Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference 2019 will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh, taking place over two days on 12 & 13 March 2019.

KEY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

• Is the UK doing enough to transition to a low-carbon energy system, and is Scotland’s leadership on ambition translating into the right action on the ground?
• Our energy system is changing and renewables are at the heart of that change, but how can we ensure Scotland’s businesses are at the forefront of global market growth?
•  Brexit is almost upon us: what will a future outside Europe mean for ambition, investment and jobs in renewables?
• How do we build the energy networks of the future?
• What will the future of investment in clean energy look like?
• Will technology save us all? And are we investing enough in innovation to make sure it does?

ATTENDING:

Jonathan Lindsay, Operations Director

If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.

For more information and to register click here: SR Annual Conference 2019.

Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director, and Rob Flynn, International Business Development Manager are attending the Waterpower Week in Washington D.C from 1st – 3rd April 2019.

If you would like to organise a meeting, please email info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.

For more information, click here: Waterpower Week 2019

Introduction:

The Low Carbon transition agenda is becoming a higher and higher priority for the world and Local Energy Systems are increasingly the direction that the market is taking. Scotland is leading the way in this sector, so where better to showcase this than in the Integrated Energy programme at Hannover Messe.

EMEC is exhibiting at the Hannover Messe, 2 – 3 April 2019 as part of the Scottish Development International (SDI) pavilion. The event will be held at Hannover Exhibition, Messegelaende, 30521 Hannover, Germany.

You’ll find us in the Integrated Energy area on Stand L66 in Hall 27 .

Attending:

• Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager
• Caron Oag, Hydrogen Marketing Officer

If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.

Speaking:

Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager
• Tuesday 2nd April,  11:20 – 11:40, Hall 27 in Seminar Room L55: ‘Orkney – Hydrogen Islands’
• Wednesday 3rd April, 16:15 – 16:30, Hall 27 on Stand L55 (Integrated Energy Forum) : ‘ITEG: Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid’

Don’t miss:

Wednesday 3rd April 16:00 – 18:00: The SDI networking event with a whisky tasting reception on the pavillion

To view the full programme, visit: Hannover Messe

About Hannover Messe:

Hannover Messe is one of the world’s largest trade fairs and will take place 01 – 05 April 2019 in Germany. The fair includes innovative products and solutions from across the entire industrial value chain. Typically, there are about 6,500 exhibitors showcasing projects in R&D, industrial automation, and IT, presenting technologies to revolutionize production and the supply chain, the energy sector, and mobility. Each year they have 250,000 visitors from across the globe.
Seven members from Sustainable Islands International (SII) will be attending as part of the Scottish Development International (SDI) pavilion in the Integrated Energy area (stand L66 in Hall 27) to showcase Scottish energy system capability and expertise. There is a week-long forum dedicated to integrated energy with a range of speakers covering how to lead a successful energy transition, developing the charging infrastructure of tomorrow, and how industrial companies can significantly cut costs by using energy more efficiently. On Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd April the SII members will be promoting their businesses in one of the Integrated Energy seminar rooms. There will also be an SDI networking reception on Wednesday 3rd with a much sought after ‘whisky tasting’ reception on the pavilion.

For more information, visit: www.hannovermesse.de

EMEC is exhibiting at All-Energy on the 15th & 16th May 2019, at the SEC, Glasgow. You will find us on Stand ORK12 in the Orkney and Highlands & Islands Enterprise pavilions.
 

Arrange a meeting with us:

Please pop past EMEC’s stand for a chat, or arrange a meeting with our Business Development Team:

• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
• Matthew Finn, Commercail Managaer
• Eileen Linklater, External Relationship Manager

If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
 

Exhibition

EMEC are gearing up for another exciting exhibition at All-Energy 2019. You will find us on stand ORK12 within the Orkney and Highlands and Islands Enterprise pavilion.

This year we are showcasing the vast activity taking place at EMEC to decarbonise our energy system, particularly highlighting the key technology areas we’re now working in; wave energy, tidal energy, floating offshore wind, hydrogen and energy systems.
 

Speaking at All-Energy

The All-Energy programme contains an abundance of enthralling talks embracing all forms of renewable energy, so there will be something for everyone. Our top picks include:

Day 1 | 15th May 2019

1400 – 1530 | Energy Systems 2: Energy transition in practice

• EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode will be talking about the newly launched ReFLEX project which will demonstrate the energy system of the future in Orkney.

1400 – 1530 | Marine Renewable Energy 2 – Managed Global Collaboration

• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director, EMEC will be speaking on the ‘important role of test centres in global collaboration.’

1500 – 1515 | Community & Local Energy – Show Floor Seminar Theatre

• EMEC’s Project Manager, Richard Ainsworth will be giving a presentation case study on the HyDIME project and how it is integrating hydrogen into the marine environment

1600 – 1730 | Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

• Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager, will be speaking on EMEC’s involvement in offshore hydrogen production.

Day 2 | 16th May 2019

1400 – 1415 | Energy Storage & Hydrogen Hub – Show Floor Seminar Theatre

• Chris Ward, Project Manager at EMEC for the Interreg ITEG project, will be presenting on ‘Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid.’

1400 – 1530 |Offshore Wind 5: Floating offshore wind 2 – The Next Steps Forward

• Oliver Wragg, EMEC’s Commercial Director, will be speaking about a new multi-million euro project which will see a full-scale floating wind turbine deployed for testing off the west coast of Ireland.

EMEC Speed Updates

This year EMEC are delighted to host two quick fire speed update sessions bringing together leading players in ocean energy and hydrogen industries.

Hydrogen updates from EMEC & friends | 15 May 2019 | 1230 – 1350

This session will take place from 1230 in the Energy Storage and Hydrogen Hub within the exhibition area.

Schedule:

Chair | Caron Oag, Hydrogen Marketing Officer, EMEC

• EMEC’s hydrogen story so far
  Kim Hamilton, Hydrogen Development Officer, EMEC
• Challenges of integrating hydrogen into the energy system
  Bill Ireland, Chief Executive Office, Logan Energy
• Decarbonising Scottish ferries (part 1): Integrating hydrogen into diesel powered ferries
  David Stewart, Engineering Director, and Ross Sloan, Engineer, HSSMI
  
• Decarbonising Scottish ferries (part 2): Hydrogen powered ferries
  Chris Dunn, Chief Naval Architect, Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd.
• Hydrogen combustion engines
  Paul Andrews, CEO and Founder, OakTec
  
• Hydrogen and synthetic fuels
  Dr Juan Maria Gonzalez Carballo, Drochaid Research Services
  
• Innovation in hydrogen technologies
  Amer Gaffar, Director, Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre
  
• Responsive Flexibility: Hydrogen as part of a virtual energy system
  Professor Edward Owens, Professor of Sustainable Energy, Heriot Watt University
  
• Hydrogen for combined heat and power
  Douglas Spalding, Head of Product Planning and Marketing, Doosan Babcock
  
• Hydrogen as part of localised energy systems
  Mark McKean, Development Manager, Crown Estates Scotland
  
• Making use of hydrogen by-products: Oxygen
  Scott Bryant, Sector Manager – Energy Infrastructure, Zero Waste Scotland
  
• Mapping out the future of hydrogen
  Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)

Innovate, Collaborate, Generate: Ocean energy updates from EMEC & friends | 16 May 2019 | 1230 – 1400

This session will take place from 1230 in the Wave & Tidal Quick Fire Show Floor Seminar Theatre within the exhibition area.

Schedule:

Chair | Erica Mathers, Marketing Officer, EMEC

• EMEC in 2019: From ocean energy to energy systems
  Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communications Manager, EMEC
• Wave energy demonstration at Billia Croo
  Rodrigo Prodohl, Data Analyst, Wello
• Proving performance at scale – wave energy demonstration at Scapa Flow
  Pierre Lourdais, Lead Systems Engineer, CorPower
• Supporting ocean energy demonstration: From small scale demonstration to arrays
  Matthew Finn, Commercial Manager, EMEC
• Wave energy: Reliability in a Sea of Risk 
  Charlotte Strang-Moran, Graduate Engineer, ORE Catapult
• Reliability and tidal energy
  Erwann Nicolas, Innovation Manager, Sabella
• Grid-connected power performance – from FORESEA to FloTEC at EMEC
  James Murray, Business Development Manager, Orbital Marine Power
• Installation and moorings for tidal energy
  John Macleod, Commercial Manager, Leask Marine
• Lessons learnt: Decommissioning a piled tidal energy foundation
  Andy Shanks, Marine Operations Specialist, EMEC
  
• Ocean energy standars development
  Winston D’Souza, Technology Qualification & Offshore Type Approval Lead, Lloyd’s Register
• Mocean – stage 3 novel wave energy converter 
  Chris Retzler, Technical Director, Mocean Energy
• AWS Ocean - Archimedes Waveswing
  Simon Grey, Director, AWS Ocean

Looking forward to seeing you at All-Energy 2019

EMEC are attending the European Maritime Day on the 16 & 17 May 2019, at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal.

Attending EMD:

• Caitlin Long, Environment & Consents Specialist

If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.

Not to be missed:

Blue energy: Powering Europe’s coastal communities workshop | Thursday 16 May | 1415 – 1545

Ocean Energy Europe, in coordination with EMEC and the French Région Occitanie, will host a session on ‘Blue energy: Powering Europe’s coastal communities’. Participants will learn about the latest offshore renewable energy developments along Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a particular focus on the regional economic and environmental impacts. The session will encourage an exchange of views on the relationship between maritime communities and wave, tidal and floating wind projects.

For more information, and how to register, click here: European Maritime Day 2019

James Ferguson, Energy Systems Development Officer at EMEC will be attending the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention (WHTC) in Tokyo, Japan on the 2 – 7 June 2019.

WHTC is one of the most prestigious conference focusing on hydrogen energy technologies. While the world is trying to advance towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), hydrogen energy society is being realized to be one of its powerful ways. This international conference will bring scientists, researchers, students, industrialists, bureaucrats to be gathered at one place and exchange their ideas towards sustainability.

Not to be missed:

James will be presenting two poster presentations on Monday 3 June on ‘Four Electrolyser Models to Suit All Uses, from Policy Planning to Site Assessment and Design Improvement’ and ‘Beating Curtailment: Hydrogen Production from Multiple Electricity Sources to Maximise Renewable Generation in the Orkney Islands’

If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.

For more information and to register, click here: WHTC 2019