Press release: EMEC response to Pelamis announcement
Neil Kermode, managing director of EMEC, said: “EMEC is saddened to hear that its oldest customer has gone into administration. “We have known many of the Pelamis team for years and all of us at EMEC are dismayed by this announcement. As a test site we have seen the clever, heroic, innovative work they have Read More »
Press release: Coordination and knowledge sharing key for global ocean energy test sites
Ocean energy test sites spanning Europe, Asia, and North America have committed to coordinate procedures and standards to ensure consistency in testing marine energy converters across the globe. Bringing together operational and planned test sites from around the world for the second time, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Fundy Ocean Research Centre Read More »
Press Release: New Orkney development site
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been awarded rights to new areas of seabed by the Crown Estate including a tidal stream project in the Stronsay Firth. EMEC already operates two wave test sites and two tidal test sites in Orkney, and is to begin consultation on how best to develop new marine energy Read More »
Press Release: EMEC to take on new development sites in Scotland
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with local partners, has been awarded rights to areas of seabed in Harris, Islay and Orkney by The Crown Estate. The Crown Estate has awarded EMEC the rights to manage two seabed zones: one for the development of tidal stream, and the other for wave. EMEC, the Read More »
Press release: EMEC and Ocean Energy Europe join forces to bring Energy Day to Orkney
On 3 June 2014 the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) hosted the first EU Energy Day dedicated to ocean energy in partnership with Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewables in Europe. At the Orkney Ocean Energy Day, as part of the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week calendar of events, representatives from the European Read More »
