EMEC: 2016 in review
Well what a year it has been! It all kicked off for us back in February when the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) was hosted in the UK for the first time. We began the week by welcoming marine energy developers from around the globe to EMEC as part of a marine renewables day Read More »
Blog: Class of 2016
Eileen Linklater, EMEC’s Client and Marketing Manager reflects on how far we have come in the marine energy sector, as the first prototype turbines tested at EMEC graduate to array projects. When I joined EMEC in 2009, there was one client with a tidal turbine in the water – an Irish company called OpenHydro with their Read More »
Blog: EMEC strengthen international relationships
Last month, EMEC welcomed a 16-strong delegation from the Kyushu Economic Federation, led by Vice-chairman, Mr Masayoshi Nuki. The Federation is a regional, economic organisation with memberships of about 970 companies. Their aim is to investigate issues, closely coordinating with their members and related organisations to contribute to sustainable economic development in Japan. Following the Read More »
Blog: Climate change deniers be gone!
Lisa MacKenzie, EMEC’s Marketing and Communications Officer, takes a look at the facts about global warming. A couple of weeks ago I had a lovely, although slightly nippy, couple of hours out of the office at EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site being interviewed by Nick Clark, senior correspondent at Al Jazeera. Our waverider buoys Read More »
Blog: Innovation transcending politics
Originally from Houston, Texas, Elaine Buck has settled in Orkney and works as EMEC’s Technical Manager. Keep Calm and Carry On It is only four days ‘til we know the outcome of the US 2016 presidential election. It has been four months and 12 days since Brexit. Why is this important? To me these pivotal Read More »
Blog: EMEC Integrated Monitoring Pod fitted with InSTREAM turbulence monitoring devices
A trans-Atlantic research project is preparing for the deployment of tidal turbulence measurement devices at EMEC. Led by Rockland Scientific, a Canadian company specialising in marine turbulence, the InSTREAM project involves UK-based FloWave TT, Ocean Array Systems and EMEC, and Canadian companies Dalhousie University and Black Rock Tidal Power. Aiming to improve the industry’s understanding Read More »
Blog: New Systems Developer
As part of a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) between the University of Strathclyde and EMEC, we would like to welcome our new Systems Developer, Steven Pyke. The position (supported by Innovate UK) will see Steven support the development of EMEC’s ocean energy assessment processes which will form part of an integrated evaluation and development pathway Read More »
Blog: Exciting progress for EMEC tidal graduates
Our Managing Director, Neil Kermode, reflects upon returning home from his holiday in Canada. Last week gave a rare and valuable insight into how the marine industry is progressing. Whilst on holiday in Canada I had the opportunity to see first-hand one of the 16m diameter OpenHydro open centre turbines earmarked for the Bay of Fundy. The Read More »
Blog: Welcoming Catrin and Rob to Team EMEC
Please join us in welcoming our two newest members of staff. Firstly, the newest member to the EMEC Commercial Team, Catrin Sutherland. The one-year Graduate Marketing Officer position (supported by Orkney Islands Council’s Economic Development Graduate Placement Scheme) will see Catrin support the implementation of EMEC’s marketing strategy, developing work packages for delivery to external projects, Read More »
Guest Blog: EMEC internship focuses on Scottish and Dutch collaboration opportunities
EMEC had the pleasure of hosting Dutch student Iris Hoefnagels for an internship this summer – here’s her view on the experience: In order to graduate for my Bachelor’s degree, I started my research internship at EMEC halfway through March of 2016. The internship lasted for close to four months, during which time I conducted research Read More »
