Events calendar
October 2020 – February 2021
Hydrogen is a fast evolving area in Scotland, and SHFCA 2020 promises to be one of the highlights of the year.
Register here before midday on Monday 12th October for your free pass to attend the SHFCA online conference.
Conference theme: Scaling up Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Scotland’s 2032 Targets
The four sessions of SHFCA2020 will cover policy, hydrogen supply, infrastructure, and hydrogen demand:
Day 1 | 14 Oct | 13:30-17:00 BST includes the opening plenary session which will highlight policy leadership and ambitions for hydrogen and fuel cells, and explore importance of cross-sector and international partnership working. The opening plenary is followed by the session on hydrogen supply which will include updates on the key projects for production of green and blue hydrogen.
Day 2 | 15 Oct | 09:30-13:00 BST continues with the theme of building a hydrogen economy for Scotland. The first session is about the enabling hydrogen infrastructure which will connect the sources of hydrogen supply with the growing hydrogen demand. This is followed by the final session of the conference which will address hydrogen demand, and how we can build up the demand at sufficient scale and with attractive business models.
Speakers:
EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode will be speaking on during the opening plenary session on day 1.
14 Oct |Opening Plenary 13:30 – 15:00 BST.
This session is chaired by Bruce Farquhar of Anderson Strathern
- Paul Wheelhouse MSP: Scottish Government Minister for Energy, Connectivity, & Islands
- Neil Kermode: Managing Director at the European Marine Energy Centre. RESponible Energy Islands – Leading by Example
- Paul Henderson: Head of Hydrogen Supply at BEIS, UK Government
The three speakers will then be joined by Stuart Hawksworth, Health & Safety Executive, for the plenary session panel discussion.
Topsides UK 2020 provides a world-class conference and exhibition for operators, supply chain, SME’s, contractors & specialist consultants to share their knowledge and experience thus ensuring that the industry is aligned in tackling the challenges of late life operations together.
This year, Topsides is being held virtually, and events will be held each day, 09.00 – 11.30 from 9th – 13th November.
Excelling today whilst preparing for our future | Themes at this year’s event will include:
- The Future and Energy Transition
- Asset Stewardship: Business as Usual
- Asset Integrity
- Maintenance and Reliability Excellence
- Enabling the Supply Chain
- People and Skills
- Smart Decommissioning
Attending Topsides UK
Our Instrument & Controls Engineer, Scott Crawford, will be attending Topsides, and speaking as part of a panel discussion on energy transition on Day 1, 9th November from 9am. Scott will be discussing how EMEC’s success in wave and tidal energy demonstration has led them to recent involvement in wider energy systems work, including hydrogen, microgrids and battery storage solutions.
Access the Topsides full programme here.
www.spe-aberdeen.org/events/topsides-uk-2020
Cordova Electric Cooperative in partnership with Beneficial Electrification League, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council hosts three days of Beneficial Electrification discussions and virtual engagement with beautiful Cordova, Alaska.
Cordova has committed to living in respectful harmony with her wild surroundings from which we draw our livelihoods and subsistence lifestyles. With fiber connectivity to and within the community, fully underground power lines and renewable energy supply, Cordova is the perfect site from which to host the Electrify Alaska! Virtual Conference.
This conference invites the Global community and partners to discuss the responsible and cost-saving electrical technologies of today and tomorrow for all-electric aviation, boating, vehicles, and home heating.
EMEC speakers:
Monday 16 November 17:00-18:00 GMT, Speakers Pannel: The Future is Electric!
Neil Kermode, Managing Director
Registration for the online event is available on EventBrite here
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
