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Synaptec secures £2.9 million investment to grow unique electrical network control technology
Synaptec has secured second-round funding led by Foresight and Williams Advanced Engineering through the Foresight Williams Technology EIS fund – a collaboration between Williams Advanced Engineering and Foresight Group. The multi-million pound investment was secured...
Synaptec MD Wins University of Strathclyde’s Inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Founder and managing director of Synaptec, Philip Orr, has won the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the University of Strathclyde’s Company Creation Conference held on May 1st 2019. The nomination came following an extremely successful 12 months for Synaptec,...
Synaptec enters German offshore market with innovation award nomination
Synaptec has been nominated for an Offshore Innovation Award, which the entry for will be presented by Saul Matthews, head of business development, at the 16th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference, prior to judging. It’s the first time the conference has offered such an...
Spotlight on energy tech as Science Minister visits Synaptec
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore, visited Synaptec’s offices last week to explore how the company’s distributed sensing technology is revolutionising the management of electrical power systems in the Transmission and...
Synaptec launches Refase explainer video
To help the offshore industry embrace emerging technologies, Synaptec has launched an animated video which demonstrates their new distributed instrumentation technology Refase™ working in an offshore array. The two minute explainer video clearly shows how the...
Distributed sensor technology set to benefit electrical network operators
Pioneering light-speed tech innovation offers new levels of protection, monitoring and control for electrical network operators A new distributed sensor technology called Refase™ dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of circuit protection for hybrids and...
Game-changing cable fault response tool now available for offshore wind
Light-speed tech innovation heralds new era of distributed sensor systems for offshore renewables A new distributed instrumentation technology, which significantly reduces operating costs for offshore renewables operators by automating the response to subsea power...
Synaptec win another award!
As a proud partner in ScottishPower’s FITNESS program we were delighted to win the Sustainable Energy Award at the recent 2017 Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards ceremony. FITNESS refers to Future Intelligent Transmission Network SubStation and is the UKs first...
Synaptec featured in Environment Times
Our recent UK Energy Innovation Award win was covered by Environment Times in the latest issue ( Volume 17 Issue 2) which just came out. Click on the latest issue featured top right on their homepage.
Synaptec win 2017 UK Energy Innovation Prize
WINNER! Best Offshore Renewables Innovation at the 2017 UK Energy Innovation Awards. Synaptec beat the largest ever entry field to win this prestigous award for our Refase™ product. By their nature, offshore windfarms are hard to reach so when something goes...
Philip Orr interviewed by InnovOil
Synaptec’s Managing Director, Philip Orr, was interviewed recently by InnovOil’s editor, Andrew Dykes, about Synaptec’s technology and its application to security and monitoring in the offshore sector. You can read the article here or download it for offline...
Synaptec announces first major investment
PRESS RELEASE, 2nd August 2016 A spin out company from the University of Strathclyde has secured funding from one of Scotland’s leading angel syndicates to help it break into the renewable energy and subsea markets. Synaptec, which has developed high performance fibre...