Press release: €3.9m innovation funding for tidal energy in Orkney
The European Commission has awarded just over €3.9 million (£3.1 m) to support tidal energy testing and demonstration in Orkney waters. Awarded under the Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) scheme, the funding is split between two projects – the InToTidal project and Ocean 2G. Led by Tocardo, the InToTidal project will demonstrate integrated deployment solutions Read More »
Blog: SR2000 arrives in Orkney
We’re delighted to see Scotrenewables’ SR2000 – the world’s biggest and most powerful tidal turbine – arrive in Orkney. This marks the culmination of many, many, months of hard work and determination from the Scotrenewables’ team in Belfast where the device was built. The 550-tonne device left Belfast Harbour on Friday and was towed up Read More »
Press release: SME showcase German/UK innovation at Battle of Jutland centenary
100 years after the Battle of Jutland German and British firms showcase innovative new tidal energy solutions in Orkney Whilst German and British dignitaries, including The Princess Royal, Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck, commemorated the Battle of Jutland in Orkney today visitors to HMS Bulwark at nearby Hatston Pier, in Kirkwall, Read More »
Press release: Lisa MacKenzie wins communicator award for EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Marketing and Communications Officer, Lisa MacKenzie, has been awarded the ‘Communicator Award’ at the Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Awards held in the Glasgow Science Centre [Thursday 26 May 2016]. Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful Scottish Green Energy Awards, this event run by Scottish Renewables Read More »
Press release: WES & EMEC launch wave energy knowledge capture project
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has initiated a new project with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to capture the wealth of knowledge and experience amassed in Orkney through testing wave energy devices in real sea conditions. Results from the study will support and inform the wave energy converter (WEC) designs currently under development. Taking the Read More »
Press Release: Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd launch world’s largest tidal turbine
Orkney based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2MW SR2000, the world’s largest energy generating tidal turbine. The company, which is at the forefront of the floating tidal technology sector, launched the 550 tonne machine at Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd in Belfast on Thursday May 12th. This is the first commercial scale machine Read More »
Press release: BIG HIT hydrogen to power Orkney transport and heating
European pilot project: Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory (BIG HIT) Orkney has been chosen for the development of a new European-wide hydrogen project. BIG HIT (Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe) is a five-year project aimed at overcoming local grid constraints. With over 50MW of installed Read More »
Press release: SME secures funding to begin array build out at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has arranged a £4.5m funding package to commence the deployment of an array of its PLAT-O tidal energy systems at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. SME has conducted extensive testing of its first PLAT-O prototype in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight, during 2014 & 2015. The Read More »
Blog: Sir David Mackay’s important legacy
Neil Kermode reflects on the untimely death of Sir David Mackay, the physicist and government scientific adviser who visited EMEC in 2010 and has left an important legacy in understanding climate change and renewable energy. It was a great shock to hear that Sir David MacKay, author of Sustainable Energy Without The Hot Air died last week at the age of Read More »
Blog: Bagging the Bruck at Billia Croo
Thanks to EMEC staff who headed out to Billia Croo yesterday on a fresh, bright Sunday morning to take part in Orkney’s annual beach clean up – Bag the Bruck. Organised by Outdoor Orkney, Bag the Bruck is a community initiative, set up to keep Orkney’s coastline beautiful, protect it’s wildlife and help the world’s Read More »
