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Press release: FORESEA opens second call for ocean energy applications

The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme’s second call for support package applications is now open. Support packages will help technologies to commercialise by providing free access to FORESEA’s network of world leading test sites. FORESEA is an €11m project which helps to bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market by Read More »


Press release: FORESEA awards support to ten ocean energy technology developers

The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme has awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to ten ocean energy technology developers. The support will help commercialise these technologies by providing free access to open-sea test centres. The announcement was made at the Ocean Energy Europe 2016 Conference & Exhibition in Brussels today. FORESEA Read More »


Press Release: CorPower Ocean secures €4m funding for WaveBoost project

CorPower Ocean AB, a developer of high efficiency wave energy converters, has been awarded a €4m grant by the European Commission (EC) for its WaveBoost project. The grant will support a three-year innovation programme targeting significant improvements in the reliability and performance of wave energy converters by using pneumatic components in combination with advanced control Read More »


Press Release: Ocean energy researchers replicate site-specific ocean conditions better than ever before

Three year collaboration between EMEC and FloWave offers wave and tidal energy developers ‘try-before-you-buy’ site simulation capability Two of the world’s leading ocean energy test centres have joined forces to replicate the wild ocean environment of Orkney in a state-of-the-art test facility in Edinburgh. The project, a collaboration between the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Read More »


Blog: Innovation transcending politics

Originally from Houston, Texas, Elaine Buck has settled in Orkney and works as EMEC’s Technical Manager. Keep Calm and Carry On It is only four days ‘til we know the outcome of the US 2016 presidential election. It has been four months and 12 days since Brexit. Why is this important? To me these pivotal Read More »


Press release: Scotrenewables installs world’s largest tidal turbine at EMEC for first time

The world’s most powerful tidal turbine, developed and manufactured by Scottish engineering company Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited, has been installed on its moorings for the first time at the European Marine Energy Centre’s Fall of Warness tidal test site in Orkney as part of site commissioning and testing. The 2MW ‘SR2000′ floating turbine was towed Read More »


Press Release: Free reliability methodology training workshop for marine energy

The RiaSoR (Reliability in a Sea of Risk) consortium are organising a free workshop to provide marine energy developers with training on how to use newly developed reliability methodologies. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for the partners of the project – EMEC, ORE Catapult and SP Research – to update the marine energy Read More »


Blog: EMEC Integrated Monitoring Pod fitted with InSTREAM turbulence monitoring devices

 A trans-Atlantic research project is preparing for the deployment of tidal turbulence measurement devices at EMEC. Led by Rockland Scientific, a Canadian company specialising in marine turbulence, the InSTREAM project involves UK-based FloWave TT, Ocean Array Systems and EMEC, and Canadian companies Dalhousie University and Black Rock Tidal Power. Aiming to improve the industry’s understanding Read More »


Blog: New Systems Developer

As part of a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) between the University of Strathclyde and EMEC, we would like to welcome our new Systems Developer, Steven Pyke. The position (supported by Innovate UK) will see Steven support the development of EMEC’s ocean energy assessment processes which will form part of an integrated evaluation and development pathway Read More »


Blog: Exciting progress for EMEC tidal graduates

Our Managing Director, Neil Kermode, reflects upon returning home from his holiday in Canada. Last week gave a rare and valuable insight into how the marine industry is progressing. Whilst on holiday in Canada I had the opportunity to see first-hand one of the 16m diameter OpenHydro open centre turbines earmarked for the Bay of Fundy. The Read More »


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