Press release: UK Government backs tidal power
The UK Government has announced its biggest investment in a generation into tidal power, kickstarting a new chapter for the UK’s tidal energy industry. The UK Government will invest £20 million per year across the UK in tidal stream electricity as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme. This will strengthen energy security by Read More »
COVID-19: EMEC work, travel and visitor policies
First published: 13 March 2020 Last updated: 22 November 2021 We review and update this notice regularly as we reassess the situation and adhere to current government guidelines. Due to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, EMEC has put the following measures in place to limit exposure of our team, community and stakeholders to the virus. Read More »
Press release: One week to save the future of tidal stream energy in the UK
Leading figures in the marine energy sector have warned that the UK’s world-leading position can only be maintained with “practical support from Government to match its undoubted goodwill”. The key issue is that, while funding for tidal stream energy has theoretically been made available, there is no ring-fenced “minima” committed specifically to the technology through Read More »
Press release: EMEC named H&I Blue Economy Enterprise of the Year
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been named Blue Economy Enterprise of the Year having won the Rural Blue Award at The SHIREs (Scottish Highlands and Islands Rural Economy) Awards. The SHIREs celebrate Scotland’s modern rural economy, from the traditional to the innovative, from land and trees to the sea. Home to over two Read More »
Press release: Mocean Energy Blue X completes sea trials at EMEC
Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy machine has returned to dock after a successful five-month test period at sea. The 20-metre long, 38-tonne wave machine has been towed from the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) Scapa Flow test site to Kirkwall and has been lifted onto Hatston Pier, where it will be cleaned, inspected, and Read More »
