Today in Beijing, a contract was signed that will see the Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy employed to provide strategic advice and expert support for the development of the first offshore wind farm in the Guangdong province, China.
Over two years SgurrEnergy will advise the Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute-GEDI (one of China’s leading design institutions) on its landmark Zhuhai offshore wind farm project. The company will advise on areas such as the wind farm layout, site selection and design and ocean hydrometeorology. The Consultancy will also undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Humza Yousaf is the Scottish Minister for External Affairs. He has congratulated SgurrEnergy on winning this contract and highlighted its success as an example of how Scottish companies are providing both know-how and technology to support the growing Chinese renewables industry.
Speaking from the Chinese capital, Humza Yousaf (pictured below) said:
“SgurrEnergy already has a very strong track record of providing renewables expertise, knowledge and technology to China as it works towards meeting its green energy targets and this announcement is great news for both countries.”
“It is another positive step forward in strengthening Sino-Scottish links and confirming Scotland’s reputation as a global leader in the development of renewable energy.”
Cathryn Chu from SgurrEnergy’s Beijing office said,
“SgurrEnergy has been involved in the Chinese offshore wind industry since 2007. Our knowledge and experience gained in China, together with our advanced technical capability in the offshore wind from Europe, has been key in the success of this partnership with GEDI. We are focused on delivering advice on best practice in offshore wind development, ensuring quality throughout the local capability scale-up and design phase. We are excited to be involved in the Chinese offshore wind sector in Guangdong, after having previously worked in Shandong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.”
Anne MacColl, Chief Executive of Scottish Development International, is also in Beijing promoting Scotland’s a trade and investment agenda. She said:
“Scotland has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world, which coupled with our strengths in innovation and the engineering excellence, developed over the past 40 years since North Sea oil and gas discoveries, have helped make us an internationally competitive global energy player.
“Scottish Development International has been working closely with the Scottish renewables industry to take a closer look at how to apply its innovation and experience to the Chinese market.
Scottish Development International (SDI) works to attract inward investment and knowledge to Scotland to help the economy grow. It also helps Scottish based companies to trade overseas and promotes Scotland as a good place to live, work and do business.
SgurrEnergy was founded 10 years ago by technical director Ian Irvine and implementation director Steve McDonald. The company has assessed more than 85,000MW of renewable energy projects in over 50 countries around the world, building up an enviable reputation. If illustration were needed of how it has grown in just a decade, note where it has offices: in addition to Scotland (Glasgow): China (Beijing), Canada (Vancouver), India (Pune), France (Paris), Ireland (Wexford), the US (Portland), Brazil (São Paulo), Norway (Stavanger) and Germany (Hamburg).
SgurrEnergy is a subsidiary business of Wood Group.
