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.

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  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.


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