Aquatera wins major Chinese contract ahead of Green Energy Awards decision

Leading Orkney-based marine energy consultancy Aquatera has won a major contract from Chinese wave technology developer FINIMA, it was announced this week.

Aquatera will provide programme management and technical support for FINIMA’s upcoming technology development activities in the UK.

FINIMA’s decision comes ahead of Thursday’s Green Energy Awards, where globally active Aquatera is in the running for the Exporter of the Year accolade.

Headquartered in Stromness, Aquatera has been at the forefront of the marine energy sector in Scotland, and further afield, for the past 15 years.

Company founder and managing director Gareth Davies said: “The internationalisation of Aquatera’s business activity is no accident.

“Realising from an early stage the challenges that lay ahead in Orkney with regards to grid connections, grid charges and access to development sites, Aquatera has always tried to learn as much as possible from local activity and be ready to share that experience more widely to help other places follow in the pioneering footsteps made here in Orkney.”