In our video analysis above we use Cloud Empire™ to explore how both France’s Aura Aero and Utah’s Electric Power Systems are connected within the wider electric aviation market.

Aura Aero

Screenshot from Osinto’s proprietary Cloud Empire™ knowledge graph, showing a selection of Aura Aero’s connections within the electric aviation market.

The startup electric aircraft manufacturer, backed by French Venture Capital fund Innovacom, have plans for a 19-seat regional electric airliner or ‘ERA’ and has signed a Letter of Intent to order 200 of the aircraft. Founded in 2018, Aura Aero is based in Toulouse-Francazal and employs 100 people.

Electric Power Systems (EPS)

The Utah-based powertrain and energy storage system developer founded in 2016 produces batteries, power electronics and fast-charging solutions, with financial backing from both Boeing and Safran, both of whom have board seats.

EPiC Battery System Partnership

Electric Power Systems announced a contract award from Aura Aero to provide the battery system for the Integral E prototype and first flight. The Integral E prototype will incorporate EPS’ EPiC battery system to power ground testing and first flight.

The EPiC battery technology addresses roadblocks to electric flight including:

  • DO-311A certification
  • Cost reduction through automated manufacturing
  • Weight reduction with high-temperature composites
  • Infrastructure with a DC fast-charging mobile microgrid

Cloud Empire™ Analysis

Cloud Empire™ is Osinto’s proprietary knowledge graph platform demonstrating Electric Power Systems’ position as a highly inter-connected node at the heart of the market. EPS’s modular EPiC power system is used by publicly acknowledged EPS customers across the electric aviation ecosystem.

The article discusses EPS’s interconnected position within the electric aviation ecosystem through various projects with major manufacturers including NASA, Diamond Aircraft, Embraer and others.

Safran Electrical & Power has also extended its partnership with Aura Aero for hybrid-electric propulsion on the ERA aircraft, further strengthening the supply chain connections within this growing market.