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Welcome to the GKinetic Energy news and insights hub, where we share the latest updates on our innovative hydrokinetic solutions. As a leader in renewable energy, we are dedicated to advancing clean energy technologies and providing insights into the future of low-flow water energy generation.
1st Positive Steps on Private Wire
A Watershed Moment for Clean Energy in Ireland: Why the New Private Wires Policy Matters for River Energy (and Beyond) We at GKinetic Energy are thrilled by the recent shift in Ireland’s electricity policy landscape. On 15 July 2025, the government adopted the Private Wires Policy Statement, paving the way for private lines connecting generators directly with customers under…
Press Release: Ifremer Testing Complete
From Concept to Current: GKinetic Trials River Turbine in France GKinetic are delighted to announce completion of testing at the Ifremer testing facility in France. As announced in April 2025 GKinetic was granted funding through the RISEnergy Transnational Access Call and it is with huge thanks to RISEnergy that GKinetic brought a 3kW device to…
Solutions Explorer Feature
Exciting News📣GKinetic Energy is now featured in the Solutions Explorer by the Solar Impulse Foundation 🥳! As a leading search engine for climate innovations, the Solutions Explorer sets the global standard for technical, behavioural, and political solutions. It’s a fantastic database and powerful search engine (662’030 views in 2023) for those wishing to see the latest and…
New Video Release
We are so excited to share our latest video with you. This documentary highlights an incredible opportunity for Ireland to pioneer a new concept of Distributed Hydropower whereby stations of our modular Water Turbines can unlock secure, reliable and green energy for thousands of homes and businesses alongside rivers (or any free-flowing water source) safely…
GKinetic Energy are going to France!
📣 GKINETIC ENERGY ARE GOING TO FRANCE! 🥳 We will be testing at the Ifremer flume tank to optimise our 3kW model for upcoming commercial pilots later this year. A big thank you to the “RISEnergy TA programme”. This support makes a massive difference to continual improvements in our technology. The facility and the team…
GKinetic at the 16th Marine Renewables Emerging Technologies Industry Forum
On Friday the 14th of February 2025, GKinetic Energy co-founders Vincent and Roisin Mc Cormack were delighted to attend the annual MRIA industry forum in Dublin, Ireland. This annual meet-up always draws a large turnout and this year was no different with a full venue and standing-room only. The half day conference covered a jam…
New Website Announcement
GKinetic’s website (www.gkinetic.com) was first created and launched in January 2017 with support from the Limerick Local Enterprise Office and down through the years that site has served us very well. However, given GKinetic’s advancement to commercial pilots we felt a complete overhaul was necessary and we are delighted to, this week, be unveiling our…
Marine Rewewables Emerging Tech Forum
We look forward to attending the 16th Marine Renewables Emerging Technologies Industry Forum this Friday the 14th of Feb in Dublin. As Marine Energy nuts we couldn’t think of a better way to spend V-DAY 💖 😍 😜 Our COO Roisin will be speaking as part of the ‘Technology Highlights’ session alongside Christopher Ridgewell, Adrian…
Tech4Good Global Challenge
Delighted to kick off the New Year with a 🎉 BIG announcement 📣 : we have been selected by the Tech4Good Global Challenge #1: Energy for Ukraine! Our turbines are a simple, safe and sustainable way of harnessing clean, reliable energy from free-flowing water. Ideal where local, secure energy sources need to be mobilized quickly.…
Dublin IP and R & D Summit
GKinetic’s unique product design harnesses more power from free-flowing water 💧 in a very simple, safe and environmentally friendly manner ♻. It has won us 10 granted patents, with a further 2 pending and a new patent family filed April last year, as well as granted planning permission in a highly sensitive Natura 2000 site…
Outstanding in our Field!
Vincent McCormack, John McCormack and Gary Brennan all of GKinetic Energy Ltd are busy trying to break a world record on the fastest deployment and retrieval of a hydrokinetic turbine 😅. Very exciting times ahead for GKinetic Energy as initial testing of our newest product offering has moved to the stage of being trialed on…
Global Hydropower Day
Today is Global Hydropower Day💧! Shining a light on the power that can be harnessed with sustainable hydropower and celebrating the positive impacts of this clean energy resource on people and communities around the world 🌎. Hydropower is the oldest form of renewable energy and has a key role to play alongside all forms of…
Energy Farm Diversification Show
GKinetic Energy Ltd are now progressing projects with a number of farms and landowners as our unique range of simple, small and safe Water turbines provide reliable, clean energy when it’s needed most; through the night & through the winter. Our CTO Gary Brennan will be speaking at the Energy and Farm Diversification show as…
GKinetic goes Stateside
What’s in the water in Milwaukee?! Because our founders have come back PUMPED after their week as part of the BREW 2.0 programme! ⚡ We are so grateful to The Water Council and their sponsors for hosting such an incredible, jam-packed week. It exceeded our expectations and has us so excited for another trip in…
BREW Week, 24th-28th June, Milwaukee, USA
GKinetic founders Vincent and Roisin head to #Milwaukee, #Wisconsin USA next week for the in-person BREW week and to meet with customers and partners. A highlight will be the BREW Demo Day on Wednesday, June 26th where GKinetic Energy Ltd will pitch along with the other water technology start-ups from the latest BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator…
