MAKO Turbines Pty Ltd
MAKO Energy has a range of hydrokinetic turbines capable of operating in a variety of flow rates, making them deployable in the greatest range of locations around the world. Even at low flow rates, the MAKO is able to produce electricity cost-effectively. Worldwide, millions of people remain disadvantaged because of limited or zero access to cost-effective and reliable electricity. We can now provide communities with the energy security most of the world takes for granted.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Renewable Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About us
Worldwide, millions of people remain disadvantaged because of limited or zero access to electricity. Our vision is to empower these communities with the energy security most of the world takes for granted.
Key Management
The Sydney-based engineering team has been recruited to design, prototype, test and manufacture MAKO turbines in our modern factory premises in Alexandria, NSW.
Our engineering team have diverse backgrounds, having previously worked for leading organisations such as: General Motors Holden, United Space Alliance [US Space Shuttle program], Mercury Marine, Rud Aero [aircraft components], Virgin Racing F1 Team and VPac [high performance computing].
The MAKO management team have experience in accounting, legal, investment banking, government program administration and project management.
Global Offices
Kit Tham (MAKO Asia Office, Singapore): Kit is a qualified accountant and company secretary who works closely with non-executive chairman Dr Kenneth Burnett in MAKO's Singapore offices to manage fundraising and strategic issues across the Asian region.
Sho Minagawa (Tokyo, Japan Office): Sho is a senior executive, most recently president of an internationally renowned consumer products company in Japan. With an MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and a long career in marketing and general management, Sho heads up our business development in Japan.
MAKO is currently establishing a presence in the UK and Europe.
Engineering Philosophy
To harness the latest advances in computer design, materials and techniques to overcome the challenges of operating in a harsh marine environment.
This approach has enabled us to deliver cost-effective predictable renewable power from the vast energy in the world's flowing water.
Engineering Facilities
The MAKO has been fabricated in our modern CNC Machining facility which includes a Weiler lathe and a Kuka robot. The lathe is capable of machining stainless steel parts for the MAKO to a tolerance of one thousandth of a millimetre.
Advances in CNC machining equipment allow us to input design files directly into our fully automated equipment to fabricate components. This enables us to significantly reduce time taken to design, fabricate, test and improve the various structural components of the MAKO.