Highlands and Islands Enterprise mark 20 years of pioneering work by EMEC
Twenty years of pioneering marine energy work by Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) were celebrated this week at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow. The centre, headquartered in Stromness, remains the world’s first and only accredited grid-connected open sea facility for the testing of wave and tidal energy conversion technologies, operating to internationally recognised (UKAS) Read More »
OceanEnergy sign up to EMEC wave energy test berth
Irish wave energy developer, OceanEnergy, has signed up to demonstrate its OE35 floating wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. OceanEnergy intends to demonstrate the OE35 over two winter periods from 2024 at EMEC’s Billia Croo wave energy test site off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland. The 1 Read More »
20 years of EMEC instigates UK wide economic impact
Economic impact assessment spanning two decades of EMEC’s operations values impact of the test centre to UK economy at £370 million. The development of EMEC – the world’s first and leading test centre for marine energy – has had a significant impact in Orkney as well as across the UK economy in terms of employment, Read More »
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero visits Orkney
Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, visited Orkney, Thursday 6 April, following the UK Government announcing ambitious plans to scale up clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries in Britain. Boosting the country’s energy security and independence while maintaining a world-leading position in achieving net zero Read More »
Leonore van Velzen shortlisted for YPGEA Project Development Award
EMEC’s Hydrogen Project Manager, Leonore (Noor) van Velzen, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Project Development Award’ in Scottish Renewables’ Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2023. The annual awards highlight young professionals who are pioneering new ideas with the drive and ambition needed to change the renewable energy industry for the better. The Read More »
SATE Project awarded industry accolade for low carbon aviation technologies
An innovative programme set to deliver the blueprint for net zero regional aviation in the UK has picked up a major industry accolade. The Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) programme secured the Aerospace & Defence award at the seventh annual Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) awards which are led by The Engineer magazine. UK-led engineering projects Read More »
Orkney study wins Net Zero Living funding
Orkney has been chosen as one of 31 UK locations to conduct a three-month feasibility study examining how to overcome key non-technical barriers holding back efforts to reach net zero targets. The project will run from April to June 2023, funded by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. This study will draw on Read More »
EMEC floating wind demo site offers £690 million opportunity to UK
The economic potential of EMEC’s proposed 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site has been estimated at £690 million to UK economy. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, Scotland, concluded concept design for a new floating offshore wind test and demonstration site in 2022 and is aiming to secure a Read More »
HyFlyer II first flight test of hydrogen-electric engine
The HyFlyer II project has reached a major milestone with a Dornier 228 twin-engine aircraft completing its first flight test in testbed configuration. HyFlyer II lead partner and powertrain developer ZeroAvia took to the skies for the maiden flight of its 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, retrofitted with a full-size prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain on the Read More »
Islands growth deal to release £393 million investment
An agreement to invest £100 million in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides has been signed in Orkney by UK and Scottish Government Ministers and the Council Leaders of the three island groups. Up to 1,300 jobs and £393 million of investment is anticipated to result from the signing of Read More »
