Green energy group secures funding for product

YORKSHIRE-based company FeTu, which is developing a green energy device with the potential to reduce global carbon emissions, has secured Â£7,000 of funding to upgrade the business's digital technology and help the firm bring its product to market.

By The Newsroom

Published 29th Oct 2018, 14:19 BST

Updated 29th Oct 2018, 15:23 BST

FeTu Roticulate is a four-chamber heat engine that aims to reduce energy consumption and emissions.

Engineer and designer Jonathan Fenton left his job at Elland-based manufacturer ValveTek to launch FeTu in 2017, after a 35-year career as an engineer.

His invention has attracted interest from 15 UK universities, including Huddersfield and Sheffield, following a successful one-year test programme at the University of Bath.

FeTu now employs four people and plans to double in size over the next two years.

It has been awarded £7,000 toward a £15,000 investment in digital technology from Digital Enterprise, which provides funding for Leeds city region businesses to upgrade their digital technology and connectivity.

Mr Fenton said: “The backing from Digital Enterprise has made a big difference in enabling us to get on with guiding our product through the development process – so that it can become commercially available.”

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