Knowledge, Innovation and Shared Thinking in Orkney
The Virtual Island Summit 2019 was a free and entirely online event designed to connect global islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform. Almost 5,000 islanders from 500 islands took part. Learn more: www.islandinnovation.co/summit
Energy At The End Of The World: An Orkney Islands Saga – … Read More “Energy at the End of the World – Virtual Island Summit presentation”
Winds of change: Legitimacy, withdrawal, and interdependency from a decentralized wind-to-hydrogen regime in Orkney, Scotland – by Michael Westrom
Energy Research & Social Science
Volume 60, February 2020, 101332
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.101332
Abstract:
Community-owned renewable energy facilities support decentralized low-carbon energy and community development by empowering local political organizations; however, the consequences … Read More “Journal Article: Winds of Change – Michael Westrom”
Stromness – the second largest town on the Orkney Mainland and home to EMEC, ICIT, Aquatera and others at the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC).
Find out more about the town on the official Stromness website.
Enjoy a short animation about the town made by pupils from the … Read More “Stromness”
Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) is a membership organisation made up of individuals and businesses. Its aims and objectives are:
Video from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) about the Sanday Development Trusts shared ownership project in the Spurness Wind Farm with Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE).… Read More “Sanday shared ownership project – Spurness Wind Farm”
A video from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) about the Westray Development Trust wind turbine.
… Read More “Westray Development Trust Community Wind Turbine”
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) resources.
Website: http://www.emec.org.uk/
Which includes Live Data from the wave and tidal sites:
http://www.emec.org.uk/facilities/live-data/
You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/emecorkney/videos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanMarineEnergyCentre/
Twitter: @EMEC_Ltd
Tidal Test Site animation
Wave Test Site animation … Read More “EMEC”
In the Wake of Wind – a series of three videos posted by Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd on their You Tube channel.
The film gives an introduction to the history of the UK Wind Energy Group and shows the original Orkney 3MW wind turbine in operation.
Part one
This short silent film is around 11 minutes long and is from the Scottish Screen Archive, licensed to Orkney Sustainable Energy.
Neil Kermode, Managing Director, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) spoke at the energy innovation session at the Arctic Circle Scotland Forum in 2017.
In this 11 minute presentation Neil gives an overview of Orkney’s energy picture and how the different developments fit together. He addresses grid constraint and the potential … Read More “Neil Kermode on Orkney Island’s Renewable Energy Generation –video”
A short video made by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) about community owned wind turbines in Orkney.… Read More “Orkney Community Wind Turbines video”
The Fully Charged Show is a YouTube channel founded and hosted by Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge, Carpool).
Here are some videos they have made about renewable energy in Orkney.
Interview by The Orkney News with Tony Archer, Scottish Manager of Co-wheels car club and Robert Leslie, Energy Officer at Orkney Housing Association Ltd about the new initiative of electric car clubbing in Orkney.… Read More “Co-wheels Car Club”
Short video from Jonathan Porterfield at Eco Cars showing his Zappi Charger, powered by solar panels.… Read More “Eco Cars – Zappi Charger”
Short video about the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus in Stromness made by Orkney.com… Read More “Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) video”
Short video about the ReFLEX project, made by Orkney.com
Press release from EMEC with more details about the ReFLEX project.
http://www.emec.org.uk/press-release-energy-system-of-the-future-to-be-demonstrated-in-orkney/
Video made by Orkney.com about the local business Green Marine, which is part of the local supply chain supporting marine renewable energy in Orkney.… Read More “Green Marine video”
A video made by Orkney.com giving an overview of Orkney’s history.… Read More “Orkney History video”
A video made for Orkney.com about renewable energy in Orkney, giving a short overview of the history of energy in the islands.… Read More “Energy in Orkney video”
Martin Gray runs the Orkney Beachcombing facebook page where he shares details of his finds from his regular beachcombing activities around Orkney.
https://www.facebook.com/OrkneyBeachcombing/
on Twitter as @peediepuss
Here is Martin talking about his beachcombing in a short video made by Orkney.com
Martin also collects data on fish tags for the … Read More “Orkney Beachcombing”