Peter Fraenkel (marine engineer) explained
Peter Fraenkel, MBE,[1] is a marine engineer, visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering and a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Energy Institute.[2] [3] He is the inventor of the tidal power plant SeaGen.[4]
In 2013, Fraenkel won the Scottish Government's Saltire Prize medal.[5] [6]
He is also the founder of the company Gravitricity, to exploit his concept of suspending heavy weights in abandoned mine shafts to store energy.[7] This promises to be half as expensive as large scale lithium batteries.
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Notes and References
- Web site: New Year Honours List (From Herald Scotland) . Heraldscotland.com . 2012-12-29 . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Peter Fraenkel remains Chief Technology Officer at Marine Current Turbines | Marine Current Turbines . Marineturbines.com . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Prof Peter Fraenkel - Fraenkel-Wright Ltd - 2015 Speakers . All Energy . 2015-05-07 . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Underwater Wind . YouTube . 2013-03-13 . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Professor Peter Fraenkel MBE Visiting Professor at Edinburgh is Awarded the Scottish Government's Saltire Prize Medal | School of Engineering . Eng.ed.ac.uk . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Latest Saltire Prize medal winner announced . Gov.scot . 2013-03-18 . 2016-01-27.
- Web site: Gravitricity. Innovate UK. 8 February 2021.
