- January 2012: Thermofluidics releases first video footage of NIFTE pump in first outdoor trials operating in the Winter Sun after successfully self-starting automatically 15 minutes after sunrise. Also released is a video of the Beta DAHR pump narrated by Tom Law, Chief Prototype Engineer at Thermofluidics.
- December 2011: Thermofluidics releases video of the Beta prototype DAHR pump operating in a stairwell pumping a 30 metre total head (15 metres above/below ground level). Also released is a video of the NIFTE operating at 5.5 metre head in a closed circuit application as well as a video at 1 metre head.
- November 2011: Thermofluidics presentation as winner at LAUNCH: Energy Challenge released
- October 2011: Thermofluidics selected as finalist for the LAUNCH : Energy Challenge by NASA, US AID, The U.S. Department of State, and NIKE: press release
September 2011: Successful completion of the 3rd milestone on California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research Program.
- August 2011: Thermofluidics releases video of the High Pressure DAHR Pump.
- July 2011: Thermofluidics releases video of NIFTE pumping at 1300 litres per hour.
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June 2011: Thermofluidics granted patent application in Australia
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May 2011: Thermofludics demonstrates 10,000 litres per day pumping
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April 2011: Thermofluidics achieves first milestone successfully with the California Energy Commission grant project
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March 2011: Thermofluidics announces that the initial High Pressure
DAHR pump prototype has yielded encouraging results.
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February 2011: Thermofluidics shares NIFTE technology ideas for the home in the GE Ecomagination Challenge
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December 2010: Thermofluidics receives notice from the US Patent Office that all key claims in the US on our Core Technology are allowed. Consequently, full US Patent grants are expected imminently.
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November 2010: Thermofluidics advertises for a Prototype Development Engineer. Following an extremely good response to our recent advertisement for this position, we have now closed the call for applications and expect to make a new appointment in the next week.
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November 2010: Excellent examination reports indicate imminent grant of core technology patent in United States and Japan.
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October 2010: Thermofluidics announces plans to fund a research studentship within the University of Oxford.
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October 2010: Thermofluidics successfully raises grant funding from California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research Program.
- September 2010: Thermofluidics files a patent for second hydraulic ram invention for lifting water from deep wells.
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September 2010: Thermofluidics experiences renewed interest in water pumping from oil and gas, wastewater treatment, sugar industry and possible later solar cooling applications from and food retail and distribution sectors.
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July 2010: First parts of our 5 field trial prototypes come back from fabrication for assembly and commissioning tests prior to U.K. pre-field tests in Devon.
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June 2010: Thermofluidics recruits Bart Stockman to work on field trial prototype design, fabrication and set up, and to run our U.K. field trial site in mid-Devon.
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April 2010: Company moved to Oxford University Science Park. R&D work being conducted in collaboration with University Department of Engineering Science Cryogenics group where Thermofluidics is funding and co-supervising student project work.
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March 2010: Thermofluidics awarded R&D grant funding from the Carbon Trust towards £500,000 project. Project also begins in March 2010.
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February 2010: Thermofluidics begins collaboration with with leading solar thermal, domestic heating and cooling system manufacturer in U.K.
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December 2009: Thermofluidics agrees collaboration with Jain Irrigation: one of the world’s largest manufacturers of irrigation equipment and domestic solar hot water systems, based in India.
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December 2009: Mark Bryant, former Accenture Managing Director, appointed CEO of Thermofluidics, building on 23 years at Accenture as Managing Director of their High Tech business.
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November 2009: Successful completion of further round of capital raising and company restructuring.
