EMEC is sponsoring the Micro Business Award at the prestigious VIBES Award this year. The awards ceremony will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh on 26 November 2015.

The Micro Business Award is an additional award for the best entry to any category from a company with less than 10 employees.

As a verification body for Environmental Technology Verification (ETV), EMEC can verify performance claims of innovative environmental technologies and will be providing advice and guidance on ETV to VIBES award candidates.

ETV in a nutshell:

A new tool to help innovative environmental technologies reach the market.

• Energy technologies
• Water treatment and monitoring technologies
• Materials, waste & resources

You’ll receive a Statement of Verification at the end of the ETV process: evidence that the claims are both credible and scientifically sound. With proof of performance credibly assured, innovations can expect to:

• Attract investment
• Increase your market share
• Differentiate from your competitors

Verification 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 further information, visit: EMEC-ETV

VIBES Award

Businesses in Scotland are taking significant steps to improve or reduce their impact on the environment, often saving money in the process. The VIBES Awards are held each year to recognise and showcase best practice.

The awards aim to encourage the efficient use of resources, enhance the competitiveness of businesses, improve environmental performance and support the wider goals of sustainable development including social benefits through community and staff involvement.

There are seven award categories:

• Circular Economy Award
• Co-operation Award
• Environmental Product or Service Award
• Hydro Nation Award
• Management Award
• Micro Business Award
• Transport Award

For more details, visit: VIBES Awards 2015

We’re delighted to have been shortlisted in the Export category for the Scottish Green Energy Awards. The finalists will be announced at the Awards Dinner on 3 December 2015.

We’re up against two leading renewables consultancies, including local firm Aquatera. It’s also great to see two other local renewables companies – Green Marine and Leask Marine – in the running for the Best Supplier category.

Wave Energy Scotland are rightly up for the Best Innovation Award for the great work they’ve been doing encouraging innovation within the wave energy industry.

And our collaboration partner FloWave have been nominated for best photography.

Good luck to all the nominees.

Look forward to seeing you there.

About the Scottish Green Energy Awards

Representing all sectors of the Scottish renewable energy industry, The Scottish Green Energy Awards is a shop window for the pioneering work taking place in Scotland and is very much a celebration for all.

For more information, visit: The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2015

To date, more wave and tidal energy converters have been deployed in the real sea conditions around Orkney than at any other single site in the world.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are organising a day trip to Orkney, where you will visit the main marine renewables sites around Orkney, learn more about EMEC and the unprecedented level of marine renewables activity that has taken place on the islands over the last decade, and talk to EMEC and the supply chain about your own testing requirements.

When: Monday 22nd February 2016
Time: Meet at Edinburgh Airport 07:00 for 08:15 departure. Arrive back in Edinburgh at 17:55.

Programme*:

The programme will include the opportunity to:

• Visit EMEC’s wave test site at Billia Croo, on the west coast of Orkney**;
• Take a look inside EMEC’s electrical substation, where the electricity produced by wave energy converters firsts lands onshore;
• Tour Orkney’s marine renewables supporting infrastructure, including Hatston Pier**;
• Meet with the local supply chain; and
• Hear from some of the key players within the marine renewables industry.

There may be an opportunity on the day to fly over the Fall of Warness tidal test site but this will be dependent on weather conditions.

Transportation*: Tour includes return flight to Orkney from Edinburgh, and all local transport in Orkney (via bus).

Catering: Tour includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments in Orkney.

What to wear: Warm, comfortable clothing, waterproofs and sensible footwear.

Please note:
* There is always the possibility that flights and/or aspects of the programme could be affected by adverse weather conditions given the time of year.
** Marine energy devices are not permanently deployed at EMEC’s test sites, and their location is dependent on a number of factors including individual developers’ schedules and the weather.

How to register:

If you’d like to register for this event, please contact Danielle Moodie – icoe@emec.org.uk - who will send you an invitation with booking instructions.

There are limited spaces available, and these will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. You must be registered as an ICOE delegate to attend this event.

Disclaimer:

If the flight is cancelled due to adverse weather conditions or other operational reasons by Eastern Airways then monies will be refunded. If the flight is curtailed due to bad weather, the airport will advise is to return to the airport for an earlier departure.

EMEC will be exhibiting at the 6th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) at the EICC, Edinburgh, on 23-25th February 2016. You’ll find us on stand 95 (see floorplan).

Attending ICOE

• Neil Kermode, Managing Director
• Stuart Baird, Operations Director
• Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
• Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager
• Elaine Buck, Technical Business Development Manager
• Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship and Marketing Manager
• Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing and Communications Officer
• Danielle Moodie, PA to the Executive

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

ICOE programme

Day 1: Poster session P1: Sensing and Monitoring: Stuart Baird will present a poster on the data collection and environmental monitoring activities that take place at EMEC.

Day 2: Session C7: Certification and Standards: Oliver Wragg will discuss “the Benefits of Global Collaboration in Marine Renewables” in this session, with other presentations looking at the role of third party validation in pre-commercial technology development and deployment, and standards for resource assessment.

Day 3: Plenary A9: Custodians of the Future: Creating an Industry for Future Generations: Neil Kermode is a panellist in this session, looking at securing investment for marine renewables.

Day 3: Session B12: Test Centre Demonstrations: Customers and test centres share all: Neil is chairing this session, looking at certification, forecasting and how lessons from the oil and gas sector can help project developers to demonstrate that they have a handle on risk for insurance purposes.

The full programme is available to view online: ICOE programme

EMEC speed updates

We are organising a couple of speed update sessions to take place on our stand during the lunch breaks on Wednesday 24th (1330-1445) and Thursday 25th (1230-1330) February.

These sessions will comprise a series of quick-fire 6 minute updates from EMEC, the technology developers using our sites, and some of our project partners:

Side events

Day trip to Orkney, home of renewable energy
Monday 22nd February 2016

Join EMEC and Highlands and Islands Enterprise on a tour around the main marine renewables sites in Orkney: learn more about EMEC and the unprecedented level of marine renewables activity that has taken place on the islands over the last decade, and talk to EMEC and the supply chain about your own testing requirements.

For further details, visit: ICOE side event: Day trip to Orkney, home of marine renewable energy

Integrated Monitoring Pod drop-in/Q&A
Thursday 25th February 2016: 1430 – 1600
Carrick Suite, EICC

We’re holding an informal drop-in session on Thursday 25th February at ICOE (1430-1600) to answer your questions about the recent deployment of our Integrated Monitoring Pod, which was successfully trialled at our tidal test site in Orkney in 2015.

The bespoke system, which had been connected to the shore via a subsea cable to facilitate 24/7 real-time data collection, has been designed by EMEC to operate in high velocity tidal flows and integrates a variety of sensors to undertake comprehensive concurrent environmental measurements, providing improved characterisation of high energy marine environments. The pod is set up as a plug-and-play prototype with the ability to install additional sensors as required, with future development focused on supporting data collection at commercial marine energy array projects.

The ongoing project is receiving funding from the Scottish Government via the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), which is managed by the Carbon Trust. Further information, photos and video are available here: World’s first real-time integrated environmental monitoring system at EMEC

International WATERS workshop
Friday 26th February 2016

Bringing together international open-water test sites the next International WATERS workshop will take place on Friday 26th February 2016 to build on the network established at EMEC’s global test centre symposium in 2013, and the workshop that took place in Canada at ICOE 2014. This series of events is focused on building a global network looking at collaborative opportunities for test centres in support of the developing ocean energy industry.

For further details, visit: ICOE side event: International WATERS workshop

ICOE 2016

EMEC is delighted to support the 6th International Conference on Ocean Energy 2016 (ICOE 2016), held from 23-25 February at the EICC Edinburgh.

From Concept to Commercialisation
In order to meeting the COP21 targets, it is inevitable that ocean energy will be mainstream by 2050. Europe has led technical innovation in maritime engineering for two millennia; and continues to lead the way when it comes to the last engineering challenge: generating electricity from ocean waves, tides, salinity gradient and thermal energy. At the same time, Asia Pacific and North and South America are now accelerating their test programmes and delivering good results.

ICOE 2016 is designed to kick start and map this journey of ocean energy technology from concept to commercialisation so why not join delegates from around the world, in the vibrant city of Edinburgh, to share knowledge, showcase technologies and meet new international partners, investors and suppliers.

What’s in it for you?

• Be recognised as an industry leader amongst 90 international wave and tidal energy exhibitors, agencies and organisations from over 25 countries
• Enjoy unrestricted access to a world-class conference featuring over 150 speakers, with hot topics such as emerging markets, grid solutions, consenting and licensing, emerging technologies, pathways to commercialisation and large investor engagement
• Choose from over 9 free side events, workshops, demonstrations & tours taking place before, during and after the main conference
• Network and do business with 900+ delegates, comprising of investors, project and technology developers including decision makers from government and industry
• Experience a typically Scottish evening featuring traditional Scottish Pipers, Ceilidh and delicious locally produced food at the official conference dinner
• Visit the UK, the global leader in ocean energy, with more wave and tidal devices being tested (10MW) than the rest of the world combined

For further information on the conference, registration and exhibition bookings please contact Joshua Reynolds – Joshua.Reynolds@RenewableUK.com - or telephone +44 (0)20 7901 3032.

For more information, visit: ICOE 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Wave Energy Scotland (WES) are organizing a joint workshop on wave energy convert (WEC) system requirements and performance metrics. The goal of the workshop is to reach out to the wider wave energy community to facilitate input into the important specification of WEC system requirements and the formulation of performance metrics.

Stuart Baird (EMEC Operations Director) and Elaine Buck (EMEC Technical Business Development Manager) will be attending.

For further details on this ICOE side event, visit: Workshop on wave energy converter technology requirement specification and performance metrics

Elaine Buck, EMEC’s Technical Business Development Manager, is attending the Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) in Washington DC, 25-27 April 2016.

If you would like to set up a meeting with Elaine, please contact: info@emec.org.uk

Poster presentations

Elaine is presenting two posters in Session 7E on Tuesday 26th April (16:15-17:30):

• Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR)
• Integrated Monitoring for Marine Energy

Lisa MacKenzie is speaking at a workshop in Brasília on 27th April 2016, looking at hydrokinetic energy potential in Brazil.

The workshop is being hosted by Eletronorte – Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A, Federal University of Itajubá– UNIFEI, the National Reference Center on SHP´s – CERPCH, and the British Embassy in Brazil and is the final activity of the Brazil Prosperity Fund project ‘Hydrokinetic Power in Northern Brazil’.

The purpose of this workshop is to present the initial results of the project as well as to raise awareness about tidal and marine energy in Brazil.

For further details, visit: Brazil workshop programme

Neil Kermode and Eileen Linklater will be attending the WRc’s Innovation Day on 27th April 2016.

Neil will be guest speaker at the WRc Innovation Awards the evening before the Innovation Day.  Taking place at the unique venue of the STEAM Museum in Swindon, this invitation only event will celebrate outstanding innovation across the water, waste and gas sectors.

Eileen will be one of the keynote speakers in the morning of the Innovation Day.  At 11.15 she will present: “Innovate, Collaborate, Generate – A Pathway to Commercialisation for New Technologies”.

Both Neil and Eileen will be available the rest of the day and happy to meet – email info@emec.org.uk if you’d like to make contact.

WRc Innovation Day

The WRc Innovation Day provides a central stage for all to network, communicate, innovate, debate and collaborate to enable solutions to evolve which can be taken forward. The theme for 2016 is ‘Sharing Knowledge for a Changing World’ and will explore how our business world needs to adapt to changing forms of communication and behaviour and advances in technology.

For further information, visit: WRc Innovation Day 2016

EMEC is exhibiting at All-Energy 2016 at the SECC, Glasgow, on 4-5th May. Visit Stand ORK12 in the Energy of Orkney pavilion in the Highlands & Islands area.

Attending All-Energy 2016

• Andrew Mill, Chairman
• Neil Kermode, Managing Director
• Stuart Baird, Operations Director
• John Griffiths, Technical Director
• Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager
• Eileen Linklater, Client Relationship & Marketing Manager
• Lisa MacKenzie, Marketing & Communication Officer
• Caitlin Long, Project & Consents Officer

If you’d like to set up a meeting please contact info@emec.org.uk. Otherwise, please pop past our stand (ORK12).

Speaking at All-Energy 2016

Wednesday 4th May 2016

• 1400-1530: Wave and tidal 2 – The Essentials: Consenting, finance, legal and environmental issues. Stuart Baird presents ‘Integrated monitoring for tidal energy’.
• 1430-1445: Community and Local Energy Quick Fire Seminar Theatre. Neil Kermode, alongside Kris Hyde from ITM Power, will present ‘Hydrogen from tidal energy: overcoming grid constraints’.

Thursday 5th May 2016

• 1215-1400: Wave & Tidal 5 – Practical experience in tidal array developments. John Griffiths is chairing this session which will include updates from Atlantis, MeyGen, DeltaStream, and Sustainable Marine Energy.
• 1430-1615: Energy Storage 3 – Energy Storage for Renewables Integration: Delivering Benefits and Keeping Power Bills Down. Eileen Linklater presents ‘Hydrogen from tidal energy: Overcoming grid constraints’ alongside Kris Hyde from ITM Power.
• 1430-1615: Wave and Tidal 6 – The Realism of Economics and Technology. Neil Kermode presents ‘Designing for short life: build it cheap, fail fast and learn quickly’.
• 1430-1615: UK Marine Enabling Technology Programmes – The Results. Stuart Baird will speak about EMEC MRCF funded ‘Integrated Monitoring Platform’.

The full conference programme can be accessed online: All-Energy 2016 conference programme

Wave & Tidal Seminar Theatre

EMEC will be hosting two sessions within the Wave & Tidal Seminar Theatre: Wed 4th May 1230-1400 & Thurs 5th May 1120-1240.

These sessions will comprise a series of quick-fire 6 minute updates from EMEC, technology developers and project partners. The programme will include talks from the following:

Also on the Wave & Tidal Seminar programme:

• 1100: Eileen Linklater will discuss ‘the changing market for marine energy: EMEC’s experience’
• 1130: John Griffiths will discuss ‘the benefits of global collaboration and standardisation’ (Wed only)
• 1510: Vicky Coy from the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, will discuss the ‘Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) project’, in which EMEC is a partner.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

For further information on the conference visit: All-Energy 2016