Tidal test site opening
Friday September 28th 2007 saw the opening of the EMEC Tidal Test Site. The event was a complete success thanks to all who participated and to all who contributed to its organisation. The Thursday evening reception, held by Orkney Islands Council, beautifully presented in the Pickquoy Centre, and catered for by the Schools Meals service, Read More »
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Visits to EMEC last week included the Electric Power Research Institute together with leading environmental consultants from the USA. They enjoyed a trip out to Eday with Jennifer Norris and met Mike Cockram who is conducting environmental monitoring for EMEC on Eday. They also visited the EMEC offices and the Wave Test Site at Billia Read More »
Visit by Malcolm Wicks, Energy Minister
We were very pleased to receive a visit from the Rt Hon Malcolm Wicks, Energy Minister on Thursday 13 September. He was accompanied by Neil Kermode our Managing Director on a charter flight over the Tidal Test Site at Fall of Warness, Eday, and then over Billia Croo, Flotta and Scapa Flow. They returned to Read More »
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A surprise visit was received from two intrepid travellers Jerome Delsa and Sarah Crisci who cycled all the way from Belgium to see EMEC!
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Two members of EMEC staff will be at the EWTEC conference in Porto next week. Eloi Droniou is presenting a paper with an EMEC update on resource description and wave induced velocities in a tidal flow. Jennifer Norris will be presenting on EMEC’s environmental monitoring activities. Last week’s Science Festival in Orkney saw a good Read More »
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We’ve been very happy to receive a visit from Pam and Laurie Draper this week (see picture). They were the oceanographers involved in producing the DTI published wave map of the British Isles. Their recollections on the wave and tidal industry history need to be archived! At the Fall of Warness, the Operations team have Read More »
Visit by John Swinney, Finance Minister
Efforts to develop cutting edge renewable energy technology are to be rewarded with a major new award for innovation in Scottish industry. The Scottish Executive’s first Saltire Prize will be awarded to a business in the green energy sector. Significantly, the decision to focus on renewables was revealed by John Swinney, the cabinet secretary for Read More »
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Professor Martin Oldfield and his wife from the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University visited EMEC this week. A visit to Billia Croo has been deemed unwise in the current Foot & Mouth restriction period, but he had an enlightening visit to the offices to discuss their tidal turbine concept. EMEC will be part Read More »
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The bi-monthly EMEC Board meeting was held on the island of Eday this month. They met in the island’s school and also visited the Heritage Centre which will be opened later this year (see Orkney Today http://www.orkneytoday.co.uk/news_item.asp?newsItem=2125 for information on the Eday Development Trust). The Board also visited the substation at Caldale which will also Read More »
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OpenHydro were at the Fall of Warness and EMEC Offices at the Old Academy this week for further testing of their tidal device. Pictured is the cartoon character drawn by Ross Campbell of Stromness Primary – the first prize winner in the competition detailed in last week’s news!
