Drift
Bath, GB · Founded 2021 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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DRIFT builds high-performance sailing vessels equipped with underwater turbines, onboard energy storage, and AI routing to harvest wind and ocean energy at sea and deliver renewable power to ports. It targets ports and bunkering, the maritime shipping industry, and island nations seeking decarbonized energy supply.
Founders & leadership
Drift was founded in 2021 by Ben Medland.
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Ben MedlandinFounder & CEOBen Medland is founder and CEO of Drift Energy, a renewable energy company that produces green hydrogen at sea using purpose-built hydrofoil sailboats. He previously spent 17 years at Accenture as a strategy consultant, reaching Managing Director level, and earlier worked at BAE Systems while completing a Master's degree in Systems Engineering at Loughborough University.
Investors · 1
Frequently asked questions
- What does Drift do?
- DRIFT builds high-performance sailing vessels equipped with underwater turbines, onboard energy storage, and AI routing to harvest wind and ocean energy at sea and deliver renewable power to ports. It targets ports and bunkering, the maritime shipping industry, and island nations seeking decarbonized energy supply.
- Who founded Drift?
- Drift was founded by Ben Medland in 2021.
- Who are Drift's investors?
- Drift's investors include Octopus Ventures.
- Where is Drift headquartered?
- Drift is headquartered in Bath, GB.