Press release: Caron Oag wins Professional Service Award
Caron Oag, EMEC’s Senior Marketing Officer for Hydrogen, has won the Professional Service Award at the Scottish Renewables’ Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2022. The Young Professionals Green Energy Awards celebrate individuals who will be driving the renewable energy projects of the future. This year, two of the EMEC team were shortlisted: Caron for Read More »
Press release: AWS Waveswing gets shakedown at EMEC
Initial testing and shakedown of Waveswing completed as AWS offshore scientific test programme progresses Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has commenced sea trials at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) as part of its scientific testing programme for its Waveswing wave energy converter. The initial shakedown testing at EMEC’s Scapa Flow test site in Orkney involved Read More »
Blog: Let’s #BreakTheBias
Something truly powerful about International Woman’s Day’s annual themes is the focus on individual commitment, self-reflection and action. I have the privilege of sharing my voice on this 8 March through this post as well as making sure that other voices across our organisation are heard, illustrating the different sensations, experiences and perceptions that gender Read More »
Press release: H2GO Power to trial AI hydrogen optimisation system at EMEC
Funding has been awarded to trial real-time usage of artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimise hydrogen production and storage at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The HyAI 2.0 project aims to trial the use of an AI platform called HyAI by integrating the system into EMEC’s hydrogen plant on the island of Read More »
Project news: RESOURCECODE launch marine data toolbox
The RESOURCECODE project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, is supporting the investment and growth in the wave, tidal and offshore wind energy sectors through the creation of a new integrated marine data toolbox. The toolbox will be launched at a virtual event on 10 March 2022. The RESOURCECODE team will demonstrate the capabilities of Read More »
Vacancy: Project Stakeholder & Consents Manager
EMEC is the world’s leading test facility for wave and tidal energy converters. We are committed to supporting the transition to net zero and are also pioneering developments in green hydrogen and island energy systems. Project Stakeholder & Consents Manager Salary negotiable EMEC Ireland are recruiting for a Project Stakeholder & Consents Manager to support the Read More »
Press release: AWS wave energy converter arrives in Orkney for EMEC demo
A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The 16 kW Archimedes Waveswing arrived at Hatston Pier, Kirkwall on Tuesday evening, 25 January 2022, before being transported to Copland’s Dock in Stromness where it will be Read More »
Press release: Open call for EMEC Earthshot nominations
The search for the 2022 winners of The Earthshot Prize has begun. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is proud to be an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize. Launched in 2020 by Prince William and Sir David Attenborough, with the first winners announced in October 2021, The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global Read More »
Press release: 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm leasing rights secured
The joint venture between Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) (46.75%), TotalEnergies (38.25%) and RIDG (15%), a Scottish developer in offshore wind, successfully secured rights in the N1 area to develop a 2 GW offshore windfarm project in the ScotWind leasing round. The West of Orkney Windfarm will be located 30 km off the west coast Read More »
Blog: On the value of international collaboration
With a roster of clients and partner organisations stretching from Oregon in the United States to Shandong in China, at EMEC we are no strangers to working internationally. Marine energy and hydrogen technologies offer energy system solutions with applicability globally, as we move to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. In the aftermath of Read More »
