European Marine Energy Centre

The European Marine Energy Centre Ltd. is a UKAS accredited test and research centre focused on wave and tidal power development, based in the Orkney Islands off the mainland of .
emec.org.uk
+44 1856 852060
Wikipedia
  • Type: Research
  • Description: test and research center focusing on wave and tidal power
  • Also known as: “EMEC”
  • Address: Back Road, Stromness, KW16 3AW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stromness Town Hall and Pier Arts Centre.

Town hall
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 580 feet southeast of European Marine Energy Centre.

Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner. is situated 630 feet southeast of European Marine Energy Centre.

Hotel
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 500 feet east of European Marine Energy Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

European Marine Energy Centre

Latitude
58.96367° or 58° 57′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.30117° or 3° 18′ 4″ west
Open location code
9CCRXM7X+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7923832083
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q5412797
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Japanese—“European Marine Energy Centre” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Europski pomorski energetski institut”
  • German: “European Marine Energy Centre”
  • Japanese: “ヨーロッパ海洋エネルギー・センター”
  • Japanese: “ヨーロッパ海洋エネルギーセンター”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heriot-Watt University - Orkney Campus and Stromness Community Centre.

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