Orkney marine firms form Singapore partnership

Orkney marine energy consultancies, Orcades Marine Management Consultants Ltd (OMMC), and Aquatera have formed a new Singapore based partnership with local company OceanPixel to provide marine operations planning, management and verification services.

The focus of the new company, called Orcades Marine Asia Pte Ltd, will be to provide operational management of marine renewable energy installations, including tidal, wave, floating solar and offshore wind.

The firm will also engage in research and development projects aimed at developing deployment solutions for the Asian marine renewables sector.

Captain 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 collaborating team has already been involved in managing and implementing a number ground breaking 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 engaged in the supervision of two technology fabrication programmes based in Singapore.