About the company
Type
Startup or self-employed
Members type
innovator
Headquarters
8600 Dübendorf, Schweiz
Company size
9
Founders
Rolf Luchsinger, Corey Houle, Dino Costa, Flavio Gohl, Cédric Galliot
Founded
2013
SDG's

Affordable and clean energy
Website
twingtec.ch
Alliance member
TwingTec AG
Let's speed up the transition to sustainable energy by unlocking the full power of wind with TwingTec's energy drones.
To reach the climate targets by 2050 we need to install 6 TW of wind energy in the next three decades. This will be only feasible if we access the enormous wind resources at higher altitudes and off-shore in deep water. TwingTec’s energy drone overcomes limitations of wind turbines by using a tethered wing to harness wind power. Without the need for a tower and foundation, Wind Energy 2.0 can be easily deployed, can operate at higher elevations and can be installed off-shore on floating platforms. As a result, Wind Energy 2.0 enables two times higher capacity factors at half of the current energy production costs with off-shore an almost unlimited resource potential.
Clean and profitable energy in remote locations
Description
TwingTec integrates wind energy in the off-grid power supply saving costs and green house gas emissions.
TwingTec’s business is to substitute fossil fuels by wind energy saving costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The initial target market is the off-grid market, where power is produced with diesel generators at high costs in remote communities, mines and on islands. The first product, a 100 kW system integrated in a 20ft container, saves 100’000 litres of diesel and 240 tons of CO2 per year and is payed-off in 2-5 years.
Available in
Worldwide
Status
Tested implementation
Off-shore wind to power the world
Description
Floating Giga-Islands unlock the strong off-shore winds to power the coastal mega-cities
Installed on floating platforms TwingTec's energy drone unlocks the strong off-shore winds. A wind farm of 20 x 20 systems produces 1 GW of power, enough to subsitute a large coal power plant. Set up 10 km out of sight in the open ocean, the Giga-Islands deliver sustainable energy to power the mega-cities.
Categories of application
Affordable and clean energy
Sector of application
Clean energy production
Status
Concept
