Only four months after launching a new Integrated Services Division, Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services (Aurora) has secured a raft of energy contracts valued at an estimated £3 million.
Utilising years of project delivery experience, the specialist team is capitalising on transferable skills and technologies traditionally used in the oil and gas sector – particularly digital laser scanning – to win significant renewable energy projects.
Aurora will provide design, procurement, engineering, fabrication and installation services for a major Scottish hydroelectric power station, a groundbreaking thermal energy storage project, and have been commissioned by a major windfarm operator to survey multiple turbines located across the UK.
Aurora predicted at the launch of the new division that it would recruit 30 additional engineers in the first six months of operation but it is set to surpass that number by the end of Q1 2025.
Aurora Energy Services Chief Operating Officer, Tom Smith, said: “The take up by existing and new clients of our Integrated Services offering has surpassed expectations and underlines the high level of demand for cost-effective full lifecycle services in the energy sector.”
At a thermal energy storage facility located in the Central Belt, Aurora is providing laser scanning, engineering, fabrication and construction of structural and piping equipment; the company has also been commissioned by a global wind farm operator to survey turbines and to provide a root cause analysis along with design and installation of a retrofit solution.
Demonstrating the versatility of its expertise, Aurora also completed a digital scanning survey of a Dive Support Vessel while it was enroute from Malta to Trinidad, and the company believes this niche service will gain traction with vessel owners operating out of Aberdeen.
Tom Smith added: “Our heritage and strengths are based on working in the oil and gas sector and we continue to work with Operators including Repsol, Ithaca and CNOOC, while supporting the transition to green energies by pivoting that experience across the entire renewables space, as demonstrated by these recent awards for hydro power, thermal energy and wind projects.
“Josh and Kane Winton, who head up our Integrated Services division, have done a remarkable job in such a short space of time and they are focused on further recruitment to ensure we can deliver a leaner, more agile, full lifecycle offering than is currently available in the market.”
Kane Winton added: “Project awards for laser scanning and EPC services across hydropower, wind power, alternative energy storage and oil & gas and decommissioning, underline the versatility of our offering and show a real appetite for our in-house capabilities and a leaner approach with a more competitive cost base.
“We had a busy close to 2024 with over 60 people on-site delivering construction and laser scanning services which has continued into Q1. Our onshore team continues to grow with recent key hires including Chris Garden and Richard Anderson, both highly skilled and experienced professionals, who will ensure we continue to scale our business whilst maintaining our focus on delivery.”