Wildlife-friendly
Gentle oscillating motion significantly reduces risk to birds and aquatic life.
Biomimetic renewable energy
Nature's blueprint powering a sustainable tomorrow.
Pterofin develops oscillating-wing hydrokinetic technology inspired by bird wings and fish fins, designed for shallow and constrained flows where conventional turbines are difficult to deploy.
Ptero (wing, winged, or feather) + fin (a surface used to produce lift in air or water) = Pterofin [ter-o-fin]
Interactive Skimmer
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The updated Skimmer explorer lets visitors orbit the model, switch the outer shell between solid, X-Ray, and removed views, and use the component key to inspect the internal subsystems.
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Why it matters
Efficient power generation with a gentler motion.
Welcome to Pterofin. Inspired by the natural movements of bird wings and fish fins, our innovative oscillating technology offers efficient, eco-friendly power generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional turbines.
Our mission is to deliver renewable energy solutions that thrive within nature. By integrating our technology into sustainable water systems, we aim to address global challenges like water scarcity and access to clean energy.
Shallow-flow operation
Designed to work in shallow currents that can be difficult for conventional turbines.
High lift, low RPM
Higher reduced frequencies can extract power at higher torques and lower RPMs.
Research path
From promising concept to provable performance.
Current validation
Focused on the Skimmer power curve.
Pterofin is working with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies through TEAMER RFTS-15 technical support to quantify the performance of the Pterofin Skimmer technology.
The NLR team is advancing a 3D modeling campaign to translate the biomimetic concept into decision-grade metrics, especially a power curve and efficiency trends across realistic flow conditions.
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Product family
One oscillating-wing idea, four renewable-energy platforms.
In motion
Watch the oscillating-wing concept in action.
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