286 results found for 'West of Orkney'

286 results found for 'West of Orkney'
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  • UK: Crown Estate Launches Offshore Renewables Education Project

    30 May 2013
    Training & Education

    Secondary school pupils in Orkney will be first in the UK to benefit from a new offshore renewables education project launched by The Crown Estate. ‘Clean Energy from the Sea’ enables pupils to acquire the understanding and the technical skills they will need to benefit from the development of renewable energy around their coastline. An industry […]

  • FORESEA Brings Offshore Energy Test Centres Closer to Developers

    27 July 2016
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The EUR 11 million FORESEA programme opened its first call for support package applications on 27 July, offering successful applicants a free access to test ocean energy technologies in real sea conditions at the project’s network of open sea test centres. The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) project was launched earlier this month […]

  • Orkney Vessel Trials Prove Potential for Marine Renewables Cost Reduction

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced that the first leg of a project in Orkney funded by the Scottish Government has demonstrated the potential for considerable cost savings using the capabilities of smaller support vessels in the marine renewables industry.  The Orkney Vessel Trials project, which has been facilitated by Orkney consultancy Aquatera Ltd, […]

  • UK: Alstom’s Tidal Device Produces 100MWh

    29 October 2013

    Alstom’s full-scale tidal device installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, has now injected over 100MWh of electricity into the grid. This is a major milestone in the development of Alstom’s tidal stream device which follows the earlier connection of the turbine to the grid and the progressive ramp up to […]

  • EMEC to Store Tidal Power with Hydrogen-Based System

    17 April 2015
    Technology

    EMEC has procured an electrolyser to convert power generated at its tidal test site in Orkney to hydrogen fuel. The ground-breaking new project will pilot the storage of electricity from different forms of renewables, overcoming island grid constraints. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has won a competitive tender to supply an […]

  • VIDEO: Moon Power in Scotland

    26 May 2014

    Twice a day, like clockwork, the moon’s gravity makes the seas ebb and flow. For Baker, a marine renewables business manager at GE Power Conversion, the tides are the perfect source of energy, more predictable and reliable than wind or solar power. “Some U.K. locations have significant tidal head ranges,” he says. “They offer a […]

  • EMEC to Help South Korean Tidal Power Development

    17 August 2012

    As South Korea’s Incheon Metropolitan City is looking into generating electricity from tidal power, experts from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney will help the country to build a tidal testing facility. The city of Incheon is experiencing substantial economic development, during which it is pressing ahead with a tidal testing facility, the […]

  • UK: Pelamis’ Director Speaks at Marine Energy Park Launch

    30 July 2012

    The new Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park is designed to highlight the region’s reputation as a world leader in marine energy, and forge links to progress the development of the wave and tidal power industry. The park incorporates the world-leading European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), which provides testing facilities for wave and […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Gets Approval for First Tidal Power Array In Sound Of Islay (UK)

    17 March 2011
    Authorities

    The Scottish Government today (Thursday 17th March) approved ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to develop a 10MW tidal power array in The Sound of Islay on Scotland’s west coast. The project, the first of its kind in the world, envisages generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of the whole island. It is also the first […]

  • Scotrenewables Chooses Scrabster Harbour for Tidal O&M Work (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A new multi-million pound redevelopment at mainland Scotland’s most northerly port, Scrabster Harbour, is already reaping the benefits, only two months after coming into operation. Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in Orkney, has chosen Scrabster as the location for their most recent operations and maintenance work on their prototype tidal turbine, the SR250. This is […]

  • Aquatera, Jee Finish 1st Phase of Tidal Cable Laying Project

    18 November 2015
    R&D

    Stromness-based energy and environmental consultancy Aquatera Ltd  and Jee Ltd have carried out the deployment and recovery of Jee’s U-tube cabling protection structure in Orkney, thus completing the first phase of a project to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal energy arrays. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the £2.4m Tidal Array Cabling Solution project was […]

  • Aubin Completes Successful GLS Field Trials (UK)

    6 September 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has successfully completed offshore sea trials for the recently launched Gel Lift System (GLS). GLS, a potentially game-changing new product that could save millions of pounds when installing offshore renewables infrastructure, was tested off the coast of Orkney. The technology, uses a […]

  • UK: Fendercare Marine Aids Deployment of Penguin Wave Energy Converter

    27 July 2012

    Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has successfully installed the Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) to Orkney waters, having chosen Fendercare Marine, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, as one of its key partners for the project. The Penguin wave energy converter is now floating and connected to a mooring system in the Billia […]

  • Penguin Wave Energy Converter Produces First Power (UK)

    10 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 10th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. The Penguin wave energy converter was redeployed in Orkney in July 2013 after pre-commissioning of the power plant. The Penguin has now been producing electricity to the grid with direct […]

  • France: Alstom Completes Acquisition of TGL from Rolls-Royce

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Alstom has completed the acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) from Rolls-Royce plc. In September 2012, Alstom announced that it had agreed to acquire TGL, which specialises in the design and manufacturing of tidal stream turbines, subject to the achievement of critical milestones including the successful installation of the 1 MW tidal turbine at the […]

  • Scotland – World Leader in Offshore Renewables Development

    23 May 2012

    Scotland is leading the world in the development of offshore renewables – according to two senior figures from development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). HIE Chief Executive, Alex Paterson and Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Calum Davidson are both presenting at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen tomorrow [Thursday 24 May]. Mr […]

  • Orkney Becomes Test Bed for Wave and Tidal Power Technologies (UK)

    6 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Beyond the portals of the European Marine Energy Centre, researchers are seeking to transform this island archipelago into a global hub of… Alan Crawford, Tim Quinson (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 06, 2011;

  • UK: Crown Estate Officially Confirms Further Tidal Project Sites

    14 November 2012
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has today confirmed that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK. The announcement of these three projects signals the continued growth in both interest in the development of marine renewables across the whole of the UK and in the variety […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Wave and Tidal Development Opportunities

    9 July 2014

    The trade association representing the wind and marine energy industries, RenewableUK, has welcomed announcement by The Crown Estate of further opportunities to develop the UK’s wave and tidal resources. The Crown Estate, which manages the UK’s seabed, has announced 6 new wave and tidal stream demonstration zones, as well as 5 new wave and tidal […]

  • P2 Pelamis Wave Power Device off to European Marine Energy Centre (UK)

    7 November 2011
    Technology

    Following its manufacture and testing in Leith, ScottishPower Renewables’ new P2 Pelamis wave power device set sail for the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (Sunday 6th November). It will undergo further trials as part of a unique cross-industry collaboration project with a similar device managed by E.ON. The company received a grant from the […]

  • UK: Alstom’s Tidal Turbine Reaches Full Potential

    31 July 2013

    From its immersion in January 2013, at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s full-scale tidal device has reached the full nominal power of 1MW after a series of gradual increases in power. The turbine connected to the grid has now generated over 10MWh of electricity, in actual operating conditions. Both are […]

  • E.ON Backs Down from Pelamis Wave Energy Project (UK)

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    E.ON is withdrawing from Pelamis Wave Power’s wave energy project in Orkney and has decided to focus on wind, biomass and solar energy instead of marine renewables. Triggered by rather slow progress of wave technology, the company said that more mature technologies in renewable energy will be the focal point of its business. However, E.ON […]

  • VIDEO: Alstom Presents Tidal Stream Power

    17 April 2013
    Technology

    Following its recent acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited from Rolls-Royce, Alstom’s 1MW tidal turbine generated power for the first time at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) tidal test site in Orkney, Scotland, in March. It is the second Alstom tidal turbine generating power to the grid. This milestone positions Alstom at the forefront of […]

  • EMEC to Assist in Development of Marine Energy Test Centre in Taiwan

    5 December 2012
    R&D

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, Scotland, has announced another major international collaboration agreement, in which the world-leading test facility will assist in the development of a marine energy test centre in Taiwan. Speaking at the inaugural Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC-2012) on Jeju Island, Korea, EMEC’s commercial director […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Marine Energy Parks MoU

    28 February 2013

    RenewableUK today welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park and South West Marine Energy Park, which extends from Bristol to Cornwall. The MoU forms a working partnership that will result in increased collaboration and the sharing of innovative ideas between England and Scotland. Each of […]

  • Orkney Islands Offer View of Renewable Future (UK)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Cutting-edge wave and tidal technology is regenerating island communities, bringing new jobs and new skills, says Niall Stuart, chief executive of trade body Scottish Renewables. The winds and stormy seas that dominate the 70 islands that make up the Orkneys has shaped the life of islanders as well as the island itself – most evident […]