Aker Maritime ASA.

They are very large and have an impressing and competent number of experts that designed Bravo and gave invaluable information and construction assistance.




The Bravo was built on their premises. Their competent technical staff did an excellent job, despite the steady intrusion and help from Mr. Evensen and Mr. Kaare.


They put their extensive knowledge and company resources into the success of building Bravo.




Bellona is the leading and largest international environmental organisation in Norway that is concerned with energy questions.

They give WPI As an active support and are fully behind the WPI turbine.
WPI AS is a member of their B-7 energy sub committe.




BKP is the 5 largest utility company in Norway.
They have given active support in finding a deployment site.
BKP is a share holder in WPI and has requested WPI to locate a deployment site for a WPI turbine. They have also an option to buy turbines for deployment within their own system of power stations.




This company is a very experienced off-shore design company, which has had a leading role in designing small and very large structures for the harsh environment in the North Sea.
They have been chosen as our design house and will be responsible for design, construction and installation methods.




They are the leading Norwegian technology research company and have their base in the University of Natural Sience and Technology in Norway (NTNU). The Company did a large part of foilposition calculations and they also developed, together with the NTNU department of applied water power technology, http://www.tev.ntnu.no/vk/ large parts of the EDP program for control of foils




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The Norwegian Industry and Regional Bank.
They have been very helpful and funded the first 50.000 NOK that were needed to build model Alfa. Later they funded 25 % of the price for our Bravo model.




Kan Energi has been most helpful in finding the way to financial resources and they have given a highly professional technical assistance. They have a broad knowledge and contact area in renewable resource technology field.



The Royal Norwegian Oil and Energy Department.
This department has the official political correct information on energy use, production and resource management. They have also the Whitepaper 9.2002-3, which has invaluable information.



(The Norwegian Research Council)
They are responsible for research grants. They have been as generous as possible within their possibilities.

   
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