EPO – Finalist 2016 Research – Rolling fluid turbine, Miroslav Sedláček
Miroslav Sedláček (Czech Republic)
Invention: Rolling fluid turbine
The novel hydropower turbine invented by Czech civil engineer Miroslav Sedláček at the Czech Technical University in Prague unlocks potential for electricity generation from waterways with low velocity such as brooks and small streams, thereby opening up a wide range of previously unexplored sources of sustainable energy.