About Us

Engineers committed to smart energy transitions

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Our Mission

HydroQuest is on a mission to harness the power of natural water flows as a reliable and sustainable source of energy, enabling territories to depend on truly clean, renewable electricity — available abundantly across the planet.

We believe that the world needs more clean energy sources that complement existing technologies by providing a predictable and reliable power supply, along with concrete benefits to the environment.

Our Values

Technologies & Integration

HydroQuest believes that full ownership is the key to success. This is why we have built a team that collectively owns a comprehensive scientific & industrial expertise in hydraulic, electrical & mechanical engineering, with the ability to fully handle power production projects.

Protect Local Jobs

While addressing a demanding global market, HydroQuest embraces a territorial approach. Wherever it develops projects, it favors jobs and local partners.

Environment

Even though marine power already claims the lowest carbon footprint of all energy sources, HydroQuest commits to further reduce its environmental impact by sourcing locally, recycling and reusing used parts.

CEO’s Message

Company’s mission is to power the world with clean, renewable energy that is predictable, reliable and improves the environment. We have successfully proven the relevance of our specific turbines and are taking up the challenge of large-scale deployment of tidal turbines.
The main key of our success is our passionate and determined team, with strong and deep skills. I am so proud to be a member of this team.

Thomas JAQUIER, CEO
Équipe Équipe

A team that is innovative, technically capable, and driven to succeed

HydroQuest is built upon and driven by a team that is passionate about the vision and mission of the company. Each colleague contributes within their own area of expertise to help achieve our shared objective.

Our main asset is the capability to develop a complete project — from feasibility studies to energy production and maintenance.

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History

2010 – Inception in Grenoble, France

At the heart of France’s hydroelectric innovation hub, HydroQuest was born from technologies developed by CNRS and INP Grenoble.

2013 – First river turbine deployed

A world first, HydroQuest deploys with EDF the first river current turbine. The farm is connected to the local grid of an isolated village in Guiana, located in a difficult Amazonian environment.

2015 – Industrial partnership with CMN

HydroQuest leads a Series A round and welcomes CMN (Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie), a naval shipyard in Cherbourg, as a key shareholder. The objective is to collaboratively develop marine current turbines for the OceanQuest project. At the same time, HydroQuest wins the Grand prize for Energy Transition awarded by Usine Nouvelle magazine, presented by the French Commissioner for Investment Louis Schweitzer.

2016 – Kick off OceanQuest 1MW

HydroQuest enters into the OceanQuest project with the goal to design, assemble and test a breakthrough 1MW tidal turbine that reliably produces clean, renewable energy to the grid.

2019 – Launch of OceanQuest 1 MW turbine

The OceanQuest turbine shows superior robustness and performance in real conditions.
The success opens the door to the development of a larger capacity turbine and to a pilot farm project.