Orkney marine energy consultancies Orcades Marine Management Consultants (OMMC) and Aquatera have formed a partnership with Singapore-based OceanPixel.
The new business, Orcades Marine Asia Pte Ltd, will provide operational management of marine renewable energy installations, including tidal, wave, floating solar and offshore wind.
It will also take part in in research and development projects for the Asian marine renewables sector.
David Thomson, managing director of OMMC, said: “We’ve worked on projects in Asia now for a number of years and have an excellent relationship with OceanPixel and other key specialists in the region.
“Establishing a formal partnership in Singapore was the next logical step for us and it helps ensure we’re well placed to capitalise on the many opportunities arising from the emerging renewables sector in Asia.”
He added: “Orkney is very much regarded as the centre of excellence in marine renewables, with local supply chain firms, such as ours, increasingly engaged in overseas projects. Orkney has an enviable reputation worldwide.”
The firms have already been involved in managing and implementing a number studies and technology deployments in South East Asia. Tidal turbines have been successfully installed and operated in West Papua, Indonesia and Sentosa, Singapore.
Prospective development sites have been surveyed in the Philippines, Singapore and in Indonesia. The team has also been supervised two technology fabrication programmes based in Singapore.
Mike Abundo, managing director of Ocean Pixel, said: “Establishing Orcades Marine Asia ensures that pioneering efforts in marine renewable energy in South East Asia leverages the invaluable expertise and experience from the UK. “
