Events calendar
February – April 2019
The European Space Agency are hosting a user consultation on the world ocean circulation which is the engine that allows energy, heat, momentum, chemicals and floating materials ranging from living resources to marine pollution to be transported over large distance around the Earth.
Attending:
EMEC’s Metocean Engineer, David Darbinyan, is attending the user consultation on the 21 -22 February in Italy, which will prepare a roadmap for new initiatives on ocean circulation research.
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
For more information, click here: World Ocean Circulation User Consultation.
EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode, will attend the book launch and discussions inspired by the ‘Energy at the End of the World: and Orkney Islands Saga’ by Laura Watts.
The discussion will also include work by Anne Bevan, Pamela Beasant, Gareth Davies, Becky Ford and Mark Hull.
This event is free to attend and will take place on the 21st February at the Warehouse Buildings, Stromness, Orkney and will include book readings, an author signing, a short film and poetry. All welcome.
Our Managing Director is speaking at the Edinburgh International Science Festival on Monday 8th April.
Discussion on Ocean Power | 8pm | Lomond Room
What’s the deal with ocean power? With the UK poised to be a world leader in the field, industry experts Beth Dickens, Taylor McKenzie, Cameron McNatt and Neil Kermode, discuss tidal, wave and offshore wind power.
Not to be missed!
For more information on the Festival and access the full programme, click here: Edinburgh International Science Festival
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. This webinar will discuss current environmental research efforts in relation to tackling biofouling.
Presenters from European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Heriot-Watt University-International Centre for Island Technology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Whitford Ltd will focus discussion on both micro- and macrofouling as well as industry perspectives on antifouling and anticorrosion coatings available:
- International WaTERS network, Caitlin Long, Consents and Project Officer, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
- Overview of fouling, Dr. Joanne Porter, Associate Professor, Heriot-Watt University
- BioFREE project and macrofouling, Dr. Andrew Want, Research Associate, Heriot-Watt University
- Coatings research and microfouling, Dr. George Bonheyo, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Industrial perspectives on antifouling and anticorrosion coatings, Gareth Berry, EMEA Sector Specialist (Energy), Whitford Worldwide, Whitford Ltd.
The conference begins at 15:00 UTC (7:00 am PT / 10:00 am ET / 3:00 pm GMT) on March 01, 2019; you may join the conference 10 minutes prior.
Click here for dial-in instructions: OES-Environmental Webinar | BioFREE
Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference 2019 will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh, taking place over two days on 12 & 13 March 2019.
KEY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
- Is the UK doing enough to transition to a low-carbon energy system, and is Scotland’s leadership on ambition translating into the right action on the ground?
- Our energy system is changing and renewables are at the heart of that change, but how can we ensure Scotland’s businesses are at the forefront of global market growth?
- Brexit is almost upon us: what will a future outside Europe mean for ambition, investment and jobs in renewables?
- How do we build the energy networks of the future?
- What will the future of investment in clean energy look like?
- Will technology save us all? And are we investing enough in innovation to make sure it does?
ATTENDING:
Jonathan Lindsay, Operations Director
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
For more information and to register click here: SR Annual Conference 2019.
This one day conference in Edinburgh organised by European Policy Solutions will look at the current and potential use of hydrogen and fuel cells as a zero emission fuel and energy source for the port and maritime industries in the North Sea Region.
Speaking at North Sea Ports Conference:
- Jon Clipsham, EMEC Hydrogen Manager | The Challenges Faced by Small Ports – Orkney
Jon will be speaking in the 13:45 afternoon session: Increasing the Use of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Ports and Maritime Sector
If you would like to organise a meeting, please email info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
For more information, click here: Developing Hydrogen Ports and Maritime Policy in the North Sea Region
The 2019 annual gathering will explore how the people of Scotland needs to majorly transform our way of life, changing how we interact with and use energy. The event will see speakers who are leading the changes and congregations who are responding to this challenge: transforming energy; transforming lives.
Attending:
- Neil Kermode, Managing Director
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
Not to be missed:
- Neil Kermode is one of the keynote speakers at this event, speaking about how Orkney is transforming energy, and what the opportunities and challenges are.
Click here to register: Annual Gathering 2019: Transforming Energy, Transforming Lives
For more information and full programme, click here: Transforming Energy, Transforming Lives
Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director, and Rob Flynn, International Business Development Manager are attending the Waterpower Week in Washington D.C from 1st – 3rd April 2019.
If you would like to organise a meeting, please email info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
For more information, click here: Waterpower Week 2019
Introduction:
The Low Carbon transition agenda is becoming a higher and higher priority for the world and Local Energy Systems are increasingly the direction that the market is taking. Scotland is leading the way in this sector, so where better to showcase this than in the Integrated Energy programme at Hannover Messe.
EMEC is exhibiting at the Hannover Messe, 2 – 3 April 2019 as part of the Scottish Development International (SDI) pavilion. The event will be held at Hannover Exhibition, Messegelaende, 30521 Hannover, Germany.
You’ll find us in the Integrated Energy area on Stand L66 in Hall 27 .
Attending:
• Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager
• Caron Oag, Hydrogen Marketing Officer
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
Speaking:
Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager
• Tuesday 2nd April, 11:20 – 11:40, Hall 27 in Seminar Room L55: ‘Orkney – Hydrogen Islands’
• Wednesday 3rd April, 16:15 – 16:30, Hall 27 on Stand L55 (Integrated Energy Forum) : ‘ITEG: Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid’
Don’t miss:
Wednesday 3rd April 16:00 – 18:00: The SDI networking event with a whisky tasting reception on the pavillion
To view the full programme, visit: Hannover Messe
About Hannover Messe:
Hannover Messe is one of the world’s largest trade fairs and will take place 01 – 05 April 2019 in Germany. The fair includes innovative products and solutions from across the entire industrial value chain. Typically, there are about 6,500 exhibitors showcasing projects in R&D, industrial automation, and IT, presenting technologies to revolutionize production and the supply chain, the energy sector, and mobility. Each year they have 250,000 visitors from across the globe.
Seven members from Sustainable Islands International (SII) will be attending as part of the Scottish Development International (SDI) pavilion in the Integrated Energy area (stand L66 in Hall 27) to showcase Scottish energy system capability and expertise. There is a week-long forum dedicated to integrated energy with a range of speakers covering how to lead a successful energy transition, developing the charging infrastructure of tomorrow, and how industrial companies can significantly cut costs by using energy more efficiently. On Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd April the SII members will be promoting their businesses in one of the Integrated Energy seminar rooms. There will also be an SDI networking reception on Wednesday 3rd with a much sought after ‘whisky tasting’ reception on the pavilion.
For more information, visit: www.hannovermesse.de
EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode, is speaking at Scotland’s Policy Conference on policy priorities for renewables in Scotland: investment, planning, technology and developing offshore energy sources, in Edinburgh on 24 April 2019.
This seminar will bring together stakeholders and policymakers to discuss the priorities for renewables in Scotland. This is an event not to be missed with guest speaker Paul Wheelhouse, Socttish Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands highlighting the Scottish Government’s priorities for renewables in Scotland.
Other key speakers include:
- Liam McArthur, MSP, Convenor, Cross-Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Sian Wilson, Senior Development Manager, Crown Estate Scotland
- Andrew Macdonald, Senior Innovation Manager, ORE Catapult
For more information and to download the full agenda, click here: Scotland Policy Conferences Keynote Seminar
Click here to register: Book your place