Press release: EMEC restructuring to meet market demand
EMEC will be restructuring to ensure that its world-leading marine energy test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particularly difficult for the industry, and due to current market conditions I am going to have Read More »
Press release: EMEC and CENSIS join forces to support sensor innovation
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS – the Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems – are collaborating to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRLs) and providing independent performance verification as technologies enter the market, the partnership aims to fast Read More »
Blog: Orkney – Island of the Future | Fully Charged
“It’s just extraordinary what’s going on here. It’s a real test bed for the whole country.” Robert Llewellyn, of Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge fame, came to Orkney last month for the Eco-Cars Electric Car Show where he showed off the BMW i8 that he used to traverse the country to get here. The electric Read More »
Blog: Two weeks left to apply to EMEC’s ETV competition
There are only two weeks left to apply to EMEC’s competition offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers. ETV is a new verification programme to help innovative environmental technology companies enter the market quicker by independently verifying the specific performance claims of their new technology. The Statement of Verification delivered at the end Read More »
Blog: EMEC attending THETIS MRE in Nantes
EMEC is exhibiting as part of Scotland pavilion (Stand C34), hosted by Scottish Development International, at the International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy (THETIS MRE) in Nantes, France on 20-21st May 2015. Attending THETIS Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director Elaine Buck, Technical Business Development Manager If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk. Read More »
Blog: Job opportunities at WES – Deadline 19 May 2015
Highlands and Islands Enterprise are recruiting two exciting job roles for Wave Energy Scotland (WES): Programme Manager and Innovation and Research Manager. There’s only a few days left to apply as the deadline for applications is next Tuesday, 19 May 2015. Further details available at: Wave Energy Scotland job opportunities Programme Manager Location: Highlands and Read More »
Press release: Fergus Ewing launches competition for free EMEC-ETV
The Scottish Energy Minister has today launched a competition run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers. In his keynote address at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Fergus Ewing announced that the winner of the competition will be taken through the full ETV process, and provided Read More »
Press Release: Marine operations software to reduce costs and increase safety
JBA, the Met Office and EMEC to develop Marine Mission Planner for wave and tidal test site operations in Orkney. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has joined up with environmental engineering consultancy JBA Consulting and metocean scientists at the Met Office to develop software which could revolutionise operational planning at EMEC’s wave and tidal Read More »
Press release: Wello extend Penguin tests at EMEC
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney having signed a one year extension to their original contract. Their 1MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first deployed at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site Read More »
Blog: EMEC at All-Energy 2015
We’re exhibiting at All-Energy 2015 next week. Visit us on stand ORK12 in the Energy of Orkney pavilion in the Highlands & Islands area. The conference is taking place at the SECC, Glasgow, on 6-7th May. Attending All-Energy 2015 Neil Kermode, Managing Director Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager Eileen Linklater, Read More »
