WITT is a patented breakthrough that turns chaotic motion in all six degrees of freedom into perpetual clean power – proven by PNNL in the US and Plymouth University in the UK, with patents secured worldwide.
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WITT wins Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering Impact Award 4th September 2024
Contained within a sealed unit, a WITT uses two pendulums connected to a flywheel to generate electricity. Movement causes the pendulums to swing, and they are attached to a shaft that then turns a flywheel in one direction. The flywheel is connected to a generator, which produces electricity. The unit harvests chaotic motion, turning it into usable power.
No other device captures energy from all six degrees of motion.
Where most energy harvesting devices are taking up-and-down or side-to-side motion, the WITT takes all 6 degrees and turns it into usable power
The technology has been verified in trials by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and by Plymouth University in the UK, showing higher-than-expected power output and significant cost savings in battery replacement.
WITT is the only technology available today, generating electricity perpetually from a single, self-sufficient and fully independent module
WITT is a patented energy technology that uniquely converts chaotic motion in all six degrees of freedom into perpetual, clean electricity. Unlike solar or turbines, WITT works where nothing else does – subsea, in remote environments, or under harsh conditions.
The technology has been verified in trials by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and by Plymouth University in the UK, showing higher-than-expected power output and significant cost savings in battery replacement.
The patent portfolio is internationally protected with granted patents across Europe, the US, China, Japan, and other strategic markets. WITT has also been recognised with several awards, including the Shell Springboard Award and Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst.
The technology is highly scalable – from small devices delivering only a few watts to power sensors or buoys, to kilowatt-class marine applications, and in modular systems reaching the megawatt scale for large energy parks.
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