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15 May 13 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
For people in the Western Isles, and Orkney and Shetland, the
issue of electricity links to the UK mainland has been a
long-running sore.
Until recently, the UK grid was fit for purpose - designed for
transmitting and distributing electricity from big, Read more
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8 Apr 13 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
It was a man called Trevor Bayliss who invented the wind-up
radio that has gone on to sell more than 50 million units around
the world. The original idea of a radio that did not need batteries
then flourished as a whole series of new ideas - a torch, an Read more
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15 Oct 12 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
Last week's Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference yielded
two very positive developments for the UK's nascent wave and tidal
sector - the announcement by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond
of the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, and the statemenRead more
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30 Jul 12 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
The designation today 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 governmenRead more
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21 Jun 12 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
The publication today of the Scottish Government's revised
Marine Energy Action Plan highlights the next steps our industry
must take on its journey towards commercialisation.
The first plan was published in 2009. Since then the sector has
moved on consRead more
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14 Jun 12 - Martin McAdam, Chief Executive Officer
As you can see from the picture above, we have now begun
operational testing of our Oyster 800 wave energy machine.
The device is installed at the European Marine Energy Centre's test
site at Billia Croo near Stromness in Orkney.
The latches holdiRead more