286 results found for 'West of Orkney'

286 results found for 'West of Orkney'
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  • Orkney to Produce Hydrogen from Wind, Tidal

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    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 – […]

  • RenewableUK: UK Powering On as World Leader in Wave, Tidal Energy

    1 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    RenewableUK commented on the news that Carnegie Wave Energy are bringing their CETO 6 device to the South West Marine Energy Park’s Wave Hub site. The site is an electrical hub 16km off the coast of Cornwall, and this development means all three berths for wave devices are now reserved by wave companies looking to […]

  • Scotland’s Wave and Tidal Sector Face Grid Connection Charges of GBP 56m

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scotland’s wave and tidal sector face charges of £56 million every year to connect their projects to the grid while developers south of the border would receive millions in subsidy, new figures from Scottish Renewables has revealed. The current transmission charging regime issued by Ofgem is calculated according to where the generator is located. […]

  • Highlands and Islands MSP: Scottish Islands’ Renewables Need Interconnectors

    15 May 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Scottish MSP representing the Highlands and Islands, Mike MacKenzie, has written to the new UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, calling for an urgent review into island interconnectors for Orkney, Shetland and Westerns Isles to keep Scotland’s leading position in marine renewable energy.  “We are ten years ahead of the rest of the world in wave and tidal power research and […]

  • Scottish Renewable Energy Report Highlights Importance of EOWDC

    23 November 2012

    The partners behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) today welcomed the report on the achievability of the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets. The report makes the following references to the EOWDC: 39. The Committee is strongly of the view that grid-connected test facilities, such as the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and […]

  • EUR 6.5M Secured for Human Heart-Inspired Wave Tech

    3 November 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    CorPower, a developer of a wave energy converter inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart, has completed a €6.5M funding round, thus securing a critical investment for the next stage of the company’s development and allowing for the third round of testing of its wave energy technology, called the HiWave. Results from the second stage of HiWave […]

  • Scotrenewables Secures GBP 7.6 Million for Tidal Energy Project (UK)

    14 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Orkney-based tidal energy firm, Scotrenewables Tidal Power, have secured £7.6 million worth of foreign investment as they look to design, build, install and test a next generation tidal turbine, the SR200. The private funding from overseas adds to the £1.24 million grant the company received from the WATERS2 scheme run by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise […]

  • UK: Aquamarine Power Names New Chairman

    2 July 2012

    Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has today named Paul Capell as its new chairman. He replaces Mervyn Jones who has served as the company’s chairman since 2007. An experienced CEO and chairman, Capell has worked extensively in the renewable energy, water, oil and gas sectors and has a 30 year track record in starting, acquiring, […]

  • UK: Alstom’s 1MW Tidal Turbine Generates Power at EMEC

    4 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    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. After the successful test of its 500kW device, it is the second Alstom tidal turbine generating power to the grid. This milestone […]

  • Whitford Testing Coatings for Offshore Industries at EMEC

    19 February 2016
    R&D, Technology

    UK-based coating manufacturer Whitford Ltd is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability for applications within the marine renewables industry, as well as for other offshore industries such […]

  • UK: SR250 Reaches and Exceeds Rated Power

    16 November 2012

    Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited, founded and based in Stromness, was this week awarded an ‘Agreement for Lease’ from the Crown Estate for a commercial tidal energy demonstrator project to be located at Lashy Sound between the islands of Eday and Sanday in Orkney. The award from Crown Estate, the body that holds the rights to […]

  • UK: 76 HI-Energy Zone Companies to Showcase at All-Energy

    21 May 2012

    The Highlands and Islands of Scotland will once again have the largest regional presence at the All Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen this week (Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May). Seventy six companies are to come together under the banner of HI-Energy to showcase the region’s world-leading renewable energy expertise and supply chain capabilities. […]

  • UK: SeaRoc Opens New Dundee Office

    16 November 2012

    International marine engineering company SeaRoc has announced the opening of a further office in Scotland to support’s the country’s growing offshore wind farm and marine renewables industries. Located in Dundee, the new office opened on November 12th and houses a number of marine engineering experts, including David Wotherspoon who joins SeaRoc as Development Director. The […]

  • Scottish Government Gives Full Consent to Aquamarine Power’s 40 MW Wave Farm

    22 May 2013

    Aquamarine Power has received full consent from the Scottish Government for a 40MW wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis, Scotland – making it the world’s largest fully-permitted ocean energy site. The announcement was made by the Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Fergus Ewing at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen. […]

  • VIDEO: SAL Offshore Deploys Tidal Turbine

    14 February 2014

    SAL Offshore’s main vessel, the DP Class II MV Lone, equipped with Work Class ROV, successfully installed the VOITH Hytide 1000-13 tidal turbine. Coming directly from her previous employment on the Parbuckling Project (Costa Concordia), the MV Lone proceeded to Stavanger in Norway to mobilize an ROV spread and project equipment. The mobilization was completed […]

  • Hallin Installs Tidal Turbine in Orkney Island (Scotland)

    18 August 2011
    Technology

    Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has successfully completed the installation of the world’s most powerful single rotor subsea tidal turbine in Orkney Island, Scotland. Hallin was contracted by Atlantis Resources Corporation (Atlantis) to provide specialist services as an experienced integrated subsea contractor to plan install the 1 megawatt tidal turbine AR-1000 at the […]

  • EMEC: Pelamis One of Icons of Marine Renewables

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The directors of pioneering wave energy developer Pelamis have vowed to continue the fight to ensure the company’s success. Additional funding is required for further development of Pelamis’ wave energy technology. Without this, the board has reluctantly moved to appoint administrators to assess the options for securing the future for the business and its staff. […]

  • EMEC, Crown Release Cable Study Findings

    17 March 2015
    Grid Connection

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate have published a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. The key aim of the Sub-sea Cable Lifecycle Study is to improve the industry’s understanding of how best to specify […]

  • North Scotland World Leader in Wave, Tidal Technology

    1 August 2012
    Technology

    The designation of the Pentland Firth and Orkney area as a Marine Energy Park confirms what those of us in the industry already know – the north of Scotland is a world leader in wave and tidal technology. Over the last decade, supportive government policies and the establishment of the European Marine Energy Centre have […]

  • MaRINET Accepts Applications for EMEC Till March (UK)

    20 February 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Overseas wave and tidal energy technology developers have to apply, until the end of February, for funds to help them access the “scale” test facilities at EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The MaRINET wave and tidal testing funding scheme runs until March 2015 and further calls for access will be made during that […]

  • UK: Wello Releases Decommission Plan for Penguin

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wello has released its decommissioning plan for their 500 kW ‘Penguin’ wave energy converter (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) wave test site, Billia Croo Orkney. First installation of the mooring system and the Penguin I device was completed 30th June 2012 with recovery on the 9th September 2012. There are various test […]

  • Oyster Wins EUR 800K for Tech Improvement

    15 September 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) have together secured an €800,000 EU Horizon 2020 grant to improve the performance of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy converter. The company has already built and operated two full-scale Oyster machines at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The new Brussels-backed programme – called […]

  • The European Marine Energy Centre Chooses Draka Offshore as Their Subsea Power Cable Provider (UK)

    7 February 2011

    Draka Offshore announced today The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has once again selected Draka as their subsea power cable provider with a further purchase of cables and logistical solutions. “It is always exciting to receive new orders, but to quickly receive a second order from a new customer is extremely satisfying,” stated Martin Dale, […]

  • UK: Aquamarine Power Gathers Real-Time Wave Data

    25 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power is now gathering real-time wave data at their Oyster 800 test site, which is helping the wave energy firm produce more accurate energy forecasts, optimise production and drive the design of their future Oyster 801 machine. The data is being gathered by two devices, an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) and an acoustic […]

  • EMEC to Take Part in Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Event

    17 February 2014

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd will be exhibiting at one of the leading ocean energy events, Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Conference and Exhibition. Celebrating its 11th year, the event continues to attract 600+ delegates. The event will be held in Belfast on 26-27th February 2014. EMEC’s Commercial Director, Oliver Wragg, along with […]

  • HIE: MeyGen’s Progress Exiting Time for Local Economy in Caithness

    25 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The world’s largest tidal power development, which will be installed in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, secured a funding package of over £50m and the construction of the first phase will now begin. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is backing the MeyGen project with a £3.3m grant.  Calum Davidson, HIE Director of Energy and Low […]