Press release: Orkney’s marine energy industry focus of Japanese visit
Orkney’s marine energy industry has been the focus of a fact-finding visit by Japanese politicians and business leaders. The 10-strong party from the Nagasaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, toured the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Stromness at the weekend to learn more about Orkney’s role at the forefront of the global wave Read More »
Blog: The peaks and troughs of 2014
Last year I finished my message saying “2014 will bring more challenges and I know we will rise to meet them”. Well the challenges came, we met most of them and some of them are just coming at us now, right at the year’s end. As I write this we are still riding out ripples Read More »
Press release: Magallanes successfully install floating tidal turbine at EMEC
Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has successfully deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. Magallanes has been developing their concept since 2007, already having trialled previous prototypes in test tank and river Read More »
Press release: Funding welcomed for wind-and-tidal initiative
An Orkney-based project to develop an innovative use of renewable energy generated on land and at sea has secured funding support from the Scottish Government. The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Local Energy Challenge Fund has awarded just under £30,000 to the Orkney Surf and Turf initiative. The project brings together four partners – Read More »
Press release: EMEC offers subsidised verification services via EU-ETV
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd is helping bring new low-carbon technologies to market. EMEC has been approved as an assessor under the EU’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme and will be checking claims about the performance of innovative environmental technologies. Building on its reputation as a test site, EMEC will issue a Statement Read More »
