Press release: EC-OG sign up to EMEC
Award-winning engineering company EC-OG has signed up to test their cutting-edge Subsea Power Hub (SPH) at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). Sea trials of EC-OG’s first full-scale SPH system will be carried out at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site, with installation to take place this month. The imminent test programme will be a subsea Read More »
Press release: Penguin powers UK grid with wave energy
Wello’s Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) has successfully generated electricity into the national grid off the west coast of Orkney. The Penguin was installed at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC’s) grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo at the beginning of March by Orkney-based Green Marine. This is the first of three WEC’s due Read More »
Press release: FORESEA boosts 15 ocean energy developers
The Interreg Europe funded FORESEA programme has awarded ‘recommendations for support’ to 15 offshore renewable energy technologies following its second call for applications. The awards will provide a real boost to technology developers by allowing them to test their technologies on the open sea, attract further investment, and move further along the path to commercialisation. Read More »
Press release: Experts vocal over draft Energy Strategy
Energy industry leaders have given their opinions on the Scottish Government’s draft Energy Strategy ahead of a conference session on the issue next week. Neil Kermode, Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), called the plan “clear, aspirational and therefore challenging to do”. Jonny Clark, Managing Director of Edinburgh consultancy ITPEnergised said it Read More »
Press release: Green Marine installs Penguin WEC at EMEC
Wello Oy’s wave energy converter (WEC) has been successfully installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney as part of the CEFOW (Clean Energy from Ocean Waves) project. The Penguin WEC was deployed at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo, off the west coast of Orkney, over the weekend. This marks Read More »
