A team of employees from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Rzeszów University of Technology under the direction of Dr Arkadiusz Bednarz, Eng. has developed an innovative aeronautical turbo-alternator. 

The invention was presented at the INTARG 2022 International Trade Fair for Inventions and Innovation, where it was awarded a gold medal, and was also one of the few inventions to be recognised by the World Inventions Intellectual Property Association, based in Taiwan.

The turboalternator is the result of work carried out as part of the Innovation 4.0 Incubator project implemented by Rzeszów University of Technology. 

The innovative aeronautical turbo-alternator integrated into the engine components allows for greener and more economical engine start-up, energy recovery during aircraft engine operation, reduction of engine weight and possible engine braking in emergency and dangerous situations.