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Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), Scottish-based developers of the world’s leading floating tidal turbine technology, successfully launched its 2MW tidal...
Introducing: Orbital’s Women in Engineering
Lindsey Amos, Lorna Slater, and Tiphaine Cazenave
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2021 by introducing you to our female engineers who are taking part in a generational movement to get more women involved in careers in science and technology.
Ongoing Optimisation Projects: Scaled Tank Testing
Calum Miller, Principal Engineer & Hydrodynamics Manager
Our R&D programme team leader describes how at Orbital we used scaled tank testing to identify and de-risk innovations capable of accelerating cost reductions for tidal stream energy.
A phenomenal achievement for Orbital - we see the O2 as the beginning in our efforts to help turn the tide on climate change.
A 2030 tidal stream energy target
Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director
As a global leader in one of the few commercially viable but not yet commercialised renewable energy technologies, it does feel like it is time that the UK recognised the tremendous potential of tidal energy by setting a target for 2030 output production.
Can Orbital become part of a new wave of super-major energy players?
Chris Milne, CFO
A global transition to cleaner fuels is the only chance we have of avoiding the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital) is to provide the opportunity to become a shareholder in its pioneering renewable energy business through the Crowdcube investment platform in the weeks ahead.
UK based Orbital Marine Power and Designworks, BMW Group’s Advanced Design Company, have collaborated to produce a striking vision for...
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), the world’s leading developer of floating tidal stream turbines, has appointed Black & Veatch as...
Building Back Greener – The Orbital Commitment
Andrew Scott, CEO
In hardship and under pressure people develop coping mechanisms and as an optimist, I hope that our societal coping mechanism...
International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE)
Glasgow. 9-19 November 2020
The International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) is a global marine energy event focused on the industrial development of renewable...
How low can you go? Minimising our carbon footprint
James Murray
At Orbital our focus is on delivering cost competitive electricity from tidal currents in an effort to provide the world...
Demystifying the Cost of Tidal Energy
Chris Milne, CFO
Levelised cost of energy (LCOE) is a term used a lot by politicians, the media, industries, and academics when discussing...
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), working with Thompsons of Prudhoe and Port of Blyth, have decommissioned their prototype 2MW SR2000...
Engineering: Not Just for the Boys
By Lorna Slater, Engineering Project Manager
Currently only 9% of engineers in the UK are women, which completely baffles me. There is a shortage of engineers...
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), the world’s leading developer of floating tidal stream turbines, has appointed Oliver Wragg as their...
Orbital Marine Power awards blades contract for O2 tidal turbine to A C Marine & Composites, Gosport
Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), the world’s leading developer of floating tidal stream turbines, has awarded the composite blades contract...
Orbital Marine Power scooped the Rural Blue Award for Blue Economy Enterprise of the Year at the inaugural Scottish Highlands...
Orbital announces a strategic contract with SKF for the supply of the fully integrated power trains on its upcoming O2...
Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the biggest ever Interreg project that will prove to be game-changing for the...