Press release: World’s first real-time integrated environmental monitoring system at EMEC
EMEC’s novel sub-sea monitoring system successfully deployed The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has successfully recovered its novel Integrated Monitoring Pod following months of transmitting real-time data feeds from the seabed at the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotland. The first of its kind pre-commercial prototype is connected to the shore Read More »
Press release: EMEC advising development of Nagasaki marine energy test centre
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has furthered its ties with Japan having signed a contract to provide advice on the development of a marine energy test facility in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. EMEC will advise on the infrastructure needed to develop a test site, from subsea cables, and grid connection to resource data instrumentation, as Read More »
Press release: EMEC ETV competition winner announced
EMEC awards free Environmental Technology Verification to Dryden Aqua The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has announced Edinburgh based Dryden Aqua as the winner of their Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) competition launched by Scotland’s Energy Minister earlier this year. Dryden Aqua, an R&D intensive marine biological company specialising in sustainable water treatment technologies, will now Read More »
Press release: First phase of Tidal Array Cabling Project hailed a success
The first phase of a major project to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal energy arrays has been hailed a success. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the £2.4m Tidal Array Cabling Solution project was launched in December 2013 to develop and demonstrate effective methods of locating, securing, protecting and retrieving cables for tidal energy Read More »
Press release: EMEC to support development of Chinese marine energy test site
Sino-Scots connections strengthened following new EMEC partnership The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) based in Orkney, Scotland, has strengthened its ties with China having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with organisations based in Qingdao to support the development of a marine energy test site in the area. Scottish-based EMEC and the University of Edinburgh, signed Read More »
