Press release: Funding secured for UK’s first hydrogen injection system on a ferry
Innovate UK have granted £430,332 of funding to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry. The hydrogen to be used in the project will be produced by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, from the abundance of clean renewable energy sources available on the islands and Read More »
Press release: Scotrenewables receive new investment in preparation for new turbine build
Scotrenewables welcomes new investment and director appointments ahead of starting a new turbine build which will see an optimised 2MW floating turbine installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The multi-million pound investment is led by a private investor group including the McGrath family, sector leader Matthias Haag as well as ongoing public Read More »
Press release: Scotrenewables SR1-2000 to make way for FloTEC SR2-2000
Record breaking SR2000 turbine to be recovered from EMEC ahead of site preparations for optimised production model. In a move to start site preparation work for their optimised 2MW floating tidal turbine, Scotrenewables Tidal Power have started work to remove the SR2000 turbine from its test berth at EMEC. The SR2000’s withdrawal from service at Read More »
Press Release: Orkney – where people imagine the future and make it happen
The case for island energy has never been stronger as key decision times come around. The Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) believes that 2018 will be a critical year for renewables in Orkney with major decisions locally and nationally set to determine whether and how the many benefits and achievements of the last 30 years Read More »
Press release: Magallanes Renovables’ ATIR en route from Spain to EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking forward to welcoming Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables to its tidal energy test site off Eday. Their full scale ATIR tidal turbine which has been successfully validated and optimised is currently being towed north from Vigo in Spain and is expected to arrive in Orkney Read More »
Invitation to tender: Billia Croo Environmental Appraisal and Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
EMEC currently holds a site-wide Section 36 consent for its full-scale tidal test site, Fall of Warness, which has proven to significantly streamline the consenting process for developers testing at the site. EMEC is preparing to apply for a similar consent for its full-scale wave test site, Billia Croo, to further improve the consenting process Read More »
Integrated subsea cable monitoring system tested at EMEC
An Innovate UK funded project focused on developing a smart integrated monitoring system for offshore energy subsea cables has drawn to a close following successful tests at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The novel technology will ultimately lead to better maintenance and repair of underwater cables, reducing costs in the offshore energy Read More »
Press Release: Scotrenewables tidal clocks record level of power generation
Tidal stream prototype generates 3GWh of predictable renewable electricity in under 12 months at European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. Scotrenewables Tidal Power has set another record with its first 2MW floating tidal stream turbine with the unit clocking up over 3GWh of renewable electricity in its first year of testing at the European Marine Read More »
Press Release: Unique printed electrodes to open up availability of clean, green and affordable hydrogen
Creating a renewable and sustainable source of energy from hydrogen that is also affordable could be unlocked with a university’s innovative use of screen-printed nanotechnology. Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University will test a way to provide a green source of power that could be harnessed by remote communities who are off the electricity grid and Read More »
Press release: EMEC metocean data open for innovation challenge
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has provided a series of metocean data sets to be used in a new Scottish open innovation competition aiming to stimulate creative thinking and data science to design new data products for the benefit of the marine environment, communities and economy. Organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Read More »
