Opergy has been chosen as the sector specific advisor for both the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) north east Scotland and north east England programmes.
Opergy is already advisor for the New Anglia cohort, which it started delivering in April 2021.
Alongside this, the consultancy is the framework holder for future F4OR sector specific programme delivery.
Designed by ORE Catapult, the programme aims to grow the UK supply chain for a rapidly expanding renewable energy sector by supporting companies with business excellence and sector specific knowledge as they enter the offshore renewables supply chain.
With a goal to boost the regional supply chain for offshore wind, Opergy will advise businesses across the North East of Scotland as well as the North of Tyne and North East of England region in several areas including sector knowledge, sector specific HSE, technical risk management and more.
Opergy commercial director and lead for delivery of F4OR programmes, Martin Dronfield, said: “I’m absolutely delighted and quite proud that Opergy have secured three new Fit 4 Offshore Renewables programmes, for the North East of Scotland, in the North East of England and as the Framework Holder for future Fit 4 Offshore Renewables programme delivery.
“The award cements our relationship with ORE Catapult as well as the wider offshore wind industry, highlighting our ability to provide both a significant depth of knowledge in offshore wind and a breadth of geographic coverage from the North of Scotland to the South of England.
“It also gives Opergy the opportunity to formally bring into the Fit 4 Offshore Renewables delivery team two new associate consultants and accordingly it’s with some pleasure that I welcome Isla Robb and her company EC20 Limited and Alan Duncan and his company Scotia Supply Chain Limited to our team, their depth of experience in offshore wind can only enhance the work we do with the industry.”
ORE Catapult’s F4OR programme manager Andrew Stormonth-Darling added: “Opergy’s breadth of experience in offshore renewables and in supporting the UK’s offshore wind supply chain makes them the ideal partner to help deliver our flagship supply chain growth programme.
“We look forward to working with them going forward to get many more UK companies Fit for Offshore Renewables.”