Blog: Holyrood Renewables: End the uncertainty
I’ve just read the article written by Calum Davidson of Highlands and Islands Enterprise in Holyrood Renewables magazine: ‘End the uncertainty’. In it he describes one of the major barriers presently facing the development of the marine energy industry – the cost of connecting to and using the grid. In Orkney, and other peripheral islands Read More »
Blog: Congratulations to Scotrenewables on £7.6m foreign investment
First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed the announcement that Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited have finalised details of a package of foreign investment worth £7.6 million. The total investment package will fund the design, construction, installation and testing of the next generation commercial-scale Scotrenewables tidal turbine, known as the SR2000. Attracting such investment to Scotland Read More »
Blog: PFOW Marine Energy Park info days
Public information days are being held in Caithness and Orkney this week to provide an update to the public on the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters wave and tidal energy projects. EMEC will be present at both events joining various organisations from the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Leadership Forum, as well as project developers Read More »
Blog: EMEC sponsor Stromness Swimming Club Championships
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up at the Stromness Amateur Swimming Club’s 52nd Annual Club Championships. The event, sponsored by EMEC, took place over the weekend (24th/25th November 2012). The winning team at the end of the gala were the Dolphins with 437.5 points, with runners up – The Sharks – earning a Read More »
Blog: New addition to EMEC team
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Danielle Moodie, who recently joined the Commercial/Administration Team at EMEC. Taking on the role of Administration Assistant while Frances Flett is on maternity leave, Danielle will support the Administrator and other staff members by providing key administrative services to the organisation, as well providing ‘front of Read More »
Blog: Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park information days
Public information days are being held in Caithness and Orkney next week to provide an update to the public on the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters wave and tidal energy projects. EMEC will be present at both events joining various organisations from the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Leadership Forum, as well as project developers Read More »
Blog: Neil Kermode reflects on the importance of investing in infrastructure
The visit to EMEC last weekend by Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade, underlined the welcome change that is going on in the UK. At last the nation seems to be reawakening to the importance of infrastructure. As a Civil Engineer I have always Read More »
Blog: High profile visitors from near and far
UK Business Secretary Vince Cable was in Orkney at the weekend where he met with EMEC Managing Director Neil Kermode, MP Alistair Carmichael, various technology developers and associated supply chain companies at the EMEC offices in Stromness, followed by a visit to the Billia Croo wave test site. The group explained the progress that had been made Read More »
Blog: ICOE 2012 update
Eileen Linklater and Lisa MacKenzie from EMEC’s commercial team attended the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) held in Dublin last week. This was a brilliant opportunity to catch up with clients and industry stakeholders, as well as hear about the many advancements in marine renewables taking place across the globe. Eileen’s presentation on EMEC: Read More »
Blog: Renewable Energy Investment Fund announced
Wave and tidal energy projects are among priorities for the £103 million Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) announced by the First Minster at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference in Edinburgh today. The fund is geared to stimulate greater levels of private finance into innovative renewable energy projects in Scotland, to ensure Scotland remains at Read More »
