Project news: RESOURCECODE bank one year of hindcast data for marine toolbox
The RESOURCECODE project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, has made a significant step forward with the first year of hindcast data being produced for the project’s marine data toolbox and the development of the new online platform. RESOURCECODE aims to support the investment and growth in the wave and tidal energy sector through the Read More »
Press release: EMEC mobile hydrogen refuelling solution to power aviation world first
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has unveiled an end-to-end hydrogen refuelling solution supporting ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered test flight programme in Cranfield. The hydrogen refuelling solution, delivered by EMEC in conjunction with subcontractor Fuel Cell Systems Limited (FCSL), is a mobile solution consisting of a re-deployable modular electrolyser, trailer mounted air compressor and a first of Read More »
Press release: Flow batteries to combine with tidal power to produce world’s first continuous green hydrogen
A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce continuous green hydrogen. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland will deploy an Invinity Energy Systems (AIM:IES) 1.8 MWh flow battery at EMEC’s tidal energy test site on the island of Eday. This unique combination of tidal power and flow batteries Read More »
Press release: Ocean DEMO awards support to 12 developers for 3rd call
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its 3rd 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 »
Blog: Testing the power performance of marine energy devices
Oceans offer a massive source of energy; the power harnessed from waves, tides, currents and ocean temperature differentials can be used to power homes, transport and industry. Within this past decade, the cumulative energy produced from wave and tidal stream energy alone has increased from less than 5 GWh in 2009 to approximately 45 GWh Read More »
Press release: EMEC enters partnership with PTEC to grow UK tidal energy market
Positive market signals from the UK government have ignited a partnership between two Scottish and English islands to get the infrastructure ready for commercial scale tidal energy roll out. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland, has joined forces with Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to develop a large-scale tidal energy site off the Read More »
Press release: HyFlyer project achieves world-first hydrogen-electric flight
The HyFlyer project has passed a significant milestone after the successful completion of a hydrogen-electric test flight; the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered flight involving a commercial-sized aircraft. The flight took place yesterday [Thursday 24 September] at ZeroAvia’s R&D facility in Cranfield with the six-seater Piper M-class plane completing taxi, take-off, a full pattern Read More »
Press release: Microsoft share findings following data centre trials at EMEC
Earlier this summer, marine specialists reeled up a shipping-container-size datacenter coated in algae, barnacles and sea urchins from the seafloor of the European Marine Energy Centre’s Billia Croo test site, located off Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The retrieval launched the final phase of a years-long effort that proved the concept of underwater datacenters is feasible, as Read More »
Blog: Orkney energy revolution key to green recovery
As a proud member of Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF), we’ve been working in partnership with Orkney.com over the last few weeks to bring you this video highlighting Orkney’s renewable energy expertise. The video features some of the pioneering initiatives taking place in Orkney to decarbonise and build a greener, more sustainable, future for the Read More »
Press release: Two weeks left to apply for Ocean DEMO
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project closes on Friday 18 September 2020, at 17:00 UTC. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean DEMO is a €13m project aiming to accelerate ocean energy’s transition from single prototype to multi-device farms. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments Read More »
