Wave Energy Scotland

As we approach the end of March, our latest newsletter has been released - and here is what you can expect: 📝 Discover recent industry reports on WEC clustering, the Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream & Wave Energy in Scotland, and the Policy and Innovation Group's 2024 UK Ocean Energy Review. 💡 Educate yourself with Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub's masterclasses and Glasgow Science Centre's 'Curious About Wave Energy' session. 🗣 Details on a Request For Information from OceanSET, inviting #waveenergy technology developers to take part in a survey to gain an insight into the current stage of development of #waveenergyconverter technology. 📅 View our upcoming events. 👇 Click below for the full newsletter. Ocean Energy Europe Scottish Enterprise Highlands and Islands Enterprise

The recent "Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream & Wave Energy in Scotland" report by Policy and Innovation Group, presents future economic benefits that may be achieved from developing and deploying #waveenergy technologies. The report describes seven targeted recommendations to enable sector progress, including the need for sustained #research and #innovation support to develop and maintain Scotland's competitive edge. With this in mind WES's latest advertorial with The Scotsman - published this morning, describes two wave energy innovations - #clustering and #directgeneration, that have the potential to transform the #marineenergy sector. Have a wee read below: 👇👇

"Elastomers in Energy Transition" a cutting-edge event organised by the IOM3 Elastomer Group takes place in London and online next week. Focussing on the uses of #elastomeric materials in the #energytransition, this technical discussion meeting is the main platform for the technical and scientific community in the UK, and will delve into the latest advancements, challenges, and future opportunities for #elastomers in the rapidly evolving #energysector. The fascinating agenda for the day also features Ieuan Collins and Tom Mackay who will present the application of Dielectric Elastomer Generation in #waveenergyconvertors. Curious about how elastomers have the potential to revolutionise the #waveenergy sector and want some background reading? Visit our website to discover WES's #directgeneration research agenda and strategy. Register for the event below. 👇 📅 28th March 2025 ⏱ 1pm-4pm 📍 London / Online

We're looking forward to joining the 'Opportunities in Wave and Tidal Energy' event organised by the EIC (Energy Industries Council) in Liverpool tomorrow. Elva Bannon joins a stellar line-up of speakers who will cover the various marine projects currently happening in UK waters, emerging innovation and opportunities, as well as the actions needed to accelerate the sector. The conversation around 'opportunity' couldn't be more relevant for marine energy right now, especially given the recent Policy and Innovation Group report which predicts the potential for tidal stream and wave energy projects in the UK to deliver more than £8bn in economic benefits to the Scottish economy by 2050. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/ecH35fd8

This is a great resource for inquisitive wee ones who are interested in learning how #electricity can be generated from #waves. 🌊⚡ MOREnergy Lab #waveenergy #STEM #education 👇

📣𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 – 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧. Encouraged by our recent research at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility that investigated the clustering of individual #wavedevices on a common structure, WES has commissioned Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd to investigate design characteristics and create a high-level concept for a #waveenergyconverter (WEC) cluster platform. In commissioning this design work, WES hopes to open discussion and debate with #floatingoffshorewind industry stakeholders, developers, and supply chain for the benefit of both the #offshorewind and #wave industries. Visit our website to read the full press release and to discover the full report. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dfRUwGcE

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers International have partnered to launch the Scottish Energy Futures Conference. The event is all about the focus on deploying the technologies required to make the #energytransition happen and we are delighted to be attending. If you're taking part or thinking about it, make sure to add "The Future of Energy Panel" to your schedule. Taking place on 5th March at 1350, the panel is chaired by Gordon McIntosh with panellists Neil Kermode, Paul O'Brien, David Linden, Karen O'Hanlon and Wave Energy Scotland's Elva Bannon. 📅4th - 5th March 📍 Aberdeen Find out more below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNkaVpQi

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! Hear what our Senior Project Engineer Matthew Holland had to say on the Policy and Innovation Group's latest report: "Economic Impact of Wave Energy in Scotland." "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦?" 👇

🌊Subsea Expo 2025 kicks off tomorrow and we are looking forward to diving into the busy and exciting programme of events. 📅Elva Bannon will be joining a team of expert panellists discussing all the topics that come under #wave and #tidal energy - not to be missed! Details below. 👇

Elva Bannon is our Research and Engineering Manager, but she is also the first female Chair of the UK (BSI) committee developing marine energy standards through the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). Evaluation and standardisation is a huge part of the innovation process, and at WES we talk a lot about the importance of this to establish clear benchmarks for the success of the marine energy sector as a whole. Without clear benchmarks, there is a risk of funding duplication and inconsistent evaluation methods, leading to slower progress in technology development. We are delighted to see Elva leading the charge to help represent women’s participation in the making of standards and promote diversity within the marine energy sector. “𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 [𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧] 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝘼𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 – 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚.”