Team

Swanturbines is a consortium of 9 partners led by Swanturbines Ltd. Multinational CB&I brings engineering and management expertise from the oil and gas sector. NaREC bring electro mechanical expertise. Ledwood are marine fabrication experts. The other Partners bring experience and resources from relevant industry sectors. >> More about our partners

The Consortium also has strong links with Swansea University which has a world-class R&D capability and a history of renewables development dating back to the early 1970s. >> More information on R&D

James Orme and Ian Masters co-founded Swanturbines Ltd. James has been the driving force behind Swanturbines since its conception in 2001. He was Principal Engineer on the Collaborative Industrial Project (CIRP). He is responsible for management of all technical aspects of the project, business planning, development and investment strategy. Ian is a lecturer at Swansea University. He has managed a diverse range of collaborative projects worth over £1.9m and currently has a team of 7 researchers.  He was project manager for both the 1m river prototype project and the technology demonstrator design project.