Mocean Energy has chosen TEXO Engineering & Fabrication (TEXO E&F) as its preferred fabrication, assembly and load-out contractor for its Blue Star and Blue Horizon wave energy converters.
Aberdeen-headquartered TEXO E&F was chosen after a competitive tendering process and is already providing technical support to design Mocean Energy’s products for manufacture.
The intention is that a formal fabrication and assembly contract will be agreed, following design completion.
Mocean Energy is based in Edinburgh and Aberdeen and specialises in designing and delivering wave energy converters to power ocean equipment and the grid with clean, carbon-free, renewable energy.
It is developing two wave energy technologies: Blue Star, a device that will power a range of subsea equipment, including autonomous vehicles and control systems; and Blue Horizon, a much larger machine designed to generate grid-scale electricity in off-coast wave farms.
Cameron McNatt, managing director of Mocean Energy, said: “TEXO E&F has a tremendous track record of the manufacture of complex technology for the offshore environment and is the ideal partner to fabricate our next-generation machines.
“From the beginning, our technology has been made in Scotland, and through selecting TEXO E&F we are ensuring our supply chain remains homegrown.
“This underscores the wider economic benefits a thriving wave energy sector can bring to Scotland and the UK.”