Press release: Europe’s world leading technologies showcased in Orkney
A delegation from the European Commission visited Orkney, Scotland, this week to get a taste of the pioneering ocean energy advancements taking place across the archipelago. Orkney’s Ocean Energy Day, part of EU Sustainable Energy Week, also included a public open day providing the local community with the opportunity to visit the European Marine Energy Read More »
Press release: FORESEA opens third call for ocean energy technologies
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) programme opened its third call for support package applications today. Support packages will help commercialise offshore renewable energy technologies by giving free access to FORESEA’s network of test sites. The call is open to technologies ready to deploy and complete testing before 2019. The call Read More »
Press release: Tocardo granted RO accreditation for 1.4 MW at EMEC
Tocardo Tidal Power is pleased to announce that Ofgem (the Gas and Electricity Regulator in the UK) has granted accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme for Tocardo’s 1.4 MW deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). Tocardo successfully installed and grid-connected their TFS (Temporary Foundation System) at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal test Read More »
Press release: EMEC to host European Ocean Energy Open Day in Orkney
European Commission representatives to visit Orkney’s world leading ocean energy test centre. Later this month, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in association with Ocean Energy Europe, will host key decision makers from the European Commission’s DG for Research and Innovation, DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and DG Energy to showcase the pioneering advancements Read More »
Press release: Wave and tidal energy study finds no long-term disturbance to wildlife
Marine mammals and seabirds will continue to use the waters around operational wave and tidal renewable energy devices, finds a report published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). A major study of wildlife observations collected over ten years around wave and tidal energy test sites in Orkney has found little evidence of any long-term effects on Read More »
Press release: MET-Certified: Free workshop on marine energy certification
The MET-Certified project is organising a free workshop on the certification of marine energy technologies on Thursday 22 June in London. Funded by the EU’s Interreg 2 Seas Programme, MET-Certified aims to increase the adoption of bankable marine energy projects through accelerating the development of internally recognised standards and certification schemes. The workshop is designed Read More »
Blog: EMEC’s Industrial Strategy response
Eileen Linklater, EMEC’s Commercial Manager, discusses EMEC’s response to the UK’s Industrial Strategy consultation. In 1980, the year I was born, there were just 10MW worth of wind turbines installed worldwide. At the end of 2016, that figure had risen to 486,790MW. When I was a child in the mid-80s, I remember the world’s largest Read More »
