“90% efficiency”: Gaia Turbine SA secures €1.15 million for its hydroelectric turbine

Lugano-based Gaia Turbine introduced the effective conclusion of a brand-new EUR1.15 million financing round for the advancement of its hydroelectric mini and mini-turbine– this adheres to the launch of its very first pilot job in Q4 2024.

The financing round consisted of involvement from angel financiers and TiVentures SA, which had actually formerly purchased the business.

“ This pilot job is a zero hour for Gaia Wind turbine,” claimed Franco Tommasini, Founder and CTO of Gaia Wind Turbine SA. “ We are both showing the efficiency of our modern technology in n functional setting and we are preparing to take it to a bigger range many thanks to the self-confidence of our financiers and sector companions“

Gaia Wind turbine SA was developed in 2020 by Calogero Amato (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) and Franco Tommasini (CTO) in order to create a plug-and-play hydroelectric mini & mini-turbine, suitable for aqueducts and minimal essential circulations, supposedly with greater than 90% performance.

This newest financing notes a considerable advance in Gaia Wind turbine’s development technique, adhering to the launch of its very first pilot job in December 2024 at AMB (Azienda Multiservizi Bellinzona).

The start-up’s plug-and-play hydroelectric wind turbine has actually been linked to the power grid, where it is efficiently showing its efficiency under real-world and variable operating problems.

With the added resources, Gaia Wind turbine is increasing its advancement tasks, with a clear concentrate on scaling its market visibility and progressing towards complete industrialisation.

The business is presently examining possible websites for its following pilot installment, which will certainly even more verify the wind turbine’s versatility and performance in brand-new application situations, such as supply of water networks.

Additionally, the Gaia Wind turbine group is reinforcing connections with industrial and commercial companions, both in Switzerland and worldwide, to promote calculated cooperations and lay the structures for massive implementation of its modern technology.

Just recently, the business likewise introduced the launch of a critical service research study in cooperation with Pupil Effect, a prominent organization that combines skilled trainees from the College of St.Gallen, kept in mind for its knowledge in lasting service techniques.

This campaign combines Pupil Effect’s viewpoint with Gaia Wind turbine’s “ dedication to development in the hydropower field“, intending to discover brand-new methods for improving sustainability and service development.

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