Marine energy

Marine expertise at UHI

NAFC Marine Centre - Shetland

Marine engineering; Marine hatchery; Aquaculture; Marine biology; Shellfish studies; Fisheries; Nautical studies; Shipping training (on simulator); Life Sciences (SSQC); Seaweed anti-microbial compounds.  Full details here.

ORCA - Orkney

Geophysical surveys; Environmental Impact Assesments; Geo-mapping modelling and illustration; Marine archaeology; Cultural Heritage Impact Assessments.   Full details here.

SAMS - Dunstaffnage

Marine Science; Environmental Technology; Marine renewable energy; Sea ice and technology; Marine biogeochemisty & earth sciences; Marine ecology; Marine microbial and molecular biology; Marine renewable impact assessments; Acoustic footprinting, Macro-algal cultures; Worlds largest collection of of Algae and Protozoa; Europe's largest experimental artificial reef complex.    Full details here.

LCC - Lewis

Renewables analysis;  Hydrogen energy;  Marine energy assessments;  Community energy;  Energy and Knowledge Exchange;  Built environment;  Energy use in buildings;  Building energy specifications & modelling.   Full details here.

ERI - Thurso

Electrical and Electronic Engineering;  Mechanical Engineering; Environment and Heritage; Nuclear Decommissioning & Environmental Remediation Centre; Biotechnology & Bioresources; Climate Change;  Chemical compound testing.   Full details here.

Marine projects at UHI

Shetland Marine Energy Development (SMED) — Project using the Shetland Marine Spatial Plan to identify suitable sites for marine renewable energy projects in the islands.

AMRECS (Advancing Marine Renewable Energy Research Capacity in Scotland) — SRDG grant funded programme to develop a centre of excellence for marine renewable energy research.

Supergen (Marine Energy Consortium) — Part of phase2 Supergen to increase knowledge and understanding of device-sea interactions of energy converters from model scale in the laboratory to full size in the open sea.

MaREE (Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment) — A project undertaken by ERI and SAMS focussed on environmental issues surrounding the development of marine renewable energy and the socio-economic impacts of such technologies.

SUSPLAN (PLANning for SUStainability) — SUSPLAN will focus on developing regional and pan-european strategies, recommendations, and benchmarks for the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into future european infrastructures by 2030-2050.

MREDS (Marine Renewable Energy Development in Scotland) — Established as a research engagement and co-operation vehicle for a range of stakeholders in scottish marine renewable energy. The programme is led by Heriot Watt ICIT and includes academic research groups, business and economic development interests such as HIE and OIC

BioMara — A project investigating sustainable fuels from Marine Biomass; the potential use of both macroalgae and microalgae as alternatives to terrestrial agri-fuel production.

Equimar — Equimar (Equitable testing and evaluation of marine energy extraction devices in terms of Performance, Cost and Environmental Impacts)

Marine Scotland Research — Commissioned research projects on the environmental impacts of marine energy technologies.

Hebridean Marine Energy Futures
Incorporating LCC, ERI and SAMS with a number of industry partners - most notably Aquamarine and Wavegen - a consortium of  various marine operators and wave technology developers assessing the wave resource to the west of Lewis.

MASTS — The Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (MASTS) pools the research talent in marine science from across Scotland.

INIS Hydro project: surveying areas across the Irish sea with SAMS using their survey vessel R.V. Calanus to survey a large area of the Firth of Lorne.  The other area being surveyed as part of this project are; the SW Islay Renewables area n Argyll, Scotland; Dundalk Bay (shallow and deep) in the Republic of Ireland; Carlingford Lough and Approaches – with its north coast in Northern Ireland and its south coast in the Republic;  Dundrum Bay in Northern Irealnd;  Parts of the coast off the Mourne mountains in Northern Ireland.