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Notice of AGM 2011

Notice of the 3rd Annual General Meeting 2011 announced - download link below.

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Sundermann Newsletter - October 2011

The latest news and information from Sundermann including the successful testing of Turbine prototype 3.

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Gippsland Rural Report
Keva Gocher, Bega

Water turbine invention in national clean energy award

A Gippsland inventor featured as one of the 70 innovations considered for a national award for energy reduction.

Sundermann Water Power was one of the 11 finalists up for the Australian Clean Tech Big Ideas Awards held in Sydney last night.

The invention is a low flow water turbine that has application for local and international use on farm or coupled together to power small communities or work sites.

Director of SWP, Leigh Bennett says the invention uses low water flows to create power, and has the economic and financial benefit of reducing heavy reliance on diesel generators.

He says international trials have been successful in showing global application for the 4 tonne units.

"They are a plug-in power as they are dropped into a river stream and immediately start generating power that is free and renewable energy, and it lowers the use of diesel fuels, so we think we have fantastic potential for global application for that."

Mr Bennett says the units can be coupled for larger power production for remote mine or urban sites, and could be part of Australia's aid response to disasters.



Hear the interview in the Rural Report with Keva Gocher. Full interview

Sundermann Water Turbine shortlisted in the Australian
Cleantech Ideas Competition


The Sundermann Water Turbine, currently in the final week of manufacture, has been shortlisted in the Australian Cleantech Ideas Competition from more than 70 entries across the country.

The competition is to identify the best ways of addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainability.

Sundermann’s Chairman, Ed Gibson said:

“The company is delighted that our turbine has been recognised amongst so many other clean technology ideas. We are driven by a desire to offer an affordable, dependable, alternative to diesel and other fossil fuels.”

The turbine operates in river, stream and tidal flows as slow as 2 – 3 m/sec at which speed it can generate enough power for the energy needs of an average Australian household or a cluster of village dwellings in developing communities.

“Imagine being able to couple this device to a generator or to pump water to fields and crops. We think that remote and developing communities will be an important market and isolated mining communities in high rainfall areas another.” he said.

The turbine is currently being manufactured to high engineering specifications and will then undergo a period of rigorous testing before going to the market next year.

The inventor Fred Sundermann, remains modest about his renewable energy invention but stated, “Its uniqueness is that all the blades contribute a force, in the same direction, for at least a third of the entire cycle of each rotation and it is able to operate bi-directionally, making it ideal for tidal movements.”

The Awards dinner will be held in Sydney on Thursday 6 October where the winner will be announced by host James O’Loghlin from the New Inventors.

The winner will be flown to San Francisco for a week in November to attend Global Entrepreneurship Week and to compete in the global finals of the Ideas competition.

Sundermann Newsletter - August 2011

The construction of Turbine prototype 3 nears completion.

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Sundermann Newsletter - June 2011

The latest news and information from Sundermann including Turbine prototype 3 construction progress.

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Sundermann Newsletter - May 2011

The May 2011 Sundermann Water Power Newsletter includes the latest updates on the construction of prototype 3.

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Sundermann Newsletter - January 2011

The January 2011 edition of the Sundermann Newsletter is now available.

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Managing Directors 2010 Report

Sundermann Water Powers Managing Director, Ed Gibson, has released his MDs report on 2010.

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Financial Statements 2010

Sundermann Water Power Financial Statements for the year endinf 30 June 2010 have been released.

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Financial Statements 2009

Sundermann Water Power Financial Statements are now available.

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Notice of Meeting 2009

Sundermann Water Power Notice of Meeting is now available.

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Small scale offerings board Early stage investment opportunity

For those interested in investing in Sundermann Water Power Sundermann Water Power is seeking ‘sophisticated investors’ wishing to participate in the company's early-stage capital-raising.

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