About FliHy
Pioneering advanced vertical axis wind turbines with revolutionary active pitch control technology.
Our Vision & Name
FliHy stands for Flow innovations and Hydrogen solutions. The name reflects our ambition to “fly higher”: to elevate our processes, our solutions, and our purpose.
Above all, we are driven by a desire to contribute to a better future. That future only exists if we, as a global society, drastically reduce our environmental footprint. It is not too late, but we must act now.
We believe the future energy system will be a smart mix of technologies. Every sector and use case deserves its own optimized, sustainable solution—and we treat each challenge with the same rigor.
How We Work
Our foremost objective is to make a tangible contribution to the energy transition as fast as possible.
We believe the most direct path is collaboration over competition. We work closely with partners, universities, and industry experts, combining academic depth with practical deployment.
Research and commercial projects should run hand in hand, not sequentially. That mindset allows us to iterate quickly, validate ideas in the real world, and build technology that truly matters.
Our Mission
FliHy is developing advanced vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that solve the fundamental challenges of conventional designs. Through our innovative active pitch control technology, we're making VAWTs a transformative solution for decentralized and floating offshore wind energy.
Our technology has been rigorously tested and validated, earning the first perfect 10/10 grade in the Engineering Fluid Dynamics (EFD) research group at the University of Twente and winning the prestigious Unilever Research Prize.
We're on track to bring a 50kW system to market within two years, aligned with projections that wind energy will be the primary global energy source by 2050.
Key Applications
Transforming wind energy across multiple sectors and environments.
Factory Rooftops
Decentralized power generation for industrial facilities with modular VAWT arrays.
Roadside Charging
Wind-powered EV charging stations along highways and urban areas.
Floating Offshore
Superior platform for floating offshore wind farms with lower center of gravity and simplified maintenance.
Our Team
A multidisciplinary team combining aerodynamics, structures, control, and production engineering.
Peter Vernhout
Co-Founder & CEO
ir. Daniel Vernhout
MSc. · Co-Founder & CTO
Sander van Dijk
Head of Production
Tim Durinck
CAD Design & Prototyping
ir. Bas Kluijtmans
MSc. · Structural Design
Dawud Hage
AI & Control Lead
Kasper Müller
MSc. · Power & Control
Awards & Recognition
Our technology has been validated by leading institutions and industry experts.
Unilever Research Prize
Winner of the prestigious Unilever Research Prize for innovative vertical axis wind turbine technology.
Perfect 10/10 Master’s Thesis
First Master’s thesis to achieve a 10/10 score in the Engineering Fluid Dynamics (EFD) research group at the University of Twente—a rare distinction in the Netherlands.