By Anthony Alderman, Renewables Project Specialist at Womble Bond Dickinson
The UK government announced it will be offering more than £31 million of UK government funding, matched by more than £30 million of industry funding, for development of innovative floating offshore wind technologies this week.
There are many factors driving rapid development of renewable energy in the UK and around the globe right now. The significant rise in gas prices, alongside net zero targets and ambitious project designs mean that more organisations than ever before are looking to get involved and bring their own expertise to the renewable energy sector.
Reuters Events - this week announced the launch of Hydrogen 2022 (June 8-9, Amsterdam). The two-day summit will gather senior public and private sector leaders to build the global hydrogen economy.
By Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director, SSE Renewables
Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director of SSE Renewables, one of the big ScotWind winners, says the next generation of Scottish offshore wind will impact globally while transforming locally.
The global Oil and Gas Industry has grown exponentially in the last 20 years seeing a 50% increase. Global dependency on these companies has never been so important as it is today, with growth parameters indicating energy demand to double by 2050.
By Grant Spence, Project Director, Decarbonisation at Costain
It is widely accepted that the way we fuel our cars, heat our homes and generate power, needs to change if we are to meet our decarbonisation commitments and address the developing climate crisis.
Every country is trying to figure out how to create a secure, clean and affordable energy system. So what’s the ideal low carbon energy mix for the UK?
By Eamonn Gallacher, Development Executive, Corporate, Scotland for Marsh McLennan
Low-carbon hydrogen is an essential part of the UK’s strategy to achieve net zero by 2050. There are high hopes that hydrogen will eventually provide a clean source of fuel for homes, transport and industry, especially in sectors that are hard to decarbonise.
By Jean Morrison MBE, AREG Chairperson and David Rodger, AREG CEO
As AREG approaches its 20th anniversary supporting renewable energy projects and supply chain members transition from oil and gas to the renewable energy sector, there has been an increasing sense of urgency around climate change and the need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, as well as widespread government and community interest around COP26 in November.
By Dr Stuart Scott, Medical Director, International SOS
After consulting with nearly 1,000 risk professionals across 75 countries worldwide and drawing upon insights from the Workforce Resilience Council and International SOS, the results are in.
By James Richardson, Director, UK Industrial Decarbonisation, Baker Hughes
CCS and CCS-enabled hydrogen will speed transition towards decarbonised energy security, writes James Richardson, Director, UK Industrial Decarbonisation at energy technology company Baker Hughes.
By Matt Fryer, Head of Legal Services at Brookson Legal
As energy demands and prices recover from the pandemic, production pressure on the oil and gas industry has rapidly increased in 2021. Many companies are finding it difficult to recruit and, importantly, retain the talented professionals they rely on.
Diversify into Green Energy they say, “pivot”, but those who have successfully achieved this know it takes time and the path is fraught with danger... with the devil being in the detail.
If you work in the oil industry this feels like the mandatory, apologetic disclaimer required before being allowed to weigh-in on the energy transition nowadays.
As the US Congress has spent the last year debating a slate of proposals to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, clean hydrogen has come to the forefront as an energy source that offers a politically and economically feasible path towards decarbonisation.
Christopher Langrill, Tenaris Commercial Director in the UK, looks back on 2021 and shares how Tenaris has consolidated its position in the region while looking to advance the energy transition.
Since September, gas and electricity wholesale prices have regularly hit the headlines and as we approach midwinter and forecasts of freezing weather, this trend shows no signs of fading away.
By Martin Worth, director, Plant Integrity Management
So, unlike the majority of turkeys, you’ve survived another Christmas of excess; and thoughts are probably returning to those same old clichés and noble ideals.
Petroplan, a specialist global energy talent acquisition group, has opened a new office in Manchester city centre to meet growing demand for specialist energy talent in the North.