EC-OG becomes Verlume as pace of north-east energy transition quickens
Aberdeen-based subsea technology firm EC-OG has rebranded as Verlume, joining the throng of companies removing any reference to oil and gas in their names.
Aberdeen-based subsea technology firm EC-OG has rebranded as Verlume, joining the throng of companies removing any reference to oil and gas in their names.
Aberdeenโs National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and local firm Aubin Group have been awarded a share of an ยฃ800,000 fund to develop new technology for installing offshore wind farms.
An Aberdeen-based technology centre initially set up to boost North Sea oil production is being renamed to better reflect its recent โpivotโ to emissions-busting endeavours.
Collaborating on the collection and use of data is a โchallengingโ but โnecessaryโ step for the energy sector to reach net zero, an industry event has heard.
OGTC has partnered with a consortium to deliver a sustainable membrane absorption and regeneration technology for direct air capture (SMART-DAC).
OGTC has confirmed it is โrefreshingโ its board after documents showed a raft of directors had left the Aberdeen-based technology centre.
The global hydrogen technology manufacturing pie is going to be huge, according to Martyn Tulloch, OGTC head of energy system integration.
The UK energy sector has been warned that an alarming lack of progress on gender diversity in its senior ranks threatens to derail its transition to net-zero.
Oil and gas firms are being urged to welcome new decommissioning technologies with โopen armsโ in order to aid their development.
A pioneering project that would use wastewater from an Aberdeenshire distillery as a feedstock for producing clean-burning โgreenโ hydrogen is in the running for a funding injection.
Scottish firm Mocean Energyโs Blue X wave energy device has taken the plunge in Orkney ahead of sea trials this summer.
โGame-changingโ technologies designed to accelerate the production, transportation, storage and utilisation of hydrogen could be in-line to receive significant funding.
The decision by the French company EDF to award London-based InfraStrata a contract for eight of the 56 foundation jackets for the NnG offshore wind farm has got a lot of people extremely excited.
Blue hydrogen will be fundamental in kick starting the establishment of a โhydrogen economyโ in the UK, an industry expert has said.
At-scale recycling of wind turbine blades could present the UK supply chain with โhuge economic opportunitiesโ, according to a new report.
A sustainable future is closely linked to creating and adopting innovative technologies. These new products, services and ways of working may solve many of the challenges we face as individuals and as a society. However, to unlock the power of innovation, these technologies must be adopted and deployed. How we produce and consume energy is a critical element of a sustainable future.
Renewable energy could soon be used to run subsea oil and gas equipment as part of efforts to slash operational emissions.
Disrupt or be disrupted. Those are the options open to Aberdeen in the field of low-carbon technology development, according to entrepreneur Martin Gilbert.
Want to hear from a โfinancial activistโ on a mission to make money a force for good, for people and the planet? Thatโs exactly what you can do if you join Rob Gardner on the OGTCโs Insight60 event next month.
West of Shetland operators are working with โserious intentโ to get huge new oil projects โto a net zero outcomeโ, according to the head of a major clean energy scheme on the islands.
The rapid transition under way in energy means that now more than ever the sector must grasp the opportunities presented by technology.
Business intelligence company, Offshore Network, are next month hosting the Upstream Digital Transformation Conference, a digitalisation event, but not one thatโs looking at technology. Instead the event focuses on the โpeopleโ aspects of digital transformation, with sessions including discussions on culture change, skills and collaboration.
Thereโs a general view that we should consign the year gone by to history. In oil and gas, and the wider energy industry, 2020 can more accurately be viewed as another challenging time for a sector accustomed to being beleaguered.
Remote inspection technology firm Air Control Entech (ACE) intends to recruit up to 10 new employees after landing a partnership with Stork, a Fluor company.
A new โManifesto for Clean Growthโ unites public, private and third sector partners in a shared mission to identify the economic opportunities a net-zero future offers the Scottish economy.