Press release: Fergus Ewing launches competition for free EMEC-ETV
The Scottish Energy Minister has today launched a competition run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers. In his keynote address at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Fergus Ewing announced that the winner of the competition will be taken through the full ETV process, and provided Read More »
Press Release: Marine operations software to reduce costs and increase safety
JBA, the Met Office and EMEC to develop Marine Mission Planner for wave and tidal test site operations in Orkney. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has joined up with environmental engineering consultancy JBA Consulting and metocean scientists at the Met Office to develop software which could revolutionise operational planning at EMEC’s wave and tidal Read More »
Press release: Wello extend Penguin tests at EMEC
Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy is extending its testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney having signed a one year extension to their original contract. Their 1MW Penguin wave energy converter has been undergoing testing in Orkney since June 2011, and was first deployed at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site Read More »
Blog: EMEC at All-Energy 2015
We’re exhibiting at All-Energy 2015 next week. Visit us on stand ORK12 in the Energy of Orkney pavilion in the Highlands & Islands area. The conference is taking place at the SECC, Glasgow, on 6-7th May. Attending All-Energy 2015 Neil Kermode, Managing Director Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director Matthew Finn, Senior Business Development Manager Eileen Linklater, Read More »
Blog: New addition to EMEC admin team
A warm welcome to our newest member of staff, Dawn Mayes, who has joined the Administration and Quality Team on a part-time basis. Her principal role is to support the QHSE Manager, providing secretarial and support services for the effective operation of our Integrated Management System. She will also provide EMEC with general administrative support. Read More »
Press release: Sustainable Marine Energy taking PLAT-O to EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) Ltd is making a strategic move into the Scottish tidal energy sector having signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd. SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems Read More »
Press release: Integrated hydrogen system for tidal energy storage
EMEC has procured an electrolyser to convert power generated at its tidal test site in Orkney to hydrogen fuel. The ground-breaking new project will pilot the storage of electricity from different forms of renewables, overcoming island grid constraints. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has won a competitive tender to supply an Read More »
Blog: Focused review of marine energy at Ocean Business 2015
A ‘Special Session on Marine Renewable Energy’ looking to review the contribution of the NERC–DEFRA funded research and knowledge exchange programmes is taking place in Southampton next week as part of the Ocean Business 2015 conference. Our Research Director, Jennifer Norris, will be attending the conference taking place at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton, Read More »
Press release: EMEC strengthens ties with Japan
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has become a member of the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association (NaMICPA), a non-profit organisation, to help support the development of marine renewables in Japan and stimulate further collaboration between the two countries. Oliver Wragg, EMEC’s Commercial Director, signed up to the association during a marine energy trade Read More »
Press release: UK ETV verification bodies join forces to help innovative technologies reach the market
The UK’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) bodies are collaborating at the leading conference and exhibition for innovative energy and sustainability management in the UK. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will join BRE Global, WRc plc, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Sustainability Live in Birmingham on 21-23 April 2015 with a mission to Read More »
