologies most capable of significantly curbing aircraft emissions are either prohibitively expensive or decades away from maturity and integration. Meanwhile, demand for air travel continues to grow.
The World Needs Impactful Solutions - Now
Around a trillion dollars’ worth of fuel-burning assets are currently in operation and will be flying for decades to come. MicroTau provides a near-term carbon emissions abatement solution for the aviation industry while delivering value to the customers who need it most. This allows us to make real efficiency improvements without the green premium associated with many low-emissions technologies, enabling faster, wider adoption and real climate impact - now.
Values
This set of values was created collaboratively by our whole team. They are intended to provide a guiding hand for the work we do, how we do it, and why.
For our employees, this means exciting growth opportunities and the ability to work alongside some of Australia’s brightest minds to solve one of the world’s hardest problems. Every employee can make an impact on the technology and applications we pursue.
We’re all about
drag reduction.
We’re a team of aeronautical engineers, manufacturing engineers, chemists, and business specialists solely focused on delivering aerodynamic efficiencies to our customers in the commercial aviation and defence sectors. We do this because a sustainable approach is the right approach.
We work with some of the largest aviation OEMs, airlines, and research institutions to bring our drag-reducing technology to the aerospace industry to save billions of dollars in fuel and hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO₂ , annually.
Mission
MicroTau’s Mission is to improve the efficiency of the global aviation fleet.
Aviation Emissions are Growing
The aviation industry is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions, or around 1 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year. This is a small slice of the pie, but unlike virtually every other sector, it is growing in size - growth in aviation activity has outpaced efficiency improvements. This is because the technologies most capable of significantly curbing aircraft emissions are either prohibitively expensive or decades away from maturity and integration. Meanwhile, demand for air travel continues to grow.
The World Needs Impactful Solutions - Now
Around a trillion dollars’ worth of fuel-burning assets are currently in operation and will be flying for decades to come. MicroTau provides a near-term carbon emissions abatement solution for the aviation industry while delivering value to the customers who need it most. This allows us to make real efficiency improvements without the green premium associated with many low-emissions technologies, enabling faster, wider adoption and real climate impact - now.
Values
This set of values was created collaboratively by our whole team. They are intended to provide a guiding hand for the work we do, how we do it, and why.
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