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Scottish Enterprise issues grant for Pict Offshore

By: Tom Russell 16/03/2020 Scottish Enterprise

General Windfarms

Pict Offshore has received a £250k Regional Selective Assistance grant from Scottish Enterprise to expand production at its site in Inverkeithing, Fife.

Pict Offshore was formed in May 2019 and is a joint venture between Ørsted and Limpet Technology, which had previously been supported by Scottish Enterprise and Strathclyde University to develop the new hoist technology.

The partnership between Pict Offshore and Ørsted has led to the commercialisation of the Get Up Safe (GUS) system, a motion compensated personnel hoist.

The hoist allows technicians to transfer on and off turbines more safely and increases the competitiveness of offshore wind energy - as the use of the technology also means that there is no longer a need for access ladders and boat landing metalwork on turbines.

Assembly of the Get Up Safe’ (GUS) systems will take place in Inverkeithing, and Pict Offshore aims to add 13 high skilled jobs throughout 2020 and to start placing orders with the local supply chain that is already well set up to cater to the offshore wind industry.

Pict Offshore Managing Director Philip Taylor said: “The local expertise in offshore wind that exists in Scotland continues to play a key part of our growth.

“The support we have received from Scottish Enterprise and the ORE Catapult as well as Orsted has also been instrumental in bringing this new technology to market and to bringing down the time to market for the GUS system.

“We have ambitious plans for the future and the expansion of our capabilities will allow us to continue our growth as we lead the way in ensuring the safety of offshore wind personnel.”

Head of Low Carbon Transition at Scottish Enterprise, Andy McDonald, said: “We have witnessed this innovative Scottish company’s growth over many years to develop a transformative product for offshore wind – made in Fife and used across the world.

“The network of support around Fife Energy Park is also at the heart of this project as it is host to ORE Catapult’s Levenmouth Demonstrator Turbine and allowed the company to test its products on the world’s most advanced open access offshore wind turbines.

“This collaborative approach underpins Scottish Enterprise’s ethos in enabling growth alongside partners and highlights our focus on renewables and commitment to a low carbon economy too.”

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