Press release: Scotrenewables receive new investment in preparation for new turbine build
Scotrenewables welcomes new investment and director appointments ahead of starting a new turbine build which will see an optimised 2MW floating turbine installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The multi-million pound investment is led by a private investor group including the McGrath family, sector leader Matthias Haag as well as ongoing public Read More »
Press release: Scotrenewables SR1-2000 to make way for FloTEC SR2-2000
Record breaking SR2000 turbine to be recovered from EMEC ahead of site preparations for optimised production model. In a move to start site preparation work for their optimised 2MW floating tidal turbine, Scotrenewables Tidal Power have started work to remove the SR2000 turbine from its test berth at EMEC. The SR2000’s withdrawal from service at Read More »
Press Release: Orkney – where people imagine the future and make it happen
The case for island energy has never been stronger as key decision times come around. The Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) believes that 2018 will be a critical year for renewables in Orkney with major decisions locally and nationally set to determine whether and how the many benefits and achievements of the last 30 years Read More »
Press release: Magallanes Renovables’ ATIR en route from Spain to EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking forward to welcoming Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables to its tidal energy test site off Eday. Their full scale ATIR tidal turbine which has been successfully validated and optimised is currently being towed north from Vigo in Spain and is expected to arrive in Orkney Read More »
Invitation to tender: Billia Croo Environmental Appraisal and Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
EMEC currently holds a site-wide Section 36 consent for its full-scale tidal test site, Fall of Warness, which has proven to significantly streamline the consenting process for developers testing at the site. EMEC is preparing to apply for a similar consent for its full-scale wave test site, Billia Croo, to further improve the consenting process Read More »
