Blog: Scottish Renewables Marine Conference (18-19 Sept 2012, Inverness)
Neil Kermode and Eileen Linklater are attending the Scottish Renewables Marine Conference taking place in Inverness next week (18th and 19th September 2012). Neil is sitting on the panel for the Technology – Learning, Volume and Optimisation session at 14:45 on Day 1, and will chair the Speed Update on Projects and Technologies, featuring a Read More »
Blog: Holyrood Renewables Magazine: Blimey, that’s interesting
Article as printed in Holyrood Renewables, published September 11, 2012 Go to any oil town in the world, there’ll be somebody from Aberdeen there, doing business, making money and bringing wealth back to Scotland – in the future, reports Dave Flanagan, you’ll go to ‘marine towns’ and there’ll be a link back to Orkney “Wave Read More »
Blog: This week – International interest in EMEC
It’s been a busy week here at EMEC, with people coming from far and near to find out more about marine renewables in Orkney. A Japanese mission from the Iwate Prefecture toured the various EMEC sites, beginning with an aerial tour over the islands, a visit to wave test site, and a boat trip out Read More »
Blog: WATERS2 funding recipients announced
Congratulations to the five marine energy developers who will benefit from £7.9 million funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland. The announcement was made following the Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s visit to Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd yesterday to view the company’s SR250 tidal turbine prototype Read More »
Blog: The Guardian – Orkney, leader in green energy, launches wave power competition
Severin Carrell, Scotland Correspondent for The Guardian visited EMEC and the wave test site at Billia Croo as part of a visit to Orkney this week to get a feel for how Orkney is leading the marine renewables industry. His article, available on The Guardian’s website, makes for an interesting read discussing the sustainability of Read More »
Blog: Neil Kermode’s thoughts on the Saltire Prize
EMEC’s Managing Director, Neil Kermode, is also the Deputy Chair of the Saltire Prize Challenge Committee. Following the Deputy First Minister launching the Grand Challenge phase earlier today, he has taken some time to reflect on the significance of the Saltire Prize for the marine renewables industry: The launch of the official challenge period by Read More »
Blog: Neil Kermode live interview on Good Morning Scotland
Neil had an early start this morning when he met with David Miller to discuss the Saltire Prize on BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland. The competitors for the £10m prize, aiming to accelerate the development of wave and tidal energy converters in Scottish waters, will be announced later today. If you missed it, or would Read More »
Blog: MARINET – 1 month left to apply for scale test site funding
International wave and tidal energy technology developers have 1 month left to apply for funded access to EMEC’s scale test facilities through global marine research organisation MARINET (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network for Emerging Energy Technologies). MARINET offers to cover the costs of access to EMEC’s scale test sites for non UK-based wave and tidal energy conversion Read More »
Blog: Bloomberg New Energy Finance interview with Neil Kermode
Following a recent visit to EMEC, Angus McCrone, Chief Editor of Bloomberg New Energy Finance published the following interview with Neil Kermode in Clean Energy & Carbon Brief – Bloomberg’s weekly newsletter. Q: Is wave and tidal stream technology making progress towards being used in commercial power generating projects? A: “Absolutely, yes. We see six Read More »
Blog: Neil Kermode reflects on the Marine Energy Park announcement
I believe that when we look back at 2012 we will see the step change that occurred in support for the industry as a result of this week. The announcement of Scotland’s first Marine Energy Park on Monday was yet another marker to show how strategically important marine energy is to the future economy of the Read More »
