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Businesses selected for offshore renewables programme

By: Chloe Emanuel 19/03/2024 Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult

General Windfarms

Seven businesses hailing from the north of Scotland and Orkney aiming to break into the multibillion-pound offshore renewables energy market have been selected for the first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in the region. The F4OR supply chain growth programme is delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will be supported by £125,000 from West of Orkney Windfarm, and will take companies 12-18 months to complete.

The seven selected companies are:

- Ocean Kinetics Ltd (Kirkwall, Orkney)
- Orcades Marine Management Consultants Ltd (Kirkwall, Orkney)
- Leask Marine Ltd (Kirkwall, Orkney)
- Aquaterra Ltd (Stromness, Orkney)
- Berkshire Engineering (Wick, Caithness)
- Imenco UK Ltd (Wick, Caithness)
- Serimax UK Ltd (Evanton, Easter Ross)

The chosen companies come from a wide range of sectors including engineering, marine renewables, offshore operations and maintenance, and subsea monitoring.

The F4OR programme has been designed alongside offshore wind industry experts with a focus on giving businesses the skills and expertise to deliver success in the offshore renewables sector. It has experienced widespread success across the UK since it started in 2019. To date, five F4OR regional programmes have been delivered in the North East of Scotland, North East of England, East Anglia and Suffolk, alongside national programmes run across Scotland and UK-wide. Over 110 companies have been supported altogether, with participants experiencing an average 28% increase in turnover and many securing a wide range of new contracts.

The West of Orkney Windfarm remains on track to start construction in 2027, with first power scheduled for 2029. It has engaged in a £105 million investment initiative during the development phase of the project to develop the supply chain that is planned to be enhanced to £140 million by match funding from third parties.

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