Our Origin Story
A breakthrough after 30 years of invention and innovation.
Kootenay Kinetic Energy Turbines Inc. was incorporated in 2022 to advance Drew Rokeby-Thomas’ sustainable technology inventions of 30 years.
He recognized the limits of conventional turbines (“HAWTS”) and was determined to remedy and overcome them. He invented a novel turbine, a double helical single column that is efficient and indifferent to direction of flow, gusts, or turbulence.
These qualities are crucial because they are the conditions in which HAWTs fail.
And wait.
Aeaea function as highly efficient sails. While propelling watercraft by sail, they simultaneously generate electricity to power electric engine propellors, providing fully sustainable hybrid energy to shipping.
It’s infinitely renewable.
And high time.
From the Island home of Circe
Aeaea is the name of the mythological island home of Circe, the Greek goddess of mysterious powers.
While conventional wind tech focused on pure efficiency, it didn’t read the room on what greater, much more abundant forces were being overlooked. Perhaps the greatest mystery is why we did not look sooner.
Moving into a future where we need much more energy, tech like Aeaea will lead the advance into these immeasurably more abundant natural resources.