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.[ citation needed]
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.[ citation needed]