Aberdeen headquartered North Star Renewables has created a new permanent senior role for offshore wind consultant Andrew Duncan.
Duncan will lead the company’s expansion in offshore wind.
He has taken on the permanent renewables director role having with North Star in an advisory capacity since 2019.
Duncan was “instrumental” in helping the business to secure its first offshore wind contract, the recently announced £270m award with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to deliver three service offshore vessels (SOVs) for three 10-year charters.
Duncan is based at the company’s new Port of Tyne facility.
Duncan was involved in bringing the world’s first wind turbine installation vessel, The Resolution, as well as crew transfer vessel concepts and operations, to market.
He also worked at RenewableUK for more than a year supporting its supply chain members.
Duncan said: “It is a great honour to join North Star as a full-time member of the team and to see the sister Dogger Bank SOV builds all the way through.
“Every aspect of the vessel design has been to ensure comfort, performance and environmental credentials where possible using the best available technologies to also futureproof them.
“The success of this work has positioned the business centre stage in the offshore wind arena and it’s my intention to leverage this and grow our SOV fleet to support clients’ objectives in the UK and beyond, as well as seeking out new opportunities across the other offshore renewable industries.”
North Star Renewables is part of North Star Group, which also comprises North Star Shipping and Boston Putford.