Designers and Consultants in Renewable Energy Engineering

It is our company policy to develop and advance technology in the following areas of renewable energy;

• Hydro
• Wind
• Tidal
• Wave

Development

FreeFlow69 was established in early 2005 with the aim of researching a unique tidal power concept called "the sea engine", invented in 1988 but never developed. During the research a more complex hybrid system that would produce power 24 hours a day, seven days a week, was proposed. The hybrid system combined the strengths of several devices and comprised of tidal turbines, lagoons and the sea engine accumulators. This was the conceptual "Ocean Hydro Electricity Generator" (OHEG). It was assumed at this time that the technology for tidal turbines had been developed, which was not the case and currently there is not a proven viable tidal turbine. Having completed the conceptual design of the OHEG, further research led to other concepts including:

• The Ocean Energy Rig
• Wave power devices
• A river powered screw turbine 
• Vertical axis tidal
• River turbines

 The most promising concept which came out of the research is a simply constructed vertical axis turbine, at the time known as the "T.P. Turbine" now called the "Osprey".

Pat Cooke, founder and Managing Director of FreeFlow69, has now completed a provisional study for a 10MW system incorporating our new Osprey Turbine at the entrance of San Francisco Bay. FreeFlow69 are currently working on calculations to be followed by conceptual images of two 10mW systems, one for San Francisco Bay and one for the Bristol Channel.

Products

The products we currently offer include the following

 Poncelet Wheels 

 Archimedes Screws 

 Wind Turbines.

Services

Freeflow69 can provide the full service from initial consultation through to installation and commissioning.

The Team

• Pat Cooke - Managing Director
• Howard Redfern - Technical
• Charlotte Brooks - Marketing
• Glenn Cooke - Design
• Gary Woodward - Production