Windpower. By December 2010, UTC had acquired the rest of the company. Aquantis Dehlsen has worked on developing marine renewable energy. In 2011, he established Aquantis, which has developed underwater turbine technology to harness marine currents for utility-scale electric power generation. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Aquantis has received U.S. Department of Energy grants and venture capital from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Dehlsen is also developing wave energy electric generators through his "Centipod" program. Awards and recognition 1985: The Danish Medal of Honor conferred by His Royal Highness, Prince Henrik 1989: Dehlsen testified before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in a hearing entitled, "Global Warming and Its Implications for California." 1997: Dehlsen was part of a wind energy delegation that attended the third United Nations Climate Change conference in Kyoto, Japan. 1998: Dehlsen established and endowed the Dehlsen Chair Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. 2000: American Wind Energy Association Lifetime Achievement Award 2008: inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame as the "Father of Wind Energy in the U.S." 2009: Dehlsen testified before the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment in a hearing entitled, "Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology: Finding the Path to Commercialization." 2013: Dehlsen named Power Engineering’s Top 10 Most Influential People Over the Past 25 Years References Living people 1937 births American people of Danish descent University of Southern California alumni 20th-century American inventors 21st-century American inventors American environmentalists People associated with wind power Sustainability advocates