Mr. Arne Hygen Tørnkvist
CEO and Founder, ORCAS
Inspired by his daughter, Mr. Arne H. Tørnkvist started the company ORCAS, which from 2017 has developed an autonomous, solar/gas powered, high capacity ocean plastic removal system. These units can work unmanned for months, and are named “THE ORCAS”. Mr. Tørnkvist has a background in Marine Engineering, as well as co-founder, CEO, CTO and project manager in several stock-listed companies in Norway. Mr. Tørnkvist holds an MSc in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway.