The company is leveraging its extensive project delivery experience, particularly in digital laser scanning, to capitalise on the growing renewable energy sector.

Aurora will provide design, procurement, engineering, fabrication, and installation services for a Scottish hydroelectric power station, a thermal energy storage project in the Central Belt, and will conduct turbine surveys across the UK for a major wind farm operator. The firm has also completed a digital scanning survey of a Dive Support Vessel travelling from Malta to Trinidad.

The company is exceeding its initial recruitment targets, anticipating surpassing its goal of 30 new engineers by the end of Q1 2025. Chief operating officer, Tom Smith, highlighted the “high level of demand for cost-effective full lifecycle services” within the energy sector.

Aurora’s expertise, rooted in the oil and gas industry, is being successfully transferred to renewables, with projects spanning hydropower, thermal energy, and wind. The company is also continuing its work with oil and gas operators.

Mr 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.”

Mr 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.”