Press release: FORESEA backs 5 techs under 5th call
The EU-funded FORESEA programme has awarded recommendations for support to five offshore renewable energy projects under its final call. The successful projects have been selected due to their high readiness level for real sea testing within the year. Final confirmation of support will be granted to developers upon contract with the relevant test centre. FORESEA Read More »
Press Release: BioFREE webinar to update on marine energy biofouling
The BioFREE (Biofouling in Renewable Energy Environments) project has commenced data collection from biofouling monitoring systems deployed across international marine renewable energy (MRE) test centres. A webinar will be hosted by IEA Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annex IV to discuss current environmental research efforts in relation to tackling biofouling on 1st March. An investigation on Read More »
Press Release: EMEC Fall of Warness tidal test site lease extended to 2040
Crown Estate Scotland has granted an extension to the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) lease for the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney until 2040. The extension will support the long-term ambitions and demonstration plans of EMEC’s clients. EMEC’s Fall of Warness site offers developers of tidal energy technologies eight grid-connected test Read More »
Press Release: Magallanes install ATIR tidal turbine at EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is delighted to welcome Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables to their tidal test site at the Fall of Warness in Orkney, Scotland. The successful installation of their second generation (2G) 2MW tidal platform ‘ATIR’ took place on 16th February and marks a major milestone in the Ocean_2G project, Read More »
Press Release: Marine Energy Alliance deadline approaches
The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine energy technology companies with the overall goal of reducing the risk of device failure in subsequent demonstration phases. Selected marine energy technology companies will receive a suite of tailored expert services that will enable them Read More »
Blog: The world is watching
There was palpable excitement among EMEC colleagues on Friday night when actor and environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, shared the World Economic Forum’s video on Instagram showcasing the renewables revolution taking place here in Orkney. He has garnered well over one million views for this video over the weekend alone. The video itself was launched during DAVOS, Read More »
Press release: 12.8M€ awarded to demonstrate ocean energy farms
A new Interreg NWE project, Ocean DEMO, has been officially launched today. Ocean DEMO will provide funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments, specifically targeting multi-machine ocean energy installations. This will allow developers to move closer to market by demonstrating their technologies at full commercial Read More »
Press release: Orbital Marine Power raise £7 million through crowdfunding
Abundance closes largest investment to date for Orbital Marine Power, raising £7 million for world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine Orbital Marine Power (Orkney) will fund construction of the UK’s first floating tidal stream turbine to go into commercial production. c2,300 individual investors invested an average of c£3,000, with over half investing via their ISAs Read More »
Press release: Two Scots firms secure £7.7m funding to test at EMEC
Two new Scottish wave energy devices will take to the sea in 2020 following the award of £7.7 million from Wave Energy Scotland. Both winning firms – Edinburgh-based Mocean Energy and AWS Ocean Energy from Inverness – will use the funds to build half-scale wave energy machines and test them in real ocean conditions at Read More »
Press release: FORESEA launches end-of-project call for proposals
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme has launched its 5th call for proposals. The call aims to help developers of offshore low carbon technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments. This end-of-project call has been launched due to continued demand for support of real-sea operations and demonstration Read More »
