Since 2000, the Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) has been an integral part of the development of a diverse and successful renewable energy industry in Orkney. As a membership organisation, OREF is open to businesses and individuals with an involvement or interest in Orkney’s renewable energy sector.
OREF aims to address strategic issues affecting Orkney’s renewables sector through focused collaboration with members, the local community, key stakeholders, and Orkney’s world-leading academic and research organisations.
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Generation Connection Standards – OREF Open Meeting 6th November 2018
OREF Member, Martin Lee will present a short history of why standards are needed for the connection of generators to public electricity networks and why there are some major changes happening around 2017... Read More
New Energy Trading Models – OREF Open Meeting 2nd October 2018
OREF Member, Community Energy Scotland (CES) is supporting Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited (IES), Our Power and London Business School, on an Innovate UK project called CEDISON which is looking at peer to peer... Read More
The case for island energy has never been stronger as key decision times come around
The Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) believes that 2018 will be a critical year for renewables in Orkney with major decisions locally and nationally set to determine whether and how the many benefits... Read More
Orkney’s Energy Future – Question Time Event with MSPs
Orkney is at the forefront of marine renewable energy and is also well on the way to becoming a renewable system test bed. However, we are also extremely vulnerable to changes in policy... Read More
Orkney Cloud project, Tuesday, 3rd July, 7:30 pm, ICIT, Old Academy Business Centre, Stromness
Orkney Cloud project: data, energy and community, combined in Orkney Exploring what community-led, cloud services might be, here, where the social networks are thick, and the environmental resource to power data processing is huge. Longtime collaborator in Orkney, Laura... Read More
AGM and Hydrogen Presentation, Tues 5th June, 7pm, The Girnel, Orkney Sailing Club, Kirkwall
Annual General Meeting followed by a presentation and tour of the hydrogen fuel cell. Tuesday, 5th June, 7.00pm, The Girnel, Orkney Sailing Club, Kirkwall All welcome, £3 entry for non-members For further information, contact [email protected] Read More
Renewable energy technology in building construction, Tuesday 8th May, 7:30 pm, in the John Rae Room, Warehouse Buildings, Stromness
This months meeting will see a presentation from Mark Hamilton, Solo Energy Ltd and Stephen Kemp, Orkney Builders Ltd on how renewable technology can be used to provide energy efficient homes using the most up-to-date... Read More
Launch of Orkney Electric Vehicle Strategy 2018-2023
April saw the launch of the Orkney Electric Vehicle Strategy 2018-2023. This document, produced by OREF members, aims to guide the necessary investments for EVs in Orkney. It was consulted upon late 2017, a... Read More