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Short Bio
Turbulent is a green-tech company developing vortex water turbines for low-head micro hydropower in rivers or canals. The Vortex turbine is designed to be a continuous, resilient and cost-effective alternative to the existing low-head hydropower, traditional hydropower as well as intermittent energy solutions such as solar systems, diesel generators and small wind turbines. Current development is focused in on-site generation for on-grid and off-grid installations.
Turbulent Quick Facts
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Due to the intermittency of wind and solar production, hydropower is one of the most attractive and intriguing solutions to harness energy, yet there are not many types of viable technologies for low-head hydropower.
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Turbulent low-head vortex turbines use the natural flow of the stream.
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The turbines are designed for continuous energy, decentralized, damless, easy-to-install, low-maintenance, fish-friendly, remotely monitored, without flood risk and with a long operating life.
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As a run-in-river technology, Turbulent has one of the lowest carbon footprint of all electricity generation technologies as it requires much less raw materials (steel, concrete) than most. (Source, UK Parliament)
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The Turbulent micro-hydropower plant has a considerably lower cost than traditional hydropower and a competitive price to solar plant with batteries.
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To produce the same amount of continuous power as a Turbulent turbine, you would have to install a solar plant the size of a football field. The Turbulent turbine needs only 8% of that space.
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In 2018 Turbulent went viral, reaching more than 100 million views in social media. Since then, Turbulent has received more than 15,000 requests for its projects from distributors, customers and investors.
Prizes & Awards
2023 Winner. Climate & Energy Trends Impact Awards, Belgium
2023 Winner. Global SME Companies, Trends Impact Awards, Belgium
2021 1st place. Cleantech Hero Energy. Leuven, Belgium
2018 3rd place. EIT Venture Award. Budapest
2018 Winner. DemoDay, Start it KBC
2016 1st prize. CleanTech Challenge Belgium. Leiden, Belgium
2016 1st prize. Engie Endeavor Innovation South America. Santiago, Chile
2016 1st prize. Orcelle: Future Of Logistics Award. Ocean Exchange. Orcelle. Savannah, USA
2016 Innovators under 35, MIT Technology review, Boston, USA
2016 Winner P18 Incubator
2015 1st prize. Pitch Startup Nations Summit. Best startup in the world. Monterrey, Mexico
2015 1st prize. Startup Chile Incubator
2015 3rd place. Hello Tomorrow Challenge. Paris, France
2014 Winner of Cleantech Challenge Belgium. Leuven, Belgium
2014 2nd place. Cleantech Challenge International
London, UK
Partners & Supporters
Inno Energy, Engie, KU Leuven, P18, Flanders Investment & Trade, Clean Tech Flanders, Start it KBC, Alliance for Rural Electrification among others.
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18/11/2018 Turbulent raises 3.2 million euro in Series A funding round to fuel its ambitious international business plans.
18/11/2018 Turbulent raises 3.2 million euro in Series A funding round to fuel its ambitious international business plans.
18/11/2018 Turbulent raises 3.2 million euro in Series A funding round to fuel its ambitious international business plans.
Latest Media Mentions
01/06/2024, Ecotips
30/05/2024, Trends
17/05/2024, Trends Podcast (NL)
25/10/2023, Trends Le Vif
20/07/2023, De Morgen
27/09/2022, Knack Magazine
03/09/2022, Headline Beta
11/07/2022, Kanaal Z
09/07/2022, De Tijd
28/09/2021, H20 Global News
08/04/2020, Flanders Today
27/02/2020, The ASEAN Post
24/06/2019, The Edge Markets
24/06/2019, De Tijd
Na, Na, 2019, UNIDO
18/11/2018, De Tijd
08/08/2018, De Morgen
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01/06/2024, Ecotips
30/05/2024, Trends
17/05/2024, Trends Podcast (NL)
25/10/2023, Trends Le Vif
27/09/2022, Knack Magazine
03/09/2022, Headline Beta
11/07/2022, Kanaal Z
09/07/2022, De Tijd
28/09/2021, H20 Global News
08/04/2020, Flanders Today
27/02/2020, The ASEAN Post
24/06/2019, The Edge Markets
Na, Na, 2019, UNIDO
18/11/2018, De Tijd
10/10/2018, Wonderful Engineering
08/08/2018, De Morgen
02/08/2018, Inhabitant
26/02/2018, Science Post FR
22/03/2018, Technology.org
20/02/2018, Springwise
08/02/2018, Azocleantech
07/02/2018, Business Insider 10/01/2018, Revista Electricidad
30/08/2017, El Mostrador
12/03/2017, Mondiaal Nieuws
21/02/2017, Bright Vibes
07/09/2017, El Definido
24/06/2016, Cleantech Republic
13/06/2016, Inno Energy
29/02/2016, Le Soir
26/02/2016, Express Business NL
26/02/2016, Inno Energy
25/02/2016 De Standaard
25/02/2016, Nieuws Blad
25/02/2016, L’Echo
24/02/2016, ATV
24/02/2016, Made in Vlaams-Brabant
24/02/2016, Milieu Magazine
24/02/2016, Kanaalz
21/01/2016, Da Voda
08/01/2016, Trends
Na/Na/2015, imec