Green Marine U.K. is scaling up its environmental monitoring offering for offshore wind to deliver full-scope projects following a surge in contracts with the Scottish government’s marine directorate.
Traditionally, the company has supplied vessel charter services for environmental monitoring projects but has developed more detailed work scopes, including deployment and collection of environmental monitoring devices and data processing.Â
The company says its work largely involves the collection of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) devices. PAM incorporates underwater microphones to monitor and record migratory fish, marine animals and the environment. Operations have lasted 20 days, retrieving 40 devices over distances approaching 250 nautical miles.
“The U.K. has the second-largest offshore wind market in the world, with plans to triple capacity to 50 GW by 2030,” says Myles Metson, Green Marine’s U.K. operations and technology director.Â
“Much of this new development is on our doorstep, spanning areas where we have already performed extensive PAM operations. In response to market demand, Green Marine U.K. is expanding its environmental monitoring offering to deliver a full scope service. This includes the deployment and collection of devices right through to data processing involving our trusted partners. We are already seeing results, with new projects booked in for Q4 deploying scientific equipment in the Pentland Firth.”
Green Marine U.K. has delivered four separate projects for the marine directorate, including a 15-day scope in 2023 around Lewis and Barra Islands, in the Outer Hebrides. More recently, the firm has worked off Scotland’s east coast supporting the NNG and Seagreen Wind Farms, plus a further eight-day contract near Cape Wrath.
All projects have been performed using the Green Quest vessel.
