Peter Fraenkel (marine engineer)

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]}

See also

• Gravity battery

References

1. "New Year Honours List (From Herald Scotland)". Heraldscotland.com. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. "Peter Fraenkel remains Chief Technology Officer at Marine Current Turbines | Marine Current Turbines". Marineturbines.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. "Prof Peter Fraenkel - Fraenkel-Wright Ltd - 2015 Speakers". All Energy. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
4. "Underwater Wind". YouTube. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. "Professor Peter Fraenkel MBE Visiting Professor at Edinburgh is Awarded the Scottish Government's Saltire Prize Medal | School of Engineering". Eng.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
6. "Latest Saltire Prize medal winner announced". Gov.scot. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
7. "Gravitricity". Innovate UK. Retrieved 8 February 2021.