Events calendar
November 2014 – July 2015
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
EMEC are exhibiting at the Renewable UK Wave & Tidal Conference and Exhibition on 25th-26th February 2015. You’ll find us on stand 14.
Attending the conference
- Andrew Mill, Chairman
- John Griffiths, Technical and Compliance Director
- Neil Kermode, Managing Director
- Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
- Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
- Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager
- Elaine Buck, Technical Business Development Manager
- Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communications Officer
If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.
Conference highlights
The conference programme is packed with interesting talks from some of the leading experts in the field of wave and tidal energy, including many of our clients and technology developers from around the world. We’ve highlighted some key sessions below, with the Full Conference Programme available online.
- Turbulence at tidal energy sites workshop: Matthew Finn is attending The Crown Estate’s workshop with group sessions on turbulence for energy resource assessment, engineering design, and array design, including field data requirements. The workshop will consider the formation of industry guidance on turbulence and will determine future requirements for further research. For further details see: Workshop Agenda
- B2:Joined Up Thinking: Creating Grid Connected Projects: Neil Kermode will be chairing this session looking at the challenges facing projects seeking a connection at the fringes of the grid network. Panellists include Max Carcas (Caelulum Ltd) and Neil Davidson (Aquamarine Power).
- A3: Tidal Technology Showcase: Progress Report: Speaking alongside some of the other leading tidal energy developers, James Murray from Scotrenewables Tidal Power will provide an update on the development of the SR2000 2MW turbine, due to be tested at EMEC later in 2015.
- B3: Wave Energy: Applied Sector Research: Dr Joseph van’t Hoff, Senior Numerical Modelling Engineer at Aquamarine Power will explore how data analysis is being used to inform the future design of the Oyster technology and the company’s commercialisation plans.
- A5: The First Arrays: Status Update: John Griffiths is chairing this session, with speakers from Meygen (Dan Pearson), Carnegie Wave Energy (Tim Sawyer), OpenHydro (Sue Barr) and Alstom Power (Robert Stevenson) providing insight into some of the first array projects being developed around the world.
- B7: Globalising Wave & Tidal Energy: Key Markets and Development Prospects: Oliver Wragg is providing an update on the progress of developing a global network of test centres to encourage collaboration.
Jenny Norris, EMEC’s Research Director, is attending Ocean Business 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, on 14-16th April.
If you’d like to meet with Jenny at the conference, please contact info@emec.org.uk.
Special Session on Marine Renewable Energy
“Update on technology and tools to de-risk and streamline marine energy development”
Thursday 16th April, 1200-1800: NOC Seminar Room, free to attend (also available via webinar)
Jenny is attending this final event for the NERC-Defra Marine Renewable Energy research programme. This session will review the contribution of the NERC – DEFRA funded research and knowledge exchange programmes to development of novel technology, tools and methods, and consider the needs for the industry going forward.
Join the webinar at EMEC: If you based in Orkney, EMEC are linking into this session via a webinar so please pop along if you’d like to join all or part of it.
Programme:
Main Research Programme
1300: Introduction by Dr Annie Linley
1310: Application of X band radar for resource assessment: Case studies from the European Marine Energy Centre and the Inner Sound, Pentland Firth
1330: Development of the FLOWBEC (Flow-and-Benthic-Ecology-4D) seabed platform
1350: Application of telemetry and visual observations for mapping fine scale habitat use by seals
1410: Impacts of operational noise on harbour porpoises
1430: Programme break: a short film will be shown
1445: Maximising energy extraction at wave and tidal energy sites whilst optimising environmental benefit
1505: Development of telemetry for understanding fish movements around offshore windfarms
1525: Baited video and other methods for monitoring post deployment impacts on fisheries at energy farms
Knowledge exchange programme
1615: Introduction by Dr Annie Linley
1625: Fish responses to impulsive noise
1645: Review and update of Collision Risk Models for predicting potential collisions of birds with turbine blades
1705: Interactions between fisheries and renewable energy development
1745: Seminar closes
For further details, visit: Special Session on Marine Renewable Energy
Dave Wakefield, EMEC’s ETV Manager, is attending Sustainability Live 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 21st-23rd April.
As a verification body for Environmental Technology Verification (ETV), EMEC is exhibiting at the event to raise awareness of the scheme alongside other UK verification bodies. You find us on Stand H11: Environmental Technology Verification Scheme (located in the NEMEX Energy Management Exhibition hall).
If you’d like to set up a meeting with Dave, or would like to hear more on EMEC-ETV, please contact ETV@emec.org.uk or call 01856 852060.
What is ETV?
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) is a tool to help innovative environmental technologies reach the market. The Statement of Verification delivered at the end of the ETV process can be used as evidence that the claims made about the innovation are both credible and scientifically sound. With proof of performance credibly assured, innovations can expect easier market access and/or a larger market share, and the technological risk is reduced for technology purchasers.
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Attract investment
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Increase your market share
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Differentiate from your competitors
Claims about the performance of innovative environmental technologies are verified by qualified third parties. EMEC is accredited to ISO 17020 and the EU ETV General Verification Protocol to perform verifications under the EU ETV Pilot Programme.
For more information about EMEC-ETV visit: Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)
EMEC is exhibiting at All-Energy 2015 at the SECC, Glasgow, on 6-7th May. Visit us on stand ORK12 in the Energy of Orkney pavilion in the Highlands & Islands area.
Attending All-Energy 2015
- Neil Kermode, Managing Director
- Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
- Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager
- Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
- Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communication Officer
- Dave Wakefield, ETV Manager
If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk. Otherwise, please pop past stand ORK12 in the Orkney pavilion in the Highlands & Islands area.
Speaking at All-Energy 2015
Day 2: Thursday 7th May
- Real sea testing: powering marine energy R&D: Neil is speaking in Wave & Tidal Session 5 at 1330 alongside Professor Stephen Salter of the University of Edinburgh, and Katie Grace of the University of Strathclyde.
- The Great Debate: A question of scale – BIG v small: Neil is chairing The Great Debate at 1530 which will see Professor Peter Fraenkel propose ‘the BIG solution’, and Cameron Johnston of tidal turbine developer Nautricity propose ‘the small solution’ alongside Gareth Davies of Aquatera. This session will take the form of a classic debate. You will be asked to vote on the way into the conference hall. Our two proposers will then put forward their position by means of presentations; our seconders will give short supporting speeches. We want you to come prepared with plenty of questions to fire at them to tease out interesting answers. The four participants will then be asked to put forward closing remarks and a second vote will be taken. Which way will it go? You need to be there to find out!
The full conference programme can be accessed online: All-Energy 2015 conference programme
Wave & Tidal Seminar Theatre
EMEC is hosting a lunchtime session beginning at 1200 within the Wave & Tidal Seminar Theatre (situated between the Orkney and HIE areas within the exhibition hall). This session will comprise a series of quick-fire 5 minute updates from EMEC and our technology developers:
- EMEC-ETV competition: John Griffiths, EMEC Technical/Compliance Director
- O&M software: Susannah Brown, Marine Renewables Business Strategist, JBA Consulting
- Integrated monitoring platform: Matthew Finn, EMEC Senior Business Development Manager
- Hydrogen for tidal power: Neil Kermode, EMEC Managing Director
- Aquamarine Power: Neil Davidson, Public Affairs Manager
- Alstom: Alex Alliston, Commercial Manager
- Bluewater: Joe Hulm, Senior Marker Developer
- Nautricity: Robbie Macdonald, Project Engineer
- OpenHydro: Garrett Connell, Development Projects Manager
- Scotrenewables Tidal Power: James Murray, Business Development Manager
- Sustainable Marine Energy: Christoph Harwood, Commercial Director
- Wello Oy: Aki Luukkainen, Chief Executive Officer
The full programme for the Quick Fire Seminars can be downloaded online: All-Energy 2015 conference programme
EMEC-ETV
Accredited to ISO 17020, EMEC became a Verification Body for Environmental Technology Verification (EMEC-ETV) in 2014. The ETV scheme helps innovative technologies reach the market by verifying the specific performance parameters of a given technology, and can help small and medium-sized businesses attract investment, increase market share and differentiate from competitors. EMEC can verify the performance of technologies which present an environmental benefit in the wave, tidal and wind energy sectors, as well as technologies that focus on water treatment & monitoring, and materials, waste & resources.
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Attract investment
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Increase market share
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Differentiate from your competitors
EMEC will be announcing some exciting news regarding EMEC-ETV at All-Energy so watch this space!
For further information on the conference visit: All-Energy 2015
EMEC is exhibiting as part of Scotland pavilion (Stand C34), hosted by Scottish Development International, at the International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy (THETIS MRE) in Nantes, France on 20-21st May 2015.
Attending THETIS
- Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
- Elaine Buck, Technical Business Development Manager
If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk.
Speaking at THETIS
Innovation: R&D, Test Sites, education & training
Thursday 21st May 2015: 0915-1015
EMEC’s Commercial Director, Oliver Wragg, is speaking in this session which looks at the role of R&D and test centres in the development of marine renewable energy. Speakers include:
- Alain Clément – ECN (Ecole centrale de Nantes)
- Jean-Yves Pradillon – ENSTA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Techniques Avancées)
- Stéphane Riou – PMBA (Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique)
- Oliver Wragg – EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre)
- Stuart Brown – Flowave
The full conference programme is available online: THETIS Conferences & Workshops
About THETIS
The international convention THETIS MRE was created in 2011 to meet the expectations of players involved in this burgeoning sector, to gather and share experiences and to promote the development of marine renewable energies as a source of blue economic growth.
THETIS MRE aims to:
- Provide services dedicated to marine renewable energy and supporting business development;
- Gather regional and public institutions around this industrial challenge;
- Gather political actors and other stakeholders to promote the role of MRE within the transition energy policy.
For further information on THETIS MRE, visit: THETIS MRE
For further information on other events EMEC is attending throughout the year, please visit: EMEC events calendar
Neil Kermode, EMEC Managing Director, is speaking at the 18th International Conference on Ships and Shipping Research in Lecco, Italy, on 24-26 June 2015.
Background
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to foster industry knowledge sharing around components that have failed in real-sea conditions and the reasons why. From this, a database of component information will be built to be used by the offshore renewables supply chain, technology and project developers.
Knowledge Exchange Workshop
A Knowledge Exchange Workshop will be held on Wednesday 1st July 2015 at AFRC (Advanced Forming Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrew, PA4 9LJ).
The main output from the workshop will be a final schedule of components which have been exposed to testing in real-sea conditions and would benefit from analytical testing to inform how they performed. This schedule will then be used to input into the testing phase of the project.
The key aims of the workshop will be to:
- Identify potential components suitable for testing under the project;
- Discuss and share experiences of real-sea testing of components;
- Outline the opportunities and benefits to be gained from testing and analysing components, in order to better understand component material choices, extend their life, and thereby reducing life cycle cost of renewable technology and energy cost;
- Demonstrate how other industries are utilising testing services to support development of components;
- Provide an overview of root-cause-analysis, from compliance with quality standards through to detailed metallurgical evaluation;
- Describe the services and facilities that are available to support problem resolution and preventative approaches.
The workshop will be hosted and run by the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (ARFC), a leading centre for manufacturing research and development. AFRC is equipped with full scale manufacturing facilities, laboratories and resource expertise to support post testing component evaluation. Workshop sessions will explore the reasons why some components perform well over the full life of a product, while others either fail or degrade in service. We will also discuss commonly occurring reasons for failure in service, corrective actions that can be put in place and diagnostic approaches which can be used to identify the root cause of failure and avoid issues in service. By attending the workshop you will gain a unique opportunity to explore and discuss marine energy components with colleagues from other companies, and with expert Material Scientists and Manufacturing Engineers.
Register
To register your interest in attending the Knowledge Exchange Workshop, email david.cowan@emec.org.uk.
If you have any components that you would like to be considered for testing under the project, please email david.cowan@emec.org.uk and provide full details of components using the headings below:
- Type of component
- Description of component
- Level/duration of any sea-testing undertaken to date
- Any issues found that you would like tested
- Nominated workshop attendee
Please get in touch if you require any further information regarding the project at this stage.
Related press releases:
Neil Kermode will be attending the Offshore Energy & Storage Symposium (OSES 2015) in Edinburgh on 2 July 2015.
Neil is chairing the ‘energy storage technologies’ session at 1140, and is speaking in the ‘energy storage and marine energy’ session with his presentation ’tidal energy generation in a constrained grid: EMEC’s hydrogen project’.
The full conference programme is available here.
