OREF has done an assay on LEAF batteries three times; in January 2018, 2019 and March 2020. We can now see how car batteries are behaving and there are some interesting findings. OREF will host an online event on Tuesday 7th July at 7.30pm … Read More
Over the last decade Orkney has been through an unprecedented sequence of twists and turns that have had a profound influence upon the islands of Orkney. Many of these have also had a direct influence upon the capacity of Orkney to help combat climate … Read More
On Tuesday May 5th, author Robin McAlpine of Common Weal presented highlights from their prospectus for change called ‘Our Common Home’ to a nearly 50 strong OREF virtual audience on TEAMS. Taking the audience through the 10 major topic areas of what we need to … Read More
The Orkney Islands have been awarded €100,000 in the first ever EU RESPonsible Island Prize, funded by Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Following evaluation by an international panel of independent experts the European Commission awarded third prize to Orkney, pipped to … Read More
On Tuesday 7th April 2020, OREF hosted a very successful online event on the topic of Hydrogen Ferries. In light of the current Covid-19 restrictions, we wanted to ensure continued engagement with our members and also keep the series of presentations we have developed … Read More
A special open day, aimed at showcasing the new Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) Robert Rendall building in Stromness, is set to take place later this month. The facility, located on the site of the former Stromness Primary School, represents the first phase … Read More
OREF invites interested local organisations and individuals to take part in the Sustainable Orkney Conference – a weekend of presentations, knowledge sharing and discussions; a chance to come together as a community to discover what we are already doing and plan our answer to … Read More
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 to 2019. He will outline the changes which people need to … Read More
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 trading via the use of novel block chain technology etc. as … Read More
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 and achievements of the last 30 years are going to continue. … Read More