H2 Orkney month
A series of events during September will highlight Orkney’s pioneering role in creating a new use for power harnessed from the wind and tides. These events offer you the chance to discover more about the ‘Surf and Turf’ project, which involves generating hydrogen fuel using wind and tidal energy – and then using the fuel to provide electricity for ferries when tied up in harbour.
Programme:
Orkney International Science Festival: “Hydrogen for Orkney Power”
Friday 4th September 2015
9-10pm
Kirkwall Town Hall
Hosted by EMEC, this session will provide an overview of EMEC’s electrolyser and the Surf and Turf project with an opportunity for audience Q&A. EMEC’s Managing Director Neil Kermode and Kris Hyde from ITM Power, will discuss how power generated by tidal and wind turbines will produce hydrogen to overcome some of the grid constraints faced by Eday.
Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA) workshop
Thursday 24th September 2015
1.15-5pm
Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
Registration essential: email office@oref.co.uk.
This workshop will give practical examples of where hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and products are being deployed as well as highlighting some of the emerging opportunity areas for the wider use of hydrogen produced from renewables in heat and transport. The event will be highly interactive, with opportunities to meet experts in this area, and to discuss the use of hydrogen and fuel cell systems in Orkney.
The workshop is free to attend, but registration is required as spaces are limited. Contact office@oref.co.uk to register your interest in this event.
For further information, visit: Orkney Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Opportunities Workshop
H2Shapinsay: Update on BIG HIT and Wind2Agri projects
Thursday 24th September 2015
7.30-9.30pm
Shapinsay Community Centre
The aim of this evening event will be to update Shapinsay residents, as well as any other interested parties, on the two possible H2 projects which are currently being planned: BIG HIT and Wind2Agri.
Public drop-in session
Friday 25th September 2015
3-8pm
Kirkwall Town Hall
Scheduled presentations at 4.30 and 6pm.
Come along and ask the experts about hydrogen, EMEC’s electrolyser, and the Surf ‘n’ Turf project. EMEC’s Neil Kermode and Kris Hyde, from ITM Power, will be providing short presentations on the hydrogen projects planned for Orkney at 4.30 and 6pm, and hydrogen generation demonstrations will take place throughout the event.