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 2nd June 2026 – Discussion on future event topics
Following the official AGM business there was an open discussion about topics OREF should follow in the comping year. Read More
OREF Open Meeting 5th May 2026 – Rural Energy Hubs
https://youtu.be/Fyvx74WlCzk?si=gbWhbDAt-uZcYoDB A place-based model for decarbonisation in rural and island communities The Rural Energy Hubs project, based in Orkney and Shetland, developed a replicable model for a genuinely place-based, community-led approach... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 31st March 2026 – Orkney Energy Hustings
OREF held Orkney’s first hustings for the present elections to quiz the prospective MSPs on how they can contribute to a renewably powered future. The SNP, Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 24th March 2026 – Great British Energy
Following an introduction to the Orkney energy picture by Gareth Davies, Dan McGrail, CEO of Great British Energy, explained their plans to promote their Local Power Plan. Dan and his team... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 3rd March 2026 – Blue Robotarium
At this OREF event on 3rd of March at the ICNZ Hub, Stromness, Gareth Davies stepped in to give a thought-provoking update on robotics and its applicability to the marine environment,... Read More
Orkney Energy Hustings
On Tuesday 31st of March at 7pm at the King Street Hall Orkney Renewable Energy Forum is holding the Orkney Energy Hustings for the candidates standing in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections... Read More
OREF Open Meeting 2nd December 2025 – Finding a pathway to competitive wave energy converters
The intermittent nature of established renewables like wind and solar is a challenge in the ongoing transition to renewable energy and the steadily growing demand for electricity. These production gaps need... Read More