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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OREF Open Meeting 7th November 2023 – Mocean’s wave energy testing: a look at projects, past, present, and future
The Mocean team presented their technology and commercialisation approach and shared how testing in Orkney has been instrumental to both. They discussed projects, past, present, and future, and answered questions from... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 3rd October 2023 – Archaeology, archives and anemometers on the Hill
At an OREF event held on Tuesday 3rd October, Archaeologist Dan Lee shares the results of the recent Orkney Energy Landscapes project which explored energy sites past and present, from peat... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 12th September 2023 – An Autonomous Hydrogen Ferry for the Aberdeen Run
A new type of ship is being planned for carrying smaller payloads, with a demonstration from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland planned for later in 2024. It’ll be a world first,... Read More
Energy Tour of the Balfour Hospital – OREF Open Meeting 1st August 2023
OREF hosted an event at the Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall on Tuesday 1st August where Sharon Smith of NHS Orkney outlined local activities and plans to improve the sustainability of healthcare... Read More
How Orkney can achieve community-based carbon transition – OREF Open Meeting 11th July 2023
How Orkney can achieve a community-based carbon transition Presentations from Gareth Davies, CEO, Aquatera and Laura Hutton, Director, ICNZ A key question, for many the main question, about carbon transition is... Read More
Renewable Futures: Dave Craig on OREF’s Wind & Solar School Challenges – OREF AGM 6th June 2023
The OREF AGM was held on 6th June where the new OREF Board of Directors were elected for the 2023/24 term. Following the official AGM business there was a presentation by Dave... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 11th April 2023 – Carbon Neutral Islands
Carbon Neutral Islands Project: Community Led Climate Action Join Aisling Phillips, CNI Community Development Officer (CDO) for Hoy, and Becky Ford and Mark Hull from Community Energy Scotland (CES), to hear... Read More
