Press release: HyFlyer zero-emission aircraft flight tests set for Orkney
£5.3 million of government funding has been awarded to the HyFlyer project to demonstrate hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology for aviation, culminating in the demonstration of a zero-emission flight out of Orkney. The HyFlyer project aims to decarbonise medium range small passenger aircraft by demonstrating powertrain technology, replacing conventional piston engines in propeller aircraft. The Read More »
Press release: EMEC launch TAP2G – the inaugural Trans-Atlantic Power to Gas Workshop
The first ever Trans-Atlantic Power to Gas (TAP2G) Workshop is due to be held during Aberdeen’s Hydrogen Festival on 3 – 4 October 2019. TAP2G aims to bring together industry experts from across Europe and the USA to highlight areas of opportunity for transatlantic collaboration. The event will be co-hosted by the EMEC Hydrogen and Read More »
Press Release: Robotic system to tackle subsea biofouling will be tested in Orkney
The second phase of an Innovate UK project has been launched to develop an automated fouling management system for the marine energy industry. The 24-month RoBFMS (Robots to Inspect, Maintain and Repair in Extreme and Challenging Environments) project will develop an automated robotic system to monitor, identify and clean biofouling from subsea structures, building on Read More »
Press Release: EMEC and Enel Green Power sign MoU on marine energy
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Enel Green Power SpA (EGP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to encourage knowledge sharing in marine energy technology development and performance assessment, and to drive forward collaborations in marine energy demonstration projects. The two parties shared the goals and scope of their cooperation Read More »
Press Release: Orbital Marine Power awarded £3.4m from Scottish Goverment
Scottish floating tidal developer, Orbital Marine Power has been awarded £3.4 million from the Scottish Government’s £10 million Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund. Orbital Marine Power is the first recipient of the £10m Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund, which supports the development of tidal energy in Scotland by driving innovation and cost reduction. The funding Read More »
Press release: HySpirits to investigate hydrogen to decarbonise the distilling process
The HySpirits project has been awarded £148,600 of funding from the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to conduct a feasibility study into the development of technology to enable The Orkney Distillery to use hydrogen as a fuel to decarbonise the distilling process. The project aims to investigate the development of a Read More »
Press release: Ocean energy reliability workshop at EWTEC 2019
International research projects RiaSoR2 and MONITOR, which are designed to improve the reliability of wave and tidal energy converters, have joined forces to organise an ocean energy reliability workshop to be held alongside the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), in Italy. The OCEANERA-NET and Interreg Atlantic Area funded projects are collaborating to share learnings Read More »
Press Release: MaRINET2 opens 4th call for free access to EMEC test sites
The fourth call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project opens today, 15th August 2019. The project offers free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures, including EMEC’s test sites. The call is open to offshore energy technology developers, including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy at system and component level. A webinar to Read More »
Press release: Orbital O2 to be built by TEXO Group in Dundee
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital) have awarded the main manufacturing contract for the company’s first commercial O2 tidal turbine to Scottish based TEXO Group who will carry out the work at their quayside facilities in Dundee. The multi-million-pound contract marks the start of major construction for the company’s new tidal turbine, the O2, which builds Read More »
Press Release: RESOURCECODE to develop marine data toolbox for energy sector
A new project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, has been launched to support investment and growth in the wave and tidal energy sector through the creation of an integrated marine data toolbox. The RESOURCECODE project brings together the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Ifremer, Ocean Data Lab, SmartBay Ireland, Centrale Nantes, University College Dublin, Read More »
