EMEC will be exhibiting at the Grand Renewable Energy (GRE) 2014 International Conference & Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, on 27th July to 1st August. The GRE Conference is being held jointly  with the 2nd Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC).

Oliver Wragg (Commercial Director) and Allan Davidson (Director Asia) will be attending the conference. If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.

EMEC is exhibiting as part of SDI’s pavilion.

Allan is speaking in Session 2 – “Recent progress of ocean renewable energy” - on 28th July 2014. The final programme is yet to be published. Check out the conference webpages for updates.

For further information on the conference visit: GRE 2014 & AWTEC 2014

EMEC is sponsoring the Inaugural Meeting of the IECRE Management Committee (REMC) taking place on 16-18th September 2014 in Boulder, Colorado.

Jennifer Norris, EMEC’s Research Director, is attending the meeting to discuss the progression of international standards on marine energy. For more information on marine energy standards, visit: EMEC standards

For further information about the meeting, visit: Inaugural Meeting of the IECRE Management Committee (REMC)

IECRE – (IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications)

The objective of the IECRE (IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications) System is to facilitate international trade in equipment and services for use in Renewable Energy Sectors while maintaining the required level of safety:

• Operate a single, global certification System.
• Consistent understanding of what a certificate means, which certificates exists and how they are related.
• The System must be effective (avoid double work, which information must be given when and to whom) and will include a mechanisms to solve disagreements between stakeholders both on the content of the System as well as its correct application.
• The System aims for a harmonized application around the globe to ensure a uniform implementation and mutual recognition between certification bodies and test labs.
• The System will make use of high quality international standards and will allow for continuous improvement of the System.
• The System aims for harmonized application around the globe to ensure a uniform implementation and delivery of information by suppliers, sub-suppliers, end users and others providing documentation for certification.
• The System aims for harmonized application around the globe to ensure a uniform implementation and clear understanding of all suppliers, sub-suppliers, end users and other applicants for the elements and modules as well as reports, statements and certificates of the certification processes.
• The System aims for acceptance by local/national authorities or other bodies requiring and benefiting from certification

EMEC will be attending Scottish Renewables Marine Conference & Exhibition in Inverness on 23rd and 24th September 2014.

Attending the event:

• Neil Kermode, Managing Director
• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
• Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
• Max Carcas, External Liaison

If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.

Programme:

Day 1:

• Oliver is a panellist in Plenary 2: Marine Energy – The Global Outlook, looking at the marine energy industry around the world and Scotland’s place within it.

Day 2:

• Max is chairing Plenary 4: Financing Innovation. Financing the development of wave and tidal technologies remains a key challenge for the sector. Has the time now come to radically overhaul the way the marine energy sector is funded?
• Neil is chairing Plenary 5B: Grid – The Missing Link?, exploring recent attempts to tackle grid issues, and asking whether we can ‘work smarter’ across Europe to resolve problems here in Scotland while heading off risks around the rest of the EU.

The full programme is available here: SR Marine Conference programme

Join us as we tackle the tough issues facing our industry today and celebrate the people, place and passion that will deliver the next energy revolution:

• How can Scotland capitalise on the global marine energy market?
• Has the time come to radically overhaul the way the sector is funded?
• How far away from the commercialisation of marine energy really are we?
• Does the consenting regime help or hinder first movers?
• Can the sector ever overcome its problem with grid?
• Beyond 100MW – What will the market look like?

For further information on the conference, visit: SR Marine Conference, Exhibition & Dinner 2014

EMEC is exhibiting at Ocean Energy Europe’s annual conference in Paris on the 1st-2nd October 2014.

Attending the conference:

• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
• Elaine Buck, Technical Business Development Manager
• Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
• Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communications Officer

If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.

Exhibition:

EMEC is exhibiting with Scottish Development International on Stand no.2.

Not to be missed:

Day 1 – 1^st October

• 1135-1235: EMEC tidal clients Alstom (Erick Pelerin) and OpenHydro (James Ives) are showcasing their technologies in the Tidal Energy Technology Showcase.
• 1345-1445: EMEC wave clients Pelamis (Richard Yemm) and Aquamarine Power (Martin McAdam) will be showcasing their technologies in the Wave Energy Technology Showcase.

Day 2 – 2^nd October

• 1430-1600: Oliver Wragg is speaking in the ‘Infrastructure: Connecting Prototypes and Commercial Projects’ session, outlining the current infrastructure options and long-term plans to address these short and long-term challenges.

Further details on the programme are available here: Conference programme

Ocean Energy Europe 2014 brings together the biggest players and sharpest minds in the ocean energy sector for two days of intensive discussion and debate. It offers you the chance to network, generate profile for your company and obtain access to the decision makers, thought leaders, investors and entrepreneurs who are most influential in the sector.

Ocean Energy Europe 2014 will feature:

• An Ocean Energy Forum Ministerial Summit featuring several European Energy Ministers, regional leaders and senior industry representatives
• 350 – 400 attendees made up of key players from industry, research and political institutions
• High-level speakers including drawn from our extensive network of key industry figures
• Simulataneous translation
• A 40+ stand high value exhibition area
• Side events such as brokerage workshops, press conferences and political roundtables
• High profile location in the centre of Paris

For further information on the conference, visit: Ocean Energy Europe’s annual conference

Oliver Wragg will be attending the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2014) in Miama, USA, 6-8th October 2014. If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.

Oliver is speaking in the ‘Offshore Renewables – If not now, when?’ session at 1100 on Wednesday 8th October 2014.

The full programme is available here: Conference programme

For further information on the conference visit: CREF 2014

We are exhibiting and speaking at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 4-6th November 2014.

Attending the conference:

• Neil Kermode, Managing Director
• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
• Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
• Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communications Officer

If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.

Exhibition:

EMEC is exhibiting with Scottish Development International on the Scotland stand. Please pop past for an update on EMEC’s testing facilities and expanding service offering.

Don’t miss:

Wednesday 5th November:

• 1200: Oliver is speaking about EMEC’s Integrated Environmental Monitoring Platform in the ‘Measurement, Communication, and Monitoring’ session (hosted by Ifremer).
• 1430: Neil is providing a talk on International Test Centres in the ‘Industry Development Centres’ session (hosted by WaveHub).

The full conference programme is available to view here: Conference programme

International Open-water Test Centres Workshop:

To build on EMEC’s Global Ocean Energy symposium held in 2013, we are hosting a workshop for international open-water test centres on 7th November 2014. The workshop aims to establish a global network of open-sea marine energy test centres, providing a forum to discuss key R&D topics and identify actions to forge relationships and knowledge transfer between test sites.

In order to ensure focused discussion, this event is by invitation only.

For further information, visit:  ICOE Workshop: International open-water test centres

ICOE is the global venue for exchange of information and building relationships, in order to grow a world-wide marine renewable energy industry. ICOE was first established in 2006 and is now held every two years. It has grown to almost 1000 participants from almost 40 countries, had a significant tradeshow in 2012, and is now recognized as the world’s pre-eminent industry-development event.

The goal of the conference and exhibition is to advance industry development by sharing recent experiences from development, demonstration and technology transfer efforts. It aims to accelerate development by stimulating collaboration between companies, researchers and development centres. It also targets engagement of operators with experience in related marine and power industry sectors.

Hosted by Marine Renewables Canada in partnership with the Government of Canada, Government of Nova Scotia, and Offshore Energy Research Association, the 2014 ICOE will be a North American first.

For further information on the conference visit: ICOE 2014

Eileen Linklater, EMEC’s Client Relationship and Marketing Manager, is speaking at Tidal Today’s International Tidal Energy Summit in London, 24-26th November 2014.

Real sea testing – powering marine energy R&D

Eileen is speaking on Day 1 (25th November)  at 1515 on ‘Real sea testing – powering marine energy R&D’:

• With over a decade of experience, EMEC is attracting developers from around the globe to prove what is achievable in the harshest of marine environments
• The pioneering work on EMEC’s test sites has given rise to a range of R&D projects aiming to reduce cost and increase reliability as developers move to demonstration arrays
• Spanning a number of important themes, case studies from EMEC will be presented on: vessel support, data collection, wildlife observations, acoustic monitoring, subsea cabling, performance testing and standards development.

A number of EMEC’s tidal clients are also speaking throughout the event, including:

• Andritz Hydro Hammerfest
• Alstom
• Atlantis
• Bluewater Energy Services
• OpenHydro

For further information, visit: Conference Programme

For further information on the conference visit: ITES 2014

EMEC is hosting the ‘European Open-Water Ocean Energy Test Sites’ session at the Atlantic Stakeholder Conference in Porto, Portugal on Tuesday 20th January 2015.

The session will identify key issues of common interest across the marine energy test sites, share relevant information and enable lessons to be learnt which will speed up the development of new wave and tidal technologies. This could include common standards for health and safety, environmental monitoring methodologies and data sharing, and common operating procedures.

Oliver Wragg, EMEC Commercial Director, will speak alongside:

• Joaquín Hernández-Brito, Manager at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)
• Anna Brito e Melo, Executive Director at WavEC Offshore Renewables (WavEC)
• Izan Le Crom, MRE Project Manager-Development & Operation Test Site SEM-REV
• John Breslin, General Manager at Smartbay Islands

The full conference programme is available to download here: Atlantic stakeholder conference – Porto