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Time to get tickets as Kyte to open International Energy Week Dinner
Rachel Kyte CMG, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All, will be speaking as guest of honour at the International Energy Week Dinner.
International Energy Week leads a new energy era
Historically known as IP Week, the Energy Institute’s International Energy Week, held as a hybrid event on 22-24 February 2022, builds upon the renowned legacies and strengths of its predecessor, but with climate change, net zero goals, and a just energy transition at the heart of all discussions.
Covid-19 paves the way for employer’s innovative hybrid healthcare model
No matter where in the world and what you have been doing for the past two years, things have been a frenzy of challenges for us to deal with.
Effective sickness absence management
Did you know that if an employee is off work for 4-12 weeks, they have between a 10%-40% chance of them being absent for one year? But that’s not all. For those signed off work between six and 12 months, there is a whopping 90% chance of them never returning to any form of work in the foreseeable future.1
Big developments brewing in UK hydrogen
Hydrogen is remarkable. The lightest and most abundant of all elements, it is non-toxic, non-corrosive and, when used as a zero-carbon fuel, emits nothing but water vapour and warm air. It is destined to play an important role in the decarbonisation of the world’s economies. But how do we move from hydrogen theory to hydrogen reality?
ABZ: Aberdeen’s best connected business park offers newly built, high quality industrial units
Set in a prime location next to Aberdeen International Airport and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), ABZ is the north-east’s best connected business park.
JFO launches James Fisher Decommissioning
The energy sector has witnessed its fair share of change in recent times. Organisations are redefining themselves to better reflect their roles and objectives today and for the future. Statoil’s 2018 transformation to Equinor, Total’s 2021 shift to TotalEnergies, and Shell moving its long-term focus from oil and gas to renewables being examples of this. Rebranding and repositioning are positive, proactive responses to the changing world.
IR35 and the end of HMRC’s soft landing
When HMRC introduced changes to the ‘off-payroll working rules’, commonly known as IR35, in April 2021, it promised the private sector a 12 month ‘soft-landing’.
Using the courts as a vehicle for climate change action
In January the High Court comprehensively rejected arguments brought by three environmental campaigners under the banner “Paid to Pollute” against the OGA Strategy.
Cross-sector technology and skills at the heart of the transition
With the theme of ‘Oceans of Opportunity’, the much-anticipated Subsea Expo conference later this month will showcase the cutting-edge technologies and innovations of the sector. The UK’s subsea market produces some of the world’s most advanced technology for harsh and hard to reach environments. As the energy transition accelerates, there will be a significant opportunity for the transfer of this technology into growing clean energy sectors.
Francois Offshore Catering: The proof is in the pudding
For the past decade Francois Offshore Catering has delivered quality cuisine and dedicated housekeeping services on offshore/renewables installations and shipping vessels around the world.
Subsea expertise perfectly placed to help accelerate global energy transition
Subsea experts and innovators are eager to contribute to the global energy transition by leveraging the technology, people, competencies and financial muscle developed over many decades at the cutting edge of offshore development and operations.
The tide is turning for global export opportunities in the blue economy
Momentum is building within the UK’s energy sector and the blue economy.
Blaze Manufacturing: Subject matter experts in fire protection
Many of the engineering resources at Blaze have been in the fire protection industry for decades and we have seen pretty much all the problems with designing, operating, and maintaining fixed fire protection systems in marine environments, from the challenges of material selection to corrosion and scale formation that led to nozzle blockages.
Oil and gas expertise helps drive the wind of energy change
When Crown Estate Scotland announced the outcome of its application process for ScotWind Leasing in January, it marked the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade. It also demonstrated one of many ways our industry is actively focused on reducing its carbon footprint.
Creating a digital foundation for the UK hydrogen economy
With the UK Government setting ambitious industrial decarbonisation targets, Will Leonard, Innovation and Technology Manager, ABB Energy Industries UK, argues that the substantial opportunities presented by a fully integrated and digitalised hydrogen infrastructure must be embraced. A reliable and stable hydrogen economy in the UK will require robust digital systems to support the complex and interdependent systems needed for hydrogen production, distribution and utilisation.
Energy Voice supplement – February 2022
Energy Voice’s latest monthly supplement has been published with The Press & Journal.
Registration Open for Reuters Events’ Boardroom Utility and Power Conference for 2022
The IEA estimates that 29% of global electricity comes from renewable sources, with projections set on an upward trajectory. How can utility companies disrupt traditional markets through electrification and swap carbon for electrons?
UK Energy Sector undergoes much needed rebound throughout 2021
Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AABcf) is delighted to share with you our Deals+ update for Q4 2021 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected Energy M&A and Fundraising transactions across the UK.
Passion for energy sector driving new Peterson Energy Logistics CEO
Positivity, partnership and people are the three main elements of a successful logistics business as it enters a new diverse energy market – that is according to Sarah Moore, the new CEO of Peterson Energy Logistics.
Dispelling energy transition myths and barriers to accelerated progress
The oil and gas industry is quickly reaching an inflection point. While there is broad consensus on the inherent value in decarbonisation and a pivot to renewable sources, taking such action has moved from an option to a strategic imperative in order to maintain a social licence to operate. Once facing a one-dimensional path to value creation, O&G companies now manage a broad array of stakeholders calling for action on carbon reduction and long-term conversion.
Oil and gas leaders including Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP to unlock secrets of data-driven operations this June
The foremost digital strategists of the oil and gas sector will descend on Houston, Texas, this June to reveal unique insights into data-driven operations.
Digital Petroleum Week London kicks off later this month
A global gathering that connects key players in the digital oil tech ecosystem...
Green light: Elevator opens doors for energy transition entrepreneurs
Elevator’s newest company creation programme, Green Matters, sees the successful format evolve to seek out a new cohort of participants with fresh, bold ideas to help deliver the energy transition.