News this week
EMEC has been developing a marine safety course with the Maritime Department at Orkney College and we successfully undertook the first trial run this week. John Lawrence and Roy Temple attended the course from EMEC and it is hoped that it will be available from early summer this year. The course involves ADCP deployment (see Read More »
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Representatives from the EMEC Operations Team and a number of tidal developers were invited onboard the Dutch registered MV Fairplayer this week to witness sea trials. Operated by Jumbo Shipping of Rotterdam, the class 2 DP vessel launched in 2008 is one of the world’s largest and most advanced ‘heavy lift’ vessels and featured in Read More »
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Last week Orkney saw a significant milestone in the development of marine renewables with the announcement of the successful bidders in the Crown Estate’s first seabed leasing round. The agreements for lease will enable projects to be taken forward within designated areas once various environmental and planning requirements have been achieved. A number of the Read More »
Sustainable Energy Meets Sustainable Fisheries Management
A unique project in Orkney between the nascent wave energy industry and the local inshore fishing community aims to demonstrate not only that the two industries can co-exist in harmony – but that there can be mutual benefits. EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), has a grid-connected test site at Billia Croo in Orkney Read More »
News this week
BWEA’s seventh annual event dedicated to wave and tidal energy took place on 4 March at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London. Over 500 government and industry professionals attended, including Neil Kermode, Richard Morris and Eileen Linklater from EMEC. Neil also took part in one of the highlights of the event – a panel debate Read More »
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Last week we were visited by Johanna Yates, Policy Manager for Hydro and Marine, Scottish Renewables. Johanna, who joined Scottish Renewables last year working on Hydro policy, has recently also taken on the marine energy remit within the organisation as well. Orkney was one of the first stops on her list to get an overview Read More »
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EMEC was very pleased to hear that several clients bound for our test sites in Orkney were successful in receiving funding from the Carbon Trust this week. Atlantis Resources, Aquamarine Power, Hammerfest Strom UK, and Pelamis Wave Power received support from the £22 million Marine Renewable Proving Fund (MRPF). The MRPF is intended to accelerate Read More »
Sustainable energy talk
“Sustainable Energy – without the hot air” A talk by David Mackay, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change Friday 5th March 7pm-8pm, Upper Room, King Street Halls David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change and author of the influential book ‘Sustainable Energy Read More »
EMEC recruiting
EMEC, is gearing up for the arrival this year of more devices capable of generating electricity from waves or tidal currents. With two machines already undergoing sea trials at EMEC, five new staff are to be recruited to join the 13-strong team currently running the centre. EMEC managing director Neil Kermode said: “These are exciting Read More »
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On Friday 22 January, a very successful Marine Renewables Awareness Day was held in King Street Halls, Kirkwall. The aim of the day was to help make businesses, organisations, agencies and public bodies more aware of the opportunities that marine renewables presents for Orkney. The event, which was attended by around 70 local representatives, saw Read More »
