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Megger and Synaptec announce strategic alliance to provide grid infrastructure monitoring solutions
20 February 2024 Online monitoring specialist Synaptec and leading test and measurement company Megger have formed a strategic alliance with the aim of offering complete end-to-end solutions for the commissioning, protecting, and performance management of electrical...
Power grids instrumentation specialist Synaptec raises £6.5M to fund expansion plans
6 February 2024 Synaptec Ltd, a leading innovator in monitoring and protection solutions for power network operators, has raised over £6.5M in funding to support its rapid expansion, including development of new manufacturing facilities in Scotland. Established in...
What do Distributed Electrical Sensing and your bathroom mirror have in common?
12 January 2024All of Synaptec's sensors are passive Intuitively, we all know what 'passive' means: not doing anything. An engineer might get more technical and say it means being incapable of power gain. A scientist might get even more esoteric and say it means being...
Pioneering our Solution to Net Zero: Synaptec with support from NZIP
Discover how Synaptec, with support from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), is pioneering a groundbreaking solution to the challenge of integrating cleaner energy sources into our power systems while maintaining simplicity and reliability. Through NZIP support,...
Synaptec chosen as a 2023 WIRED Trailblazer by WIRED Magazine and HSBC UK
Synaptec are delighted to have been chosen as a 2023 WIRED Trailblazer by WIRED Magazine and HSBC UK, which recognises innovative and inspiring businesses solving the social, economic and environmental issues of our time.Synaptec's CEO and founder, Dr Philip Orr said:...
Synaptec co-founder to lead £10M EPSRC Prosperity Partnership to build digital twin of future UK energy networks
Synaptec’s co-founder and Applications Director, Prof. Campbell Booth, has – as part of his role as Professor and Vice Dean of Research at the University of Strathclyde – been awarded a prestigious Prosperity Partnership project worth almost £10 million through...
Introducing the Passive Secondary Converter
As our business continues to grow, with a wealth of live deployments around the world, we are pleased to announce a revision of our core electrical sensors, making them universally deployable and hardened. Launching in June 2023, we introduce the Passive Secondary...
Synaptec announces million pound sensor system order from Proserv
Unique sensor technology to be integrated into ECG™, Proserv’s holistic subsea cable monitoring system for offshore wind. Synaptec Ltd, the Scottish supplier of passive electrical monitoring systems for power networks, today announced that it has received a...
Synaptec secures new investment from global controls technology company Proserv
Following a successful partnership developing holistic offshore cable monitoring solution ECG™, Proserv has acquired a minority stake in Synaptec, with Proserv’s Chief Executive Officer, Davis Larssen, taking a seat on Synaptec’s Board of Directors. Synaptec is...
ECG™ technology to be deployed on Equinor’s Hywind floating wind farm
Another step closer to alleviating cable failures in #offshorewind! We are delighted to announce that our unique and holistic monitoring technology ECG™ will be deployed on Equinor's Hywind Scotland floating wind farm as part of a demonstration, where we...
Synaptec technology has significant impact on reducing carbon emissions
Synaptec are delighted to announce the results of a recent Climate Impact Forecast report produced by Impact Forecast and commissioned by Scottish Enterprise to evaluate the products of high-growth companies. Performed by an impartial impact expert, a Climate Impact...
What does measuring at the speed of light mean in practice?
In Synaptec we often say we measure ‘at the speed of light,’ but what does that mean? Is it true, or has the marketing department had too much coffee? In this post I am going to consider what measuring using light means in practice, using the time-critical application...