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PowerCone Full Scale Pilot and Awards
Ryan Church of Biome Renewables has raised funds for a full-scale pilot of the PowerCone wind turbine add-on, scheduled for this summer at Skyway8 wind farm northeast of Toronto. DNV-GL, Power Factors, NREL, and other independent organisations will be assessing the technology. The PowerCone is being constructed at Competition Composites Inc. (CCI) of Arnprior, Ontario. The picture gives an idea of the scale of the device.
Biome Renewables is in the list of the top 10 clean energy startups by the Start Up Energy Transition SET Awards, out of 450 submissions from 80 countries. Biome Renewables was recognized as a Top Innovator at the Venture West Cleantech Summit in San Francisco. Ryan was recently accepted to NextCanada's 2019 Next Founders program "... that accelerates the growth of Canada’s most promising entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, access to capital, and unparalleled founder development."
Progress on PowerCone Testing
BiomeRenewables is making good progress on testing a full-scale version of the PowerCone.
BiomeRenewals is also testing a version of the PowerCone in Strangford Loch, Northern Ireland, to improve efficiency of tidal power.
Updates on the PowerCone
Testing of the full-scale PowerCone is progressing with early data being analysed. Follow Biome Renewables at https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomerenewables/ for further updates.
According to its recent newsletter, "Biome Renewables has been selected as a member of the Canadian Delegation for the Cleantech Forum San Francisco to be held in Palm Springs, January 26-28, 2022. Biome is currently raising its Series A, developing customer relationships around the world and heading to market." Additional updates are available at https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomerenewables/posts/?feedView=all.