News this week

EMEC’s Developers Research Forum (DRF) took place on Monday this week. The DRF provides a platform to developers testing at EMEC to collaborate and share their experiences, knowledge and opinions on technical and regulatory issues. The latest session was attended by representatives from Marine Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage which prompted some interesting discussions between the regulators and EMEC’s developer community on the licencing conditions at EMEC’s test sites.

A film crew from NHK Japan, the Japanese equivalent of the BBC, have been in Orkney with a busy schedule to capture the vast array of activity taking place here in the marine renewables industry (pictured filming inside the Billia Croo substation). They interviewed Managing Director Neil Kermode, visited the EMEC offices, wave and tidal test sites, filmed with a number of developers and even flew over the test sites to get an aerial view. Following the Fukushima disaster, Japan’s interest in its own marine energy potential has increased, and EMEC is working closely with the Ocean Energy Association of Japan to develop a Japanese Marine Energy Centre (click here for further details).

Coming up

Eileen Linklater, EMEC’s Client Relationship and Marketing Manager will be at the Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference (GMREC) in Washington D.C. next week.

Farewell

Finally, congratulations and good luck to Jennifer (Jen) Falconer, our Data Technician, who is leaving us today for pastures new. All the best for the new job from all of your colleagues here at EMEC.