EMEC Orkney floating wind site ‘worth £690m’ to UK
A planned floating wind test site at Orkney from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will be worth nearly £700m to the UK economy, says new research.
European Marine Energy Centre (Emec)
Have we finally reached a tipping point for island electricity grid connections?
Low capacity in island electricity grid connections has held back the north’s renewable energy industry but hope is at hand at long last, writes Peter Ranscombe.
Watch: Success for Waveswing prototype during sea trials in Orkney
An Inverness-based wave energy firm is toasting “highly encouraging results” from a recent phase of sea trials.
EMEC unveils plans for floating wind test site off Orkney
EMEC (the European Marine Energy Centre) has unveiled designs for a new floating offshore wind test site off Orkney.
Innovative wave energy array to be trialled off Orkney
A trailblazing multi-megawatt wave energy array is to be trialled in the North Sea, off the coast of Orkney.
EMEC research project to reap local benefits from West of Orkney wind farm
The Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has kicked off a new research programme in partnership with the West of Orkney wind farm, as part of a broader £140 million supply chain commitment.
Marriage plans for wave energy and offshore wind in Scotland
Wave energy leaders in Scotland see offshore wind developers as potential infrastructure partners in their drive to harvest vital renewable power from the country's waters.
Mocean Energy secures cash to accelerate development of Blue Star wave machine
Scottish wave power firm Mocean Energy has secured major new investment to accelerate the commercial rollout of its flagship technology.
Pioneering wave power device developed in Inverness docks in Orkney
A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec).
Charting a course for hydrogen-powered ferries to the Northern Isles
How close are Scotland’s ferries to running off hydrogen? Peter Ranscombe sets sail to find out.
Images: Pioneering wave energy machine returns to Orkney after successful tests
Scottish firm Mocean Energy’s wave energy machine has returned to dock after a successful five-month test period at sea.
TotalEnergies consortium confirms ScotWind bid for Orkney and Caithness project
A major Scottish consortium, featuring oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies, has announced its ScotWind bid for an offshore wind project near Orkney.
‘Waveswing’: Huge AWS wave energy converter bound for Orkney later this year
A huge renewable energy device called “Waveswing”, from AWS, has completed a construction milestone ahead of deployment off Orkney later this year
EMEC completes tidal decommissioning study
A project in Orkney aimed at reducing the costs of decommissioning offshore renewables developments has been completed.
EMEC to explore floating wind and hydrogen collaboration in Scotland and France
An Orkney-based renewables research centre will join a consortium exploring the opportunities for the floating wind and hydrogen supply chains in Scotland and France.
‘UK-first’ green hydrogen scheme launched to help decarbonise Kirkwall Airport
A UK-first green hydrogen scheme has been unveiled to decarbonise heat and power at Kirkwall Airport in Orkney.
Scottish start-up Mocean Energy raises £850K to bring wave power to subsea oil and gas
Scottish start-up Mocean Energy has raised £850,000 for a new technology to bring wave power to subsea oil and gas.
Host of Highland and Island firms make Young Green Energy Awards shortlist
A host of Scottish Highland and Island clean energy firms have made the shortlist for this year's Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.
New wave energy data sharing platform launched
A new online platform has been launched by Sea Wave and Wave Energy in Southern Europe (Wese) to share environmental monitoring data collected within the marine energy industry.
Highland group appoints Central Belt firm for £1m wave energy construction
A Highland wave energy group yesterday tendered out a £1 million construction contract to Central Belt firm Mailn Renewables.
OGTC up to £130million co-invested to date in tech projects
The Oil and Gas Technology (OGTC) has hailed “significant progress” with more than £130million co-invested to date along with the industry.
‘Zero-emissions’ test flight to take place on Orkney
A "zero-emissions" test flight will take place out of Orkney in a bid to bring the UK a step closer to decarbonising air travel.
Orkney robot testing at Emec to tackle marine energy biofouling
A new robotic solution for marine energy biofouling is to be tested at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) in Orkney.
Emec sign marine energy agreement with Enel Green Power
The European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) has announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with renewable energy firm Enel Green Power.
New EMEC consented site will be ‘useful’ for smaller scale renewable developers
A new consent for an existing site at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will be "useful" to smaller renewable energy developers, the project's specialist has said.