Canadian visit
A fact finding visit to Orkney will help shape the development of tidal energy on the other side of the Atlantic. A delegation from Canada has visited EMEC, the Stromness-based European Marine Energy Centre, on 28 November 2006 to assess ways to exploit the energy generating potential of Nova Scotia’s coastal waters. EMEC is the Read More »
Tidal device takes the plunge
An exciting new chapter has opened at EMEC on 8 August 2006 with the start of a project to install the UK’s first grid connected tidal turbine. Dublin based company Open Hydro plan to install their prototype, with full grid connection, in the fast flowing currents off the Fall of Warness, later this summer. James Read More »
Doppler deployment at wave site
A doppler, or ‘current profiler’, has been deployed at the wave test site. This device is placed on the seabed by divers and makes detailed current measurments over a period of 28 days. The device is then retrieved and data downloaded before redeployment. This data can be obtained by developers, by accessing EMEC s secure Read More »
