THE TEAM

Since our foundation, we’ve spent significant R&D time and resources developing products and services to improve wind turbines and their performance.

This work has led to the development of a range of blade add-ons that can be retrofitted onto blades to improve performance. These devices are tailored to capturing more energy, improving leading edge performance, enhancing blade lightning protection systems and supressing noise emissions from blades. These solutions are designed to be quick to install, have significant safety margins and have been proven in the field on the turbines of some of the largest wind farm owners and turbine manufacturers.

Anakata’s core senior leadership team is a true synergy between engineering and business, in the shape of our Chief Executive, Huw Griffiths and our Chief Technology Officer, Ben Wood.

CEO

Huw Griffiths

Huw brings over three decades of commercial experience in the energy sector to his role, experience that includes 20 years in the wind industry (onshore and offshore). Formerly COO at one of the largest independent generators of onshore wind energy in Europe, Nadara, where he helped grow the business seven-fold in five years, he’s also had stints at a number of private equity-backed wind companies, and with BP and Mobil. As a result, Huw’s no stranger to the challenges of improving the performance of operational wind farms.

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FOUNDER & CTO

Ben Wood

Ben founded Anakata when he saw the need to bring F1 innovation and proven motorsport R&D techniques to the wind turbine and carbon reduction industries. Recognised in high-end racing as a ‘serial innovator’, Ben is a previous Head of Aerodynamics at Super-Aguri and Chief Aerodynamicist at Brawn GP/ Mercedes GP (formerly Honda F1), where he managed a team of over 100 people and drove research budgets in excess of £10million. His commitment to low carbon engineering also led him to senior roles in a number of special vehicle projects, including the ‘Teardrop Trailers’ curved roof lorries currently operated by international retailer M&S.

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