Orbital multi-turbine tidal array to be delivered in new EU project
9.6 MW tidal turbine array to be connected in a world first. Orbital, along with sector leading project partners, has been selected by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Programme to deliver a multi-turbine tidal energy project, EURO-TIDES*. Key workstreams will focus on accelerating the commercial deployment of Orbital’s pioneering floating tidal stream technology. The project Read More »
EMEC search for offshore energy and green hydrogen Earthshot solutions
The search for the 2024 Earthshot Prize winner is underway As an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize, The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is inviting expressions of interest from ocean energy, offshore wind and green hydrogen related solutions. The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will Read More »
Record number of tidal energy projects awarded CfD revenue support
The fifth round of the UK government’s flagship renewable energy auction scheme has secured 3.7 GW of clean energy projects, enough to power the equivalent of 2 million homes. Launched in 2014, the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme ensures projects receive a guaranteed price from the government for the electricity they will generate – giving Read More »
Mocean Energy secures EuropeWave funding for wave energy demo at EMEC
Wave energy developer Mocean Energy has secured over £3 million EU funding to develop and deploy a 250 kW wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Billia Croo wave test site in Orkney. The large-scale wave energy device – named Blue Horizon 250 – will be manufactured in Scotland and will be deployed in Read More »
Neil Kermode honoured with OBE
Orkney-based Neil Kermode has been awarded an OBE for services to renewable energy and to the community in Orkney. Neil has been Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in Orkney, Scotland, since 2005, driving the company’s growth and diversification. Today EMEC is the world’s leading test and demonstration site for wave and Read More »
