European Marine Energy Center
The European Marine Energy Center ( EMEC ) is a testing and research center accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the development of wave and tidal power plants on the Orkney Islands in Great Britain .
The center offers companies and research companies the opportunity to test and evaluate their prototype systems in real wave and tidal conditions over five locations, depending on their later use:
- Billia Croo, wave energy test field, mainland (wave power)
- Fall of Warness, tidal energy test field, off the island of Eday, (tidal force)
- Scapa Flow, St. Marys Bay, Wave Test Site
- Shapinsay Sound, Head of Holland, tide test site
- Stromness, office and data processing
The EMEC was founded by public institutions in 2001 following a recommendation by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee . The center offers good access to water with ideal conditions of wave and tidal energy . It enables a wide range of technical and organizational support with regard to the necessary port facilities, electrical network connection and meteorological advice and monitoring of the test facilities.
Many internationally known companies use this test center, such as B. Voith . The well-known Seeschlange wave power plant installed off Portugal was also examined here.