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Turntide Technologies (Turntide) is an UK start-up manufacturing electric motors, power electronics, battery systems, and thermal equipment.
| Turntide Inc | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Electrification |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Gateshead UK |
| Website | Turntide.com |
History
[edit]Turntide was founded in 2013 as Software Motor Corporation (shortened to "SMC"), then changed its name to Software Motor Company in 2018. In July 2020, SMC rebranded to Turntide Technologies.[1]
Turntide entered the agriculture space in 2018 by partnering with VES, a dairy technology supplier, to launch DairyBOS, the Dairy Barn Operating System. Turntide acquired VES fully in October 2020.[2] The company acquired and merged VES with Canadian agricultural tech company Artex Barn Solutions to expand its offering into intelligent barn systems.[3]
Turntide won a 2020 Gold Edison Award and 2020 Product of the Year from Environmental and Energy Leader.[4][5] In 2021, Fast Company named Turntide one the World's Most Innovative Companies in the Energy category.[6]
CEO Ryan Morris told CNN in April 2021 that the company would "soon announce a push into electric vehicles (EVs)."[7] In June 2021, Turntide announced that it had entered the EV space, with the acquisition of the Gateshead drivetrain division of BorgWarner and the battery company Hyperdrive,[8] as well as the EV controls company AVID Technology.[9]
Southern California Edison utility certified in 2018 that the V01 Smart Motor System reduced energy consumption by 23%-57% compared with a standard AC induction motor, and 11% compared with an induction motor controlled by a variable frequency drive.[10] In 2019, National Renewable Energy Laboratory certified that Turntide's motor reduced energy consumption in refrigerator condenser fans by 29%-71%.[11]
Fundraising
[edit]In 2016, SMC received a seed investment from National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program,[12] and a second investment in 2017. Also in 2017, Turntide received investment from Wells Fargo's Innovation Incubator.[13]
In September 2020, Amazon awarded Turntide an investment as part of its first round of five Climate Pledge Fund investments.[14] At that time, Turntide also announced investment from Future Shape, the fund led by Nest founder Tony Fadell.[15][16] Then in March 2021, Turntide announced it had raised funds from Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Robert Downey Jr.'s climate fund FootPrint Coalition, Fifth Wall Capital, and Keyframe Capital.[17] It also announced that it had acquired building automation company Riptide.[18]
In June 2021, Turntide announced it had raised another $225 million, including from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Software Motor Company Changes Name to Turntide Technologies". Pumps and Systems Magazine. July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Herald, For the Chippewa (5 October 2020). "Turntide Technologies Takes Ownership Stake in VES". Chippewa Herald.
- ↑ Torres, Chris (21 January 2021). "VES-Artex could broaden scope of 'smart' dairies". FarmProgress.
- ↑ "Environment + Energy Leader Awards 2020" (PDF). Business Sector Media. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Edison Awards™ - Honoring the Best in Innovation and Innovators". edisonawards.com.
- ↑ Staff, Fast Company (2021-03-09). "The 10 most innovative energy companies of 2021". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ Egan, Matt (5 April 2021). "This Amazon-backed startup is trying to save the planet, one motor at a time". CNN.
- ↑ Parker, Charlie (8 June 2021). "Iron Man sees starring role for electric car companies". The Times.
- ↑ Rathi, Ashkat (30 June 2021). "Gates-Led Fund Helps Electric-Motor Startup Launch Rapid Expansion". Bloomberg.
- ↑ "Software-Controlled Switch Reluctance Motors". ETCC. January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Wheeler, Grant; Deru, Michael (2019). "Evaluation of High Rotor Pole Switched Reluctance Motors to Control Condenser Fans in a Commercial Refrigeration System" (PDF). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ↑ "SOFTWARE MOTOR COMPANY | SBIR.gov". www.sbir.gov.
- ↑ "Wells Fargo Adds 10 Clean-Tech Startups to Innovation Incubator". newsroom.wf.com.
- ↑ Palmer, Annie (September 17, 2020). "Amazon names first recipients of its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund". CNBC.
- ↑ Schubarth, Cromwell (2020-09-24). "Sunnyvale startup, with help of Amazon and Nest founder, aims to replace the world's electric motors". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates Bet On Electric Motor Startup". Bloomberg.com. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption". TechCrunch. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ Bellini, Martina (10 March 2021). "Turntide Technologies' Acquisition of Riptide". Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ Jin, Hyunjoo (30 June 2021). "US maker of electric motors free from rare earths raises $225 mln". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 30 June 2021.