Press release: RiaSoR2 reliability guidance published for wave energy
The Reliability in a Sea of Risk 2 (RiaSoR 2) project has published new reports on condition monitoring systems (CMS), numerical load analysis and reliability assessment specifications for wave energy converters (WECs). Building on Phase 1 of the RiaSoR project, which developed a theoretical reliability assessment guideline for WECs and tidal energy converters (TECs), RiaSoR Read More »
Press release: Scotland and Cornwall to assist in development of Welsh marine energy test site
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd and Wave Hub Ltd have signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide strategic advice to develop the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project which is underway in Pembrokeshire. Between them, the teams behind the test centres in Orkney and Cornwall have over 20 years’ experience developing Read More »
Press release: EMEC make ICE top 200 influencing world projects
To mark the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE’s) 200th anniversary, and to support UK Government’s Year of Engineering, the Institution is highlighting 200 inspirational and world-changing projects from around the world throughout 2018. Nominated by the ICE’s members and selected by an expert panel, the chosen projects illustrate the breadth and depth of civil engineering’s Read More »
Press Release: EMEC issue dry testing performance statement to CorPower
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd have issued a performance statement following dry testing of CorPower’s wave energy converter (WEC) in Stockholm. The testing involved the dry testing of CorPower’s power take-off (PTO) on the Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) test rig, specifically designed for the purposes of testing the PTO onshore as part of the Wave Read More »
Press release: €11 million ITEG project to integrate tidal power, grid and hydrogen
An €11 million Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project has been launched in Orkney to develop an all-in-one solution for the generation of clean predictable energy, grid management, and the production of hydrogen from excess capacity. Led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, the €11m Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid (ITEG) Read More »
