The first grid connected tidal device in Scotland
A press release issued by Highlands & Islands Enterprise A pioneering tidal scheme has taken a significant step forward this week when it began generating electricity on to the National Grid. OpenHydro’s tidal device has become Scotland’s first grid-connected tidal device to produce electricity from the tides. The device has been installed at the European Read More »
News this week
Many of you will be aware of the above exhibition and conference taking place in Aberdeen next week, 21 and 22 May. EMEC will be exhibiting on stand O2 within the Orkney hub. Both Neil Kermode and Edwina Cook will be present on both days, Donna Ritch will be present on the Wednesday afternoon and Read More »
News this week
The annual cable survey at Billia Croo Wave Test Site took place last week and over the weekend. We hope to put some photographs on the website in due course. Developers have been operational at both Wave and Tidal Test Sites this week. There was a successful kick-off meeting of EQUIMAR last Thursday and Friday Read More »
News this week
Site investigation works have been ongoing this week by a developer at the Wave Test Site at Billia Croo. The Eday substation broadband was activated this week which will allow transmission of data to the data centre in Stromness. Prof Ian Boyd and Gordon Hastie from The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) were at EMEC Read More »
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EMEC has recently achieved funding for the following projects: Billia Croo Wildlife Observations This has been jointly funded by SNH and nPower to assess the potential for wave energy devices operating in situ to cause disturbance or displacement to wildlife species whose normal habitats/breeding areas occur in the vicinity of sites of deployment of such Read More »
OpenHydro Press Release
An over-winter test programme at EMEC is providing Irish company OpenHydro with invaluable information that will shape the future development of its revolutionary tidal turbine. The firm says the Open-Centre Turbine performed well at EMEC’s test site for tidal technology off the island of Eday. This week, the six-metre machine was removed from its support Read More »
News this week
Visitors last week included Donald Cameron from BBC Radio nan Gaidheal who will be transmitting a programme on renewable energy including wave and tidal in the near future. Also Russia Today visited EMEC during their Orkney wide visit and will be broadcasting on Sky Channel 516 within the very near future. www.rttv.ru A training course Read More »
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Geotechnical Engineering & Marine Surveys from Devizes were carrying out survey work at the Fall of Warness for a developer. Sula Diving, Stromness are carrying out dive surveys at Billia Croo, subject to weather. Our Managing Director, Neil Kermode took part in a video conference to the National Energy Commission in Chile this week. This Read More »
News this week
OpenHydro are on site at the Fall of Warness continuing their testing procedure. Leask Marine are also working there with the MV Uskmoor. Dive work is due to start early next week at Billia Croo for a specific developer project. New documents will be available on the secure area of the website early next week. Read More »
News this week
Neil Kermode, Edwina Cook, Matthew Finn and Bill Edgar attended the BWEA Conference in Edinburgh this week and met with many EMEC interested bodies. Interesting presentations were heard particularly from the point of view of health and safety and the risk awareness strategies necessary for the deployment of marine energy convertors. Whilst in Edinburgh, Edwina Read More »
