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 bringing wind energy directly to the consumer. Our vertical axis wind turbines with active pitch control deliver scalable, behind-the-meter power, bypassing grid congestion and eliminating the need for acres of land.
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 2025.
We're bringing a scalable 50 to 150kW turbine platform to market, serving farms, charging stations, and datacenters. Our architecture is designed from the ground up for floating offshore deployment.
Entry Markets
Scalable, behind-the-meter wind energy with a small footprint. No grid congestion or acres of land needed.
Countryside Farms
Our 50kW turbine delivers 75 MWh/year for agricultural operations. Compact 15×10m rotor, installed in less than a day.
EV Charging Stations
Grid-independent 150kW systems with battery or hydrogen buffer. No grid connection delays, no congestion, no grid fees.
Data & Distribution Centers
High-density rooftop arrays generating 1.6 MW per hectare. Combine with solar to meet the surging demand from AI and logistics.
Our Vision
Floating Offshore Wind
Vertical axis turbines are the ideal platform for floating offshore wind. With the generator at sea level and a low center of gravity, our design enables much lighter structures and drastically lower installation costs. We're targeting half the CAPEX of conventional offshore turbines.
Our technology also enables 3 to 5 times higher energy extraction per square meter of sea surface compared to horizontal axis turbines, thanks to faster wake recovery and closer turbine spacing.
The European Commission is targeting 300GW of offshore wind by 2050, with DNV projecting 2000GW worldwide. Floating offshore will dominate deep water installations, and we're building the technology to make it profitable.
300GW
EU offshore target by 2050
2000GW
Worldwide by 2050
Source: European Commission, DNV
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.