Events calendar
March – May 2019
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
EMEC is exhibiting at All-Energy on the 15th & 16th May 2019, at the SEC, Glasgow. You will find us on Stand ORK12 in the Orkney and Highlands & Islands Enterprise pavilions.
Arrange a meeting with us:
Please pop past EMEC’s stand for a chat, or arrange a meeting with our Business Development Team:
- Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
- Matthew Finn, Commercail Managaer
- Eileen Linklater, External Relationship Manager
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
Exhibition
EMEC are gearing up for another exciting exhibition at All-Energy 2019. You will find us on stand ORK12 within the Orkney and Highlands and Islands Enterprise pavilion.
This year we are showcasing the vast activity taking place at EMEC to decarbonise our energy system, particularly highlighting the key technology areas we’re now working in; wave energy, tidal energy, floating offshore wind, hydrogen and energy systems.
Speaking at All-Energy
The All-Energy programme contains an abundance of enthralling talks embracing all forms of renewable energy, so there will be something for everyone. Our top picks include:
Day 1 | 15th May 2019
1400 – 1530 | Energy Systems 2: Energy transition in practice
- EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode will be talking about the newly launched ReFLEX project which will demonstrate the energy system of the future in Orkney.
1400 – 1530 | Marine Renewable Energy 2 – Managed Global Collaboration
- Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director, EMEC will be speaking on the ‘important role of test centres in global collaboration.’
1500 – 1515 | Community & Local Energy – Show Floor Seminar Theatre
- EMEC’s Project Manager, Richard Ainsworth will be giving a presentation case study on the HyDIME project and how it is integrating hydrogen into the marine environment
1600 – 1730 | Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
- Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager, will be speaking on EMEC’s involvement in offshore hydrogen production.
Day 2 | 16th May 2019
1400 – 1415 | Energy Storage & Hydrogen Hub – Show Floor Seminar Theatre
- Chris Ward, Project Manager at EMEC for the Interreg ITEG project, will be presenting on ‘Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid.’
1400 – 1530 |Offshore Wind 5: Floating offshore wind 2 – The Next Steps Forward
- Oliver Wragg, EMEC’s Commercial Director, will be speaking about a new multi-million euro project which will see a full-scale floating wind turbine deployed for testing off the west coast of Ireland.
EMEC Speed Updates
This year EMEC are delighted to host two quick fire speed update sessions bringing together leading players in ocean energy and hydrogen industries.
Hydrogen updates from EMEC & friends | 15 May 2019 | 1230 – 1350
This session will take place from 1230 in the Energy Storage and Hydrogen Hub within the exhibition area.
Schedule:
Chair | Caron Oag, Hydrogen Marketing Officer, EMEC
- EMEC’s hydrogen story so far
Kim Hamilton, Hydrogen Development Officer, EMEC - Challenges of integrating hydrogen into the energy system
Bill Ireland, Chief Executive Office, Logan Energy - Decarbonising Scottish ferries (part 1): Integrating hydrogen into diesel powered ferries
David Stewart, Engineering Director, and Ross Sloan, Engineer, HSSMI
- Decarbonising Scottish ferries (part 2): Hydrogen powered ferries
Chris Dunn, Chief Naval Architect, Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd. - Hydrogen combustion engines
Paul Andrews, CEO and Founder, OakTec
- Hydrogen and synthetic fuels
Dr Juan Maria Gonzalez Carballo, Drochaid Research Services
- Innovation in hydrogen technologies
Amer Gaffar, Director, Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre
- Responsive Flexibility: Hydrogen as part of a virtual energy system
Professor Edward Owens, Professor of Sustainable Energy, Heriot Watt University
- Hydrogen for combined heat and power
Douglas Spalding, Head of Product Planning and Marketing, Doosan Babcock
- Hydrogen as part of localised energy systems
Mark McKean, Development Manager, Crown Estates Scotland
- Making use of hydrogen by-products: Oxygen
Scott Bryant, Sector Manager – Energy Infrastructure, Zero Waste Scotland
- Mapping out the future of hydrogen
Jon Clipsham, Hydrogen Manager, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
Innovate, Collaborate, Generate: Ocean energy updates from EMEC & friends | 16 May 2019 | 1230 – 1400
This session will take place from 1230 in the Wave & Tidal Quick Fire Show Floor Seminar Theatre within the exhibition area.
Schedule:
Chair | Erica Mathers, Marketing Officer, EMEC
- EMEC in 2019: From ocean energy to energy systems
Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communications Manager, EMEC - Wave energy demonstration at Billia Croo
Rodrigo Prodohl, Data Analyst, Wello - Proving performance at scale – wave energy demonstration at Scapa Flow
Pierre Lourdais, Lead Systems Engineer, CorPower - Supporting ocean energy demonstration: From small scale demonstration to arrays
Matthew Finn, Commercial Manager, EMEC - Wave energy: Reliability in a Sea of Risk
Charlotte Strang-Moran, Graduate Engineer, ORE Catapult - Reliability and tidal energy
Erwann Nicolas, Innovation Manager, Sabella - Grid-connected power performance – from FORESEA to FloTEC at EMEC
James Murray, Business Development Manager, Orbital Marine Power - Installation and moorings for tidal energy
John Macleod, Commercial Manager, Leask Marine - Lessons learnt: Decommissioning a piled tidal energy foundation
Andy Shanks, Marine Operations Specialist, EMEC
- Ocean energy standars development
Winston D’Souza, Technology Qualification & Offshore Type Approval Lead, Lloyd’s Register - Mocean – stage 3 novel wave energy converter
Chris Retzler, Technical Director, Mocean Energy - AWS Ocean - Archimedes Waveswing
Simon Grey, Director, AWS Ocean
Looking forward to seeing you at All-Energy 2019
EMEC are attending the European Maritime Day on the 16 & 17 May 2019, at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal.
Attending EMD:
- Caitlin Long, Environment & Consents Specialist
If you would like to organise a meeting, please contact info@emec.org.uk or call +44(0)1856 852060.
Not to be missed:
Blue energy: Powering Europe’s coastal communities workshop | Thursday 16 May | 1415 – 1545
Ocean Energy Europe, in coordination with EMEC and the French Région Occitanie, will host a session on ‘Blue energy: Powering Europe’s coastal communities’. Participants will learn about the latest offshore renewable energy developments along Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a particular focus on the regional economic and environmental impacts. The session will encourage an exchange of views on the relationship between maritime communities and wave, tidal and floating wind projects.
For more information, and how to register, click here: European Maritime Day 2019