News this week
The European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, have an online competition on at the moment, (as reported on 15.6.07). The winner and 5 runners-up of the local competition from Stromness Primary 7, were invited up to EMEC’s offices on the morning of July 13th 2007. They received their ManagEnergy T-shirts and visited the wave Read More »
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Busy week for visitors this week: The Sea Mammal Research Unit, St Andrews visited the tidal test site. John Phillips from Embley Energy Ltd visited the wave test site. Dr Frank Lechtenberg from German radio came to do a piece on EMEC and Orkney’s renewable energy projects – see picture. Ian Couper from the North of Read More »
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Our latest residents at the tidal test centre in Eday are pictured, at least its not four and twenty! EMEC are a finalist in the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce “Northern Star Business Awards 2007″. This is in the Research and Development category and congratulations go to the Research Team! ‘PELAMIS’ continues successful generation Read More »
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Visitors this week included nPower and a HIE organised contingent from the REN project from Finland and Sweden – see photo. The latter are participants, along with HIE, in a Northern Periphery Programme project entitled “Rural Expertise in the North” (REN), the aim of which is to share knowledge on technology development projects, with particular Read More »
News this week
We’ve had a busy week for visitors again – including Dr Craig Stevens from NIWA who gave an informative and interesting talk on marine renewable energy in New Zealand. We also had Mike Scott from the magazine New Energy Finance – watch out for his article! The European Commission are running an art competition (www.managenergy.net). As Read More »
International standards called for by IEC
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the formation of Technical Committee 114: Marine Energy – Wave and Tidal Energy Converters The IEC is now recruiting experts from around the world to develop International Standards to cover the performance of tidal and wave energy converters, how these converters will interface with electricity grid systems, and Read More »
TGL core sampling
Following the award of a grant from the Scottish Executive in February this year, Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) successfully completed a geotechnical investigation at the Fall of Warness tidal test site in May, obtaining three core samples. The project secured valuable geotechnical data for the design of the foundation for TGL’s 500kW prototype turbine, which Read More »
News this week
During the last week, we have had two lots of visitors – a multi-national delegation from Korea, Japan, Canada, Portugal and New Zealand; and nearer to home our local Energy Efficiency Centre, 26 Bridge Street, Kirkwall Tel 0800 512012 and Sustainable Scotland Network web site. We had a successful and enjoyable time at All-Energy 2007 Read More »
News this week
Survey work inshore has been undertaken at Billia Croo. Posters are being printed and packed for All-Energy, look forward to seeing you there next Wednesday and Thursday. (Don’t forget to click on the button for All-Energy in our links section). Two days of visitors this week and looking forward to having a multi-national delegation next Read More »
News this week
Following a visit from two UKAS assessors, the UKAS inspection has taken place this week. They enjoyed a trip over to Eday and to the Tidal Test Site, and also enjoyed the benefits of some Orkney sunshine. We look forward to their results in the near future. Successful site investigation has continued at the Tidal Read More »
