Events calendar
November 2020 – April 2021
This year, Scottish Renewables’ annual Scottish Green Energy Awards will have an online format.
For the first time, the event is free to attend, with tickets available to book on the Scottish Renewables website.
So join us this November to celebrate those making our industry the success story it is as we honour the people, organisations and communities going above and beyond to shape the industry’s future.
EMEC award nominees:
James Ferguson, Research & Development Engineer for the Young & Inspiring Award sponsored by WSP
For more information on the event and nominees, visit Scottish Renewables Events page.
Ocean Energy Europe‘s annual event is moving online this year from 1 – 4 December 2020. This means it is easier than ever before to join the event from anywhere in the world! There are plenty opportunites get up to speed with the latest news from the marine energy sector, as well as connecting with peers within the industry.
This year’s conference programme looks at how innovative ocean energy technologies can drive the green energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.
The impacts of the climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic underline the importance of investing in robust, shock-resistant industries. The world’s economic recovery needs new, sustainable sectors to drive industrial activity and create jobs.
Attending OEE:
- Neil Kermode, Managing Director
- Matthew Finn, Commercial Director
- Dernis Mediavilla, Marine Energy Development Manager
- Lara Santos, Stakeholder Engagement Officer
- Nicolas Wallet, Programme Manager
Not to be missed:
Day 1 | Tuesday 1 December
Designing the energy system of the future – The value of flexibility | 12:00 – 13:00 CET
Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director will be joining this panel discussion on how Europe is striving to fully decarbonise the energy sector which is the most pressing step in achieving climate neutrality. In this context, the flexibility and predictability of ocean energy complements variable renewable energy sources and adds significant value to the energy system.
Neil will be discussing the flagship ReFLEX project, a £28.5 million project to create a Virtual Energy System (VES) in Orkney, Scotland, to digitally link distributed and intermittent renewable generation to flexible demand. He will also be touching on the progress being made within the green hydrogen space to decarbonise life line services.
Day 2 | Wednesday 2 December
Tidal Tech Showcase: Powering Homes | 10:30 – 11:30 CET
Tune into this session and hear from leading tidal stream technology developers, including EMEC clients, Orbital Marine Power and Magallanes Renovables, who will share their latest achievments and experiences.
Scotland is Now Networking Forum | 12:10 – 13:10 CET
Scotland continues to champion the wave and tidal energy sector, supporting the research, development, and demonstration that will maintain Scotland’s competitive advantage and potentially deliver significant domestic and export-led economic benefit. Matthew Finn, EMEC’s Commercial Director, will be providing an update on the advances being made within the marine energy space, particularly tidal, in Scotland in recent times and what is in the pipeline for 2021.
OPIN & Ocean DEMO Workshop Side Event | 15:45 – 17:15 CET
Interreg North – West Europe’s OPIN and OceanDEMO projects are joining forces to deliver this side event workshop on the progress being made within the marine energy setor to address significant challenges for development and deployment.
Day 4 | Friday 4 December
Reaching Financial Close: Funding Schemes | 10:50 – 11:45 CET
In this session, Nicolas Wallet, Programme Manager at EMEC, will provide an overview of the support packages available to support ocean energy demonstration through the Interreg Atlantic Area BlueGIFT project.
Register now for OEE2020 here.
This event is an IPHE forum done in concert with Mission Innovation: Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Challenge.
Get the latest information on strategies and policy initiatives and gain insights into the issues and approaches of dynamic Hydrogen Valleys and Hubs through their concrete actions.
EMEC speakers:
Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, will present the Orkney Islands Hydrogen Project
Register for free here.
The development of hydrogen as a mainstream fuel will be crucial to the Scottish and global net-zero journey – a new market which presents economic opportunity across the board.
But how can industry capitalise on this emerging sector and the need for clean, low-carbon fuel for new and innovative technologies? With an ever-increasing push to decarbonise public transport and vehicles fleets, what are the real golden opportunities for businesses in the renewable energy industry?
Scottish Renewables’ Hydrogen Seminar will examine all these issues and more.
EMEC speakers:
Adele Lidderdale, Hydrogen Projects Manager in the session titled Potential into reality: future technology today
Marine Energy Wales will again host their annual MEW Conference, but this year in an online format, taking place across 3 days from 27 – 29 January 2021.
Join an audience of professionals in this showcase of Welsh industry and find out more about current projects and future plans.
Attending MEW Annual Conference 2021:
- Elaine Buck, Technical Manager
- Rob Flynn, Commercial Manager
Not to be missed:
Day 2 | 28 January | Lessons Learned and future priorities, a test centre perspective
Rob Flynn will join this session to discuss the sector lessons learnt from EMEC’s experience as operating the world’s first and leading test centre of it’s kind in Orkney. The panel will also discuss what we as a sector should be focussing on in the 2020′s to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of marine energy.
Day 2 | 28 January | Alternative routes to deliver ocean energy | 11.00 – 12.15pm
Within this session Elaine Buck will present on the various alternative routes to delivering low carbon energy which are currently underway in Orkney. Including virtual energy systmes via the ReFLEX Orkney project; green hydrogen generation and deploying underwater data centres.
Day 3 | 29 January | Project showcase – tidal stream and tidal range | 13.15 – 14.30pm
From low velocity currents, array scale zones attracting global leaders, community off-grid solutions and future plans for tidal range, the sector is stimulating peripheral economies and providing innovative supply chain diversification and early mover advantage in a growing global market. Here from our client, Orbital Marine Power, on their deployment plans for the new Orbital o2 device due to be tested in Orkney later this year.
Please click here to access the full programme and to register.
Join this webinar on Thursday 28 January 2021, 1400 – 1500, and hear about the lessons learnt from pilot farm projects so far and considerations to be made when going from a single device to an array deployment.
Deployment of ocean energy pilot farms in full operational conditions for long periods of time is essential to advance the sector. It is the only way to achieve high TRLs while reducing costs, reducing risks and attracting investors for future commercial projects.
Multi-device deployments are the next step in the tidal stream technology. A few pilot farms are currently in the water, with lots more in the pipeline for the next years.
Speakers:
- Lisa Fitzpatrick, Project Manager, EMEC
- Guillaume Gréau, HydroQuest
- Nova Innovation – speaker tbc
Register for this event here.
Electrification can only go so far in achieving a carbon neutral economy. Hydrogen will play a key role in the decarbonisation of many areas of transport, heavy industry, and heating.
From the European Union to Australia, governments around the world are publishing hydrogen strategies pledging to ramp up production and uptake between now and 2050.
SPARK-H will support the growth of the clean hydrogen sector by showcasing the latest projects and innovations and providing a virtual space for partners across the value chain to meet, no matter where they are in the world. Spark-H is taking place online from 23 – 24 February 2021.
Not to be missed:
Day 2 | Tuesday 24 February | Panel discussion: Maritime
Managing Director, Neil Kermode, will be joining a panel session on maritime to discuss the how the use of green hydrogen can decarbonise the shipping industry. He will provide an overview of projects currently underway in Orkney which are striving to decarbonise the local inter isle ferry service. Within this session Neil will be joined by David Hannon, Strategic Projects Manager, Development and Infrastructure, at the Orkney Islands Council.
Access the full programme and register to attend here: Spark-H Virtual Conference
The H2FC Supergen Hub is holding an Innovation Workshop to bring research and industry communities together.
The online workshop will take place on Thursday 25 February & Friday 26 February 2021, 11:00-15:30 (GMT)
It will explore hydrogen and fuel cell technology challenges from an industry perspective and how academic and industry can best collaborate to achieve their goals. There will be talks from a number of industry leaders and key academics as well as opportunity for discussion and networking.
EMEC speakers:
On the 25th February at 11:30, James Walker, Hydrogen Manager at EMEC, will be participating in the following session:
11:30-13:15 – Session 1 – Hydrogen policies, Systems and Applications
He will be joined in the session by Nilay Shah (Imperial College London), Andrew Barker (Taylor Construction Plant Limited) and Andy Lewis (Cadent Gas).
Register on for the workshop on EventBrite
Scottish Renewables Annual Conference will take place online on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 March.
More details to follow.
EMEC together with the Energia Marine Co. and its Technological Center MERIC invite you to ride the blue energy wave together, seeking knowledge exchange and global collaboration opportunities in the worldwide marine energy discussion as well as promoting renewable energy technologies as a promising option for Chile.
This virtual event is free of charge to attend, click the link below to register.
The event will bring together international experts, industry, public actors and R&D centres to discuss the benefits that offshore renewable energy technologies could bring to the maritime industry, productive processes, society and remote area needs.
Programme
Don’t miss EMEC’s Rob Flynn, Commercial Manager, speaking in Discussion Panel 2 on ‘technological updates on marine energy’.
The full programme is available here: Chile Blue Energy 2021
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