Archive: 2017
First hydrogen delivery
The first trailer carrying hydrogen gas made on Eday has arrived in Kirkwall. The unit came on Orkney Ferries’ Earl Sigurd vessel, which the project chartered for a special run. In these early days, while crews are gaining experience with the units, chartered sailings are the best way to avoid ....
Official launch
- September 29, 2017
- Kirkwall Eday milestone electrolyser
Video: hydrogen from Orkney's clean green electricity
- September 25, 2017
- hydrogen video electrolyser fuel cell
Get ready for official opening
The Surf ’n’ Turf partners will welcome 75 guests from across Orkney and as far afield as Germany, Spain and Malta to celebrate the public launch of the project on Wednesday September 27th. Paul Wheelhouse MSP, the Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation & Energy will cut the ....
EMEC celebrates hydrogen from tidal power
EMEC (the European Marine Energy Centre) has achieved a world first by producing hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy. EMEC is a partner in Surf ’n’ Turf, and their success is a milestone for the wider project that will use the gas as fuel at Kirkwall Pier. By harnessing ....
Trailers show how they keep their cool
The Surf ’n’ Turf project has continued its preparations with further safety tests on the mobile storage units before they start carrying hydrogen. The trailers that will move the gas around each have a built-in cooling system. In an emergency it will help protect the compressed gas cylinders ....
Police and Fire get hands-on with hydrogen truck
The Surf 'n' Turf project brought together emergency services and hydrogen engineers on May 9-10th as preparations continue on Eday and in Kirkwall. Community Energy Scotland's local team organised two days of briefings for the emergency services in both Kirkwall and Eday. The project team has ....
Fuel cell Kirkwall touch down
The fuel cell has safely landed in Kirkwall after its journey from the manufacturer in Germany. Staff from Arcola Energy (the fuel cell supplier) were on hand to guide the unit into place as it was craned off a lorry. From the outside it's a blue metal box, but inside are three hydrogen fuel cell ....
Eday test run checks lie of the land
A first visit to Eday with the hydrogen mobile store unit gave the team a chance to see exactly how the vehicle will operate on the island. The trailer had no hydrogen on board for the test run on April 18th. Staff from Community Energy Scotland, the European Marine Energy Centre and Eday Renewable ....
Test runs about to start
The Surf 'n' Turf truck will soon start trial runs - without any hydrogen on board - travelling to and across the island of Eday. The first provisional date is Tuesday April 18th. The white truck and its empty trailer will make the trip by ferry from Kirkwall to Eday and then cross the island to ....Search
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First hydrogen delivery
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