Press release: Orkney awarded €100k EU Responsible Island Prize
The Orkney Islands have been awarded €100,000 in the first ever EU RESPonsible Island Prize, funded by Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Following evaluation by an international panel of independent experts the European Commission awarded third prize to Orkney, pipped to the post by the Danish islands of Bornholm and Samsø, respectively Read More »
Press release: EMEC lead on US ocean energy project review
EMEC has strengthened its international collaboration with the United States feeding ocean energy expertise into the 2019 Project Peer Review Report released this week by the U.S. Department of Energy. The 2019 Peer Review was conducted by a review panel coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) who Read More »
Press release: WaveBoost project improves performance and reliability of wave energy
The three-year Horizon 2020 funded WaveBoost project has drawn to a close with a step change improvement achieved to the reliability and performance of wave energy technology. Led by CorPower Ocean, the WaveBoost consortium designed and developed an advanced power take off (PTO) system allowing wave energy converters (WECs) to operate safer and more reliably Read More »
Press release: Ocean DEMO call 2 awards support to ten technology developers
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to ten offshore renewable energy developers under its 2nd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialisation and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access to open sea test sites. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean Read More »
