Press release: FORESEA to mark project successes at ICOE drinks reception
Since its launch, FORESEA has increased real-sea testing activity in the ocean energy sector. Ten projects have hit the water at European test centres with FORESEA support, with more to come in the next 18 months. To mark this success, a drinks reception will be held at ICOE2018 on Wednesday 13 June. A fourth and Read More »
Press release: Naval Group deploy Microsoft underwater data centre at EMEC
Phase 2 of Microsoft’s ‘Project Natick’ has been initiated at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney with the deployment of an underwater data centre powered by renewables. Naval Group led the successful installation of the 450kW subsea data centre at EMEC’s Billia Croo wave energy test site, on the west coast of the Read More »
Press release: EMEC STEM Ambassadors educate the next generation
STEM Ambassadors from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) are on a mission to raise the profile of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) amongst Orkney’s school pupils. STEM Ambassadors are volunteers from a wide range of science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs and disciplines across the UK. They offer their time to Read More »
Press Release: MONITOR to improve tidal energy blade reliability
A new Interreg Atlantic Area project focused on investigating the forces acting on blades and structures of tidal energy converters (TECs) and their impact on reliability will be officially launched at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in June 2018. The MONITOR project is led by Swansea University, and brings together the European Marine Energy Read More »
Press Release: MaRINET2 launches programme of free courses on offshore renewables
MaRINET2 has opened registrations for the first set of ten courses on offshore renewable energy to be delivered over the next three years. The short, two-to-five day long, courses for industry and academic researchers in the offshore renewable energy sector are organised and lectured by MaRINET2 project partners, and will focus on three areas: wave, Read More »
