G-TT appears on BBC Look East

Michael Evans — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:53:31 +0000

Green-Tide Turbines featured on BBC Look East in a short segment on Tidal Power. Although most focus on tidal power in the UK current rests on Scotland and the South Coast, the seas off the East Anglian coast have relatively high tidal current speed – making tidal farms possible.

Green-Tide Turbines Ltd – “Britain’s most promising start-up”

Michael Evans — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:40:47 +0000

Cambridge Cleantech start-up, Green-Tide Turbines Ltd, (G-TT), presented to the Vice President of BNDES (the Brazilian National Development Bank) as “Britain’s most promising start-up” by Lord Green, the Minister of State for Trade and Investment

Cambridge marine start-up buoyed by potential £20m Brazilian investment

Michael Evans — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:47:59 +0000

Cambridge marine start-up Green-Tide Turbines has lined up £20 million potential investment in Brazil.

CEO Michael Evans has just returned from Brazil and exclusively revealed to Business Weekly that the reception for GTT’s technology had crystalised the young company’s strategy.

He told me: “I had to pinch myself on the flight home to check if it was all a dream!

“Three independent offers of potential investment of £20m from three of the biggest energy companies in the world, a couple… continue reading

Green-Tide invited to join Nick Clegg on VVIP trip to Brazil

Michael Evans — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:53:14 +0000

The UK Government are keen to strengthen the UK’s relationship with Latin America and showcase UK business talent and expertise to Brazilian companies. Green-Tide Turbines Ltd were invited to join a business delegation accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, on a VVIP visit to Brazil between 14-16th February 2011.

With the support of UKTI under the Passport to Export scheme, one to one meetings were arranged to coincide with this visit with the Federal University of Rio de… continue reading

G-TT Lands EEDA Research Grant

Michael Evans — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:20:20 +0000

A small business from Cambridge is on the verge of seeing its technology installed on some of the world’s most iconic rivers and coastlines after winning a £100,000 grant from EEDA to develop their innovative water turbine.

Green Tide Turbines, based at IdeaSpace in Cambridge University’s Hauser Forum, are developing a revolutionary method of generating energy from tidal power that is more efficient and cheaper to operate than existing technology.

Their turbine technology can be adapted to serve remote communities… continue reading

Green-Tide make the Killer 50

Michael Evans — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:36:41 +0000

Green-Tide Turbines Ltd was selected by Business Weekly as one of the new Killer50 – the 50 hottest, disruptive technology companies in the East of England – reflect changing trends in the local tech cluster.

http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37865:green-tide-turbines-g-tt&catid=430:50-profiles&Itemid=1750

G-TT meets Naked Scientist

Michael Evans — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:28:17 +0000

One cold morning in December 2010 at G-TT’s secret river test site, BBC camera crews join the G-TT team to talk about their technology and plans for the future. Follow this link to the interview.

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1500/

Cambridge Consultants join G-TT’s Team

Michael Evans — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:14:49 +0000

Cambridge, UK – 14th June, 2010 – Marine start-up, Green-Tide Turbines (G-TT), has appointed Cambridge Consultants to help with the development of its tidal stream turbines. G-TT promises to revolutionise tidal energy in the same way that jet engines changed the face of aviation. Their turbines use natural water movement to tap energy from the tidal stream, helping to bring more cost effective renewable energy to the world. Cambridge Consultants has been contracted to carry out G-TT’s Computational Fluid Dynamic… continue reading

Green-Tide Turbines shortlisted for the Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards

Mike — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:38:24 +0000

Individuals and companies flying the flag for energy innovation and sustainability have been honoured at the Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards

G-TT’s in river test facility comes online

Mike — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:07:41 +0000

Green-Tide Turbines Ltd’s in-river test facility is now on-line.

The facility is built in a disused Water Mill on the River Cam and allows us to conduct in-river testing of our turbines at various flow conditions.

The Mill test facility will be essential in finding the optimum rotor and generator combinations and will be used to conduct live river testing.

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