Forth and Tay members
ARC Marine Limited
Business type: Supplier of innovative (zero plastic, low CO2) subsea asset protection materials for scour and cable protection, crossovers etc.
Contact: Steve Wright, Director
Address: Newton House, Insch AB52 6SL
Email:
Countries worked in: UK and Holland at present. Several international projects in the pipeline.
ARC Marine is an award winning UK start-up business employing people in England and Scotland focused on nature inclusive design of subtidal and intertidal assets using eco-friendly materials. ARC stands for accelerated reef creation. We are looking to reduce life cycle costs for operators by creating habitat enhancement from materials deployed for asset protection that never needs to be recovered, reducing decommissioning liabilities. We have pilot projects in aquaculture and offshore wind both in the UK and in the Nederlands. ARC Marine is a finalist in the 2020 Offshore Achievement Awards for HSE innovation. We have a live application for OGTC funding seeking Operator support and a planned pilot at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre supported by Vattenfall and ORE Catapult.
Capabilities
Good capacity and some experience in supplying the sector
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Cable Protection
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Scour Protection
Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Seabed Bethnic Surveys
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Fishing Studies & Liaison
Ambitions to diversify in the sector
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Scour & Structural Surveys & Repairs
Other services offered
- We are pioneering nature inclusive design of subsea asset protection and habitat enhancement. We can work with clients to identify opportunities to reduce their use of plastics and high C02 Portland based concrete - typical subsea mattresses are riddled with polypropylene rope. We are working on a number of pilots around offshore wind farms e.g. for oyster restoration and habitat creation for propagation of edible crab, lobster, blue mussels and other species. Every OWF site is an opportunity to create a vibrant sustainable eco-system that can become a future marine protected area or returned to sustainable fishing best practices at the end of a license leaving a positive marine legacy from the project.
Case studies
De Rijk Nordzee (the Rich North Sea) is a consortium of wind farm operators seeking to maximum the marine eco-system benefits from offshore wind developments. ARC Marine won a design competition in 2019 for oyster restoration structures and are now working on a number of pilot projects within the Dutch Sector for oyster restoration and to create habitat for blue mussel, cephalopods and shark species within wind farm license areas.
Contract type: Structures are delivered ex works on a lump sum basis.
Value: Under €100,000 committed to date with significant upside potential
ARC Marine are responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of eco-friendly structures based on our patented Reef Cubes technology. We also work with client appointed experts on verification of structure stability under wave test conditions and with deployment contractors to ensure their safe and cost effective deployment.
Over 100 Reef Cube structures were deployed close to an existing aquaculture site in Torbay to demonstrate the potential for spatial planning and multi-trophic harvesting using different stakeholder groups to work in harmony and maximise the sustainably harvested yield from a given inshore site location. The scallop farm was already attracting wild species, the Reef Cubes were deployed to provide habitat for potable edible crab and lobster to increase juvenile survival rates and hence long term sustainable fishing yield in an area previously closed to other fishers.
Contract type: Lump Sum
Value: c. £60k
Consultations and liaison with local aquaculture farmers and fisherman to plan and execute the project. We designed and built the structures and arranged strength testing and deployment by competent 3rd parties. Post-deployment, we have dived the structures using in-house HSE certified professional divers to gain photo-evidence of their colonisation. We are working with local fishers to measure the commercial harvested yield from the new reef created.
