Join EMEC as we take part in the Orkney International Science Festival 2021 

2 September – 8 September 2021

This year marks the 31st Orkney International Science Festival which will commence at the beginning of September spanning a whole week. The festival will be of hybrid nature and will comprise of over 80 different events and activities, most of them taking place online for greater accessibility.

In the year of coasts and waters in Scotland, the festival will cover a broad spectrum of topic areas and expertise, from Orkney’s historical expeditions and the knowledge and relationships developed, all the way to how the archipelago is currently harnessing the power of the ocean to generate renewable energy and a growing knowledge economy and supply chain today. The OISF spans beyond Orkney’s geography, and covers the spectrum of science matters, from archeological expeditions to energy, ecosystem habitats, even touching on the possibility of extraterrestrial contact! Click on the video below for a sneak peak:

From EMEC, we will be participating in a variety of different events, sessions and virtual engagement activities. These will include hosting the session ‘Flights and Ferries to the Future’ on Thursday, 2 September to discuss innovations in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors. The session will take place from 19:00-20:00, will include a variety of speakers and a Q&A panel at the end.

We have also contributed to the design and content of other didactic resources which will be available throughout the festival. Stay tuned for further updates on our participation at OISF 2021! 

Online events will be streamed through the OISF YouTube Channel, where they will be made available to watch again after the event has taken place. Click on the video below to watch our session:

Monitor & RealTide: EWTEC Side Event

As a side event to the European Wave & Tidal Energy Conference, this workshop will take place on Tuesday 7 September 1700-1830 in a hybrid fashion – online and in-person.

Reliability is the key technical challenge to overcome to enable cost reduction and success for the tidal stream energy sector. However, tackling this challenge will require extensive effort using a variety of methods. Since 2018 the partners of the RealTide and MONITOR projects have carried out groundbreaking research into the core problems in tidal turbine reliability, and in this event we will present and discuss our most important findings.

This event is FREE.

To attend virtually:

- Register via Zoom HERE 

To attend in-person:

- Email carly.tait@emec.org.uk to receive your FREE pass

For more information, please visit www.monitoratlantic.eu & www.realtide.eu

TIGER: EWTEC Side Event

As a side event to the European Wave & Tidal Energy Conference, this webinar will take place on Wednesday 8 September 1700-1830 in a hybrid fashion – online and in-person. 

This session will provide insights into key challenges being faced in the tidal stream energy sector, and the role of academia and industry in overcoming them.

Agenda:

• Welcome & TIGER overview
• Presentation of collaborative opportunities
• Q&A and Discussion

This event is FREE to attend and EWTEC registration is not required, however you do need to register to attend the event here  or to attend in person email carly.tait@emec.org.uk

For more information, please visit www.InterregTiger.com

Environmental data transfer: the role of test centres

Join EMEC for the latest ETIP Ocean webinar: ‘Environmental data transfer: the role of test centres’ | Thursday 16 September at 10am BST

The Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation (FloTEC) project, led by Orbital Marine Power, aimed to demonstrate how floating tidal systems can provide low-cost, high-value energy to the European grid mix. The project built on Orbital’s existing floating tidal technology to develop and demonstrate the world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine – the O2. The aim was to demonstrate an advanced, full-scale device in real conditions with high levels of reliability and survivability, while developing a greater understanding of factors such as installation, operation and decommissioning costs.

Thanks to FloTEC, the Orbital O2 2 MW tidal energy turbine was deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in 2021 and is scheduled to operate at EMEC for the next 15 years.

The FloTEC project however has come to an end, and the project team would like to provide insight into the work undertaken during the project. The O2 features a number of innovations, including up to 50 percent greater energy capture through enlarged rotors with a lower rated speed, full onsite access to all turbine systems through an optimised platform configuration, high performance blades and compatibility with local supply chain and infrastructure.

Watch online

This event took place on 23rd September. Watch the webinar:

Q&A

Thank you to everyone who posted questions during the webinar. A response to all questions is available to download below.

FloTEC Webinar - Q&A Report

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Project funders and partners

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 691916.

Project partners are Orbital Marine Power, ABB UK, DP Energy, EDF, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), SKF, Technology from Ideas, Eirecomposites, National University of Ireland Galway and University College Cork.

Scottish Rural & Islands Transport Community’s Annual Convention

Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, will be joining a panel of industry experts and Scottish organisations to discuss how decarbonisation can be achieved in rural transport.

This page will be updated with more information on this event in the future.

Supply chain opportunities for smart energy solutions for islands and isolated territories

Join Rob Flynn, Commercial Manager for EMEC, at the Ocean Business 2021 conference | 13 October 14:30-16:00 BST

Rob will be speaking at the seminar: Supply chain opportunities for smart energy solutions for islands and isolated territories. This is a FREE seminar.

More information on this to follow.  At the moment, please click here to go to the Ocean Business 2021 website.

ITEG Webinar Series: The Importance of Tidal Energy in a Clean Hydrogen Economy

Join us for the first virtual event in the 4-part ITEG Webinar Series! This event will take place on 19 October from 10:00-11:30 BST. This event is FREE to attend.

In this first webinar, we’ll discuss the important contribution that tidal energy can bring to achieving global carbon emission reduction targets. Speakers will discuss the latest tidal innovations under development and how integration with hydrogen production could open up new market opportunities for the ocean energy sector. The webinar will also share insight from the ITEG project: an integrated tidal energy and hydrogen production solution for clean energy generation to be demonstrated in Orkney.

Featuring speakers from HyEnergy Consultancy, EMEC, Orbital Marine Power and HydroWing.

For more information and to register for the event, click here.