Aquantis, Inc, has been designing and testing tidal and ocean current energy equipment for over two decades. This technology originated by the management team that had previously established two US wind energy companies, Zond Systems, and Clipper Windpower, which technology, products, and manufacturing led to the commercial success of four generations of wind turbines. Through the acquisition of these companies, both General Electric and the PrattWhitney Division of United Technologies entered the wind industry.