Knowledge, Innovation and Shared Thinking in Orkney
Orkney Islands Economic Review, commissioned by Orkney Islands Council and produced by Fraser of Allander Institute in 2020.
https://fraserofallanderinstitute.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Orkney-Islands-Economic-Review_.pdf… Read More “Orkney Islands Economic Review 2020”
BIG HIT will create a hydrogen territory in the Orkney Islands of Scotland by implementing a fully integrated model of hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilisation for heat, power and mobility.
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An innovative community project in Orkney that uses surplus electricity
generated from renewable energy to split water, making hydrogen gas as a fuel.
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Orkney Islands Council (OIC) website page about hydrogen policy in Orkney: H2 in Orkney – The Hydrogen Islands
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/Renewable/h2-in-orkney-the-hydrogen-islands.htm
Direct link to the Orkney Hydrogen Strategy Document
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Files/Strategic_Projects/Hydrogen%20projects/Hydrogen%20strategy.pdf
Orkney Ferries (owned by Orkney Islands Council) run the inter-island ferry services between Mainland Orkney and the outer islands of Orkney.
Based in Stromness, Aquatera provides environmental expertise and operational support for offshore, coastal and land-based activities.
Find out more about their role in the Orkney renewable energy sector at their website:
https://www.aquatera.co.uk/who-we-are/about
The Aquatera website has a useful section of tools and resources including a tidal database and video library.… Read More “Aquatera”
The project was funded by the Scottish Government through EMEC and was undertaken by Aquatera Ltd, acting as Principal Contractor to EMEC, with Orcades Marine providing vessel management consultancy.
It’s aim was to demonstrate the ability of the local supply chain to meet the needs of the marine renewable energy … Read More “Orkney Vessels Trials Project”
Website from the Renewable Realities conference held in Orkney in 2002
http://www.renewablerealities.co.uk/home.html… Read More “Renewable Realities”
Orkney Islands Council publish their Economic Review documents on the council website:
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/E/Economic-Information.htm… Read More “Orkney Economic Review”
Orkney Islands Council Marine Services department run the Orkney Harbours website, which provides information about the local port services.
https://www.orkneyharbours.com/
There is a useful section with downloadable documents, and brochures:
https://www.orkneyharbours.com/port-authority/info/brochures
Information on the authority’s Marine Environmental Unit:
https://www.orkneyharbours.com/port-authority/services/marine-environmental-unit… Read More “Orkney Harbours website”
Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan was a process undertaken by a working group consisting of Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council in advance of statutory regional marine planning.
The Plan can be downloaded from the Scottish Government website.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/pilot-pentland-firth-orkney-waters-marine-spatial-plan/
Orkney Islands Council Marine Planning … Read More “Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan”
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) published the Orkney Local Development Plan 2017- 2022 in April 2017. The plan and associated documents are available to download from the OIC website.
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/O/Orkney-Local-Development-Plan.htm
Accommodating wave and tidal energy – Control and decision in Scotland – Kate Johnson, Sandy Kerr, Jonathan Side
Ocean & Coastal Management
Volume 65, September 2012, Pages 26-33
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.04.018
Abstract
Harvesting the energy of waves and tides is still the subject of research and development as an increasing number of … Read More “Accommodating wave and tidal energy – Control and decision in Scotland”
Project website for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) giving details of plans to reinforce the transmission infrastructure of the Orkney grid and its connection to the Scottish Mainland.
https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/orkney/… Read More “SSEN Orkney Transmission Reinforcement Project”
Planning at the edge: Integrating across the land sea divide – S.Kerr, K.Johnson, J.C.Side.
Marine Policy
Volume 47, July 2014, Pages 118-125
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.01.023
Abstract
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a relatively recent phenomenon. Land planning has evolved through decades of hard experience. This paper considers the origins of both marine … Read More “Planning at the edge: Integrating across the land sea divide”
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and Scotland – Planning Europe’s Atlantic gateway –
Kate R.Johnson, Sandy A.Kerr, Jonathan C.Side
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.12.006
Abstract
The non-statutory pilot regional marine spatial plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters (PFOW) is a test to establish a precedent for the whole of Scotland. It … Read More “The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and Scotland – Planning Europe’s Atlantic gateway”
Orkney Islands Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy is available from the OREF website: http://www.oref.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/201405-Orkneys-Electric-Vehicle-Infrastructure-Strategy.pdf… Read More “Orkney’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy 2014”
A project led by Orkney Islands Council to encourage EV uptake in the islands. Documents about the project are available on the OREF documents page https://www.oref.co.uk/resources/documents/orkney-documents/… Read More “Orkney’s Electric Future”
Link to the Orkney Sustainable Energy Strategy available from the OREF website.
http://www.oref.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Orkney-Sustainable-Energy-Strategy-2017-2025-1.pdf… Read More “Orkney Sustainable Energy Strategy 2017-2025”
Orkney Islands Council is currently investigating three sites for potential community wind farms.
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/C/orkneys-community-wind-farm-project.htm
https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/C/orkneys-community-wind-farm-project-the-rojects.htm
The three sites being investigated are: