“Pelamis deserves to be recognised as the world’s first offshore wave power converter to successfully generate electricity. Scrapping it would be like destroying the Wright brothers’ plane. ” – Councillor John Ross Scott
Make the most of this year’s Orkney International Science Festival by exploring the rich programme of talks.
We enter the huge cavernous conference Hall and take our seats just as the electricity kicks in and mercifully, so does the air con. And we wait. There is no breakfast coffee there are no rolls there is no water, there is a look of confusion on the faces of staff, it is as if they have been shocked that a conference has turned up
“While the world is watching Scotland as it forges engineering firsts in areas like floating wind, green hydrogen and battery storage, we still need to explain ScotWind and its impact locally.”- Ian Taylor, Project Director at TWP
“I truly believe that the future of journalism is collaborative.” – Rhiannon J Davies, founder of Greater Govanhill community magazine and the Scottish Beacon project
NHS Orkney is to receive £14,716 to support services which deal with the effects of Long Covid. A total of £3,000,000 is being distributed by the Scottish Government to Health Boards across […]
The electric multirotor DLV-2 drone, which has a payload capacity of 6kg and a range of up to 16km, was selected as vehicle of choice for the Orkney I-Port project due to its large payload volume, which makes it well suited to carrying cargo such as Royal Mail parcels. The aircraft is also equipped with a parachute. Image credit Skyports
SSEN Transmission is set to hold two events in August to share more information about the planned subsea electricity transmission link between Orkney and Caithness.
Take a short walk with us through Olav’s Wood, South Ronaldsay in this film. You never know what (or who) you might see.
Accelerate is a support programme for the Third Sector and community organisations. Support is free and aims to help groups and organisations become more sustainable and enterprising
