2025 – innovation in action at EMEC
2025 has been a year of transformation and renewed ambition at EMEC. In March, I was honoured to step into the role of Managing Director after nearly two decades with the organisation. In my time at EMEC I have had the pleasure of working with most of the wave and tidal developers in the sector Read More »
Consultation: EMEC Fall of Warness Section 36 50 MW proposal
EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990 Notice is hereby given that the European Marine Energy Centre Limited (“EMEC”), registered under company registration SC249331 at the Charles Clouston Building O.R.I.C., Back Road, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, KW16 3AW, has applied Read More »
CorPower Ocean leads €30m push to scale UK wave energy
Pan-European consortium driving wave-farm bankability backed by Horizon Europe. CorPower Ocean has been selected to lead the €30 million POWER-Farm EU Project, addressing the competitiveness and bankability of wave farms by validating the technology in conditions required for large-scale deployment in UK waters. The initiative, partly funded by a €19 million grant from Horizon Europe, Read More »
EMEC completes 3-in-1 tidal energy, hydrogen and battery demonstration
A world-first demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage and hydrogen production has been completed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. Led by EMEC, the demonstration successfully integrated three technologies – Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine, vanadium flow batteries supplied by Invinity Energy Systems, and an ITM Power 670 kW electrolyser, Read More »
Crown Estate Scotland backs EMEC research and innovation programme
Crown Estate Scotland joins forces with EMEC and West of Orkney Windfarm to support offshore wind supply chain innovation and development The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is pleased to announce Crown Estate Scotland has joined its flagship Offshore Wind Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme as a public sector sponsor. Crown Estate Scotland’s backing enhances Read More »
Optimising tidal-to-hydrogen systems: EMEC’s modelling insights for tidal energy alternative offtakes
EMEC has delivered a detailed modelling study exploring how to optimise the integration of tidal energy and battery storage with alternative offtake routes (e.g. hydrogen production) to overcome barriers to commercial scale tidal energy deployments. The study has been published as part of the FORWARD2030 project, supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and Read More »
Horizon Europe backs FOREST project to advance ocean energy system technologies
The FOREST (Future Ocean Renewable Energy System Technologies) project has launched with support from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Programme. With a budget of €4 million, the project brings together eight partners from the UK, Portugal, Spain and Sweden to drive advancements in subsea components and digital technologies that will set new global Read More »
The socio-economic benefits of tidal power to the European economy
A new paper has been published by researchers from The University of Edinburgh exploring the socio-economic benefits of tidal power to the European economy. The study was conducted as part of the FORWARD2030 project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Lead author, Dr Donald R. Noble, Research Associate at the Read More »
Hydrogen used to power Kirkwall Airport in UK-first demonstration
A novel hydrogen combustion engine technology trial, led by EMEC at Kirkwall Airport in Orkney, was completed earlier this month. This marks the first time hydrogen has been used to meet both the power and heat demands of a commercial airport in the UK. Manufactured by 2G, the system was the first 100% hydrogen combined Read More »
Consultation: EMEC Fall of Warness Section 36 extension
EMEC has applied to the Scottish Ministers to vary the consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on 22 March 2016 to construct and operate the Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site. The application made under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989, seeks to vary the section 36 consent by extending its Read More »
