Press release: ORCHIDS project to address ocean energy electrical infrastructure integrity
Fraunhofer UK, part of Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation, has joined forces with Synaptec and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop an innovative solution to address cable and electrical infrastructure integrity within the marine renewable energy industry. Funded by the UK Government’s business innovation experts InnovateUK, the ORCHIDS project (Offshore Renewable energy Cable Read More »
Press release: ICIT studies solutions to biofouling of marine energy technologies at EMEC
The initial stages of a project looking at biofouling solutions for marine renewables has been completed by the International Centre of Island Technology (ICIT), in collaboration with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Heriot-Watt’s Energy Academy. The project was focused on the development of a knowledge network enabling biofouling experts to work closely with Read More »
Blog: Turbulence in 2015 – EMEC end of year review
An old engineer I worked with had a sign above his desk that read: “When you are up to your backside in alligators it is sometimes hard to remind yourself you came here to drain the swamp” 2015 seems to have been a year with a lot of alligators. However we have always known that Read More »
Press release: Scotrenewables secures £5.7m to demonstrate world’s largest tidal turbine at EMEC
Orkney based Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd (SRTP) has been successful in securing a further £5.7m from investors to allow it to demonstrate the world’s largest tidal turbine. The company, which is at the forefront of the floating tidal turbine sector, is currently nearing the completion of the build of its SR2000 (2MW) system in the Read More »
Press release: Laminaria to demonstrate wave technology at EMEC
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed Flemish wave energy developer Laminaria to test its innovative wave energy converter at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo, off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland. The official signing took place today [Tuesday, 15 December 2015] in Edinburgh coinciding with a visit by the Minister-President Read More »
