Press release: Orkney to become Sustainable Aviation Test Environment
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has embarked on a £3.7 million project to develop a sustainable aviation programme that could transform short flight travel between remote communities. Part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, the SATE (Sustainable Aviation Test Environment) project will create the UK’s first operationally-based, Read More »
Press release: EMEC search for marine energy developer to advise on OESA service development
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland, is looking to contract a marine energy technology developer to act as an external advisor to the Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance (OESA).This one-off opportunity, driven by the OESA accelerator programme which aims to support marine energy deployments at sea, is being promoted via Public Contracts Scotland: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN404343. Read More »
Press release: Orkney distilleries secure funding to go green with hydrogen
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) launches project with world-renowned distillery Highland Park and The Orkney Distillery to investigate green hydrogen heating as a clean fuel solution for decarbonisation in the distilling sector. The HySpirits 2 project has received £58,781 of funding from the UK Government’s Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to Read More »
Press release: Scottish Hydrogen Policy Statement published
The Scottish Government has published its Hydrogen Policy Statement [21 December 2020] declaring that the hydrogen sector will receive £100 million over the next five years to support a green recovery and Scotland’s just transition to net zero. Scotland is set to become a leading hydrogen nation, with an ambition to generate 5 GW of Read More »
Press release: EMEC commence power performance assessment for Verdant Power, Inc
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has initiated an independent power performance assessment for Verdant Power following the deployment of three 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal stream turbines in New York City’s East River in October 2020. The EMEC team joined Verdant Power virtually to witness the start-up of the Triframe Gen5 turbines which began producing Read More »
