Implementing the engineering Capital Value Process (CVP) in South Wales means that while the feasibility study work is in progress, it is impossible to present a holistic picture of what the most likely portfolio of SWIC Deployment solutions might look like.
Rather than seeking to simplify complex issues and problems by breaking them down into their component parts, systems thinking focuses more on the development of a holistic understanding as well as the relationships and interactions between elements within a system.
Engineering as we know it had its origins in the Age of Enlightenment that dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries when science played an important role as pragmatism, logic and rational thinking replaced the authority of tradition and religion.
By Sam White, Managing director of the natural resources division at Costain
As challenges go, the race to net zero is a major task. The UK has set the goal of achieving this by 2050, with a major push into renewable energy, hydrogen and carbon capture to deliver this ambitious target.
BP (LON: BP) has awarded engineering contracts for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) and East Coast Cluster (ECC) carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects.
Questions of green or blue hydrogen are by the by, there is a major need for construction to get under way in order to achieve net zero participants at the fourth episode of Hydrogen โ Tracking Transition said recently.
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.
Few people would dispute the fact that the planet is fast-approaching a โtipping pointโ when it comes to carbon emissions, which explains why achieving net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050 isnโt just a UK target, but a legally binding responsibility. This ambitious decarbonisation commitment will force multiple industries to undergo transformational change, and a shift in mindset is key among organisations large and small. But what role will digitalisation play?
The UK has set the goal of reaching Net Zero by 2050. To achieve this outcome, the country must tackle both supply and demand, while also overseeing far-reaching changes in how energy is delivered. Crucially, we must do all of this working within the constraints and opportunities associated with our existing energy system infrastructure.
The UK has set the goal of reaching Net Zero by 2050. To achieve this outcome, the country must tackle both supply and demand, while also overseeing far-reaching changes in how energy is delivered. Crucially, we must do all of this working within the constraints and opportunities associated with our existing energy system infrastructure.
Construction and engineering firm Costain has said it is on track to meet expectations as it swung to a profit and grew revenue in the first half of the year.
Repurposing the UKโs natural gas network to take into account future consumption will require major changes for infrastructure, whether it is towards hydrogen or electrons.
Infrastructure firm Costain has been awarded work to shave off up to ยฃ750million from the total cost of a pioneering clean energy development in Aberdeenshire
Infrastructure firm Costain's Aberdeen team will work on contracts worth ยฃ4 million for a range of projects, including North Sea oil and gas, nuclear and carbon capture.
"You donโt look like a typical engineer," is a remark I often hear when I explain to those outside the industry what I do for a living. To me, thereโs no such thing as a โtypicalโ engineer anymore.