What brought that on? My anger with one of the latest “Scotland is now” claims. Issued by Scottish Development International as a Tweet it claims, and I quote: “From wind to wave and hydrogen to solar, Scotland is a global leader in renewable energy”. The associated video itself then goes on to claim that “Scotland’s a leader in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies”.
Companies active in the energy sector would not be blamed for losing sight of their ESG strategy in 2022; the energy industry’s pre-COP 26 focus on climate-change action has been somewhat superseded by the race to balance the energy transition with security and affordability of supply.
There has never been a better time for carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment. When considering the latest edition of the industry’s flagship report, the Global Status of CCS published annually by the Global CCS Institute, and with supportive policy and regulation emerging, it is becoming less a question of whether we need CCS, but instead how do we deploy – and how do we deploy faster.
At a time of economic and political uncertainty, the battle against climate change remains high on the global agenda. As part of that, it’s important to use every weapon in our arsenal; even those that exist outside our planet.
Tackling climate change is an important component of policy agendas across the UK and more broadly on a global scale.
No reason to fear the added muscle and acceleration that artificial intelligence offers to the geoscience sector, writes Mark Brownless, Chief Technology Officer at Geoteric, a global AI seismic interpretation specialist.
The global energy landscape is undergoing profound changes amid volatile and complex market situations, price instability, and the growing need to rapidly adapt if we are to meet net zero targets. The global energy industry has never experienced anything like this before, and never has collaboration been more important.
Climate and energy security goals are at risk in the North Sea oil and gas economies of the UK, Norway and Denmark – but concrete pathways, created in partnership with those affected by the phase-out across all sectors, could create a global clean transition blueprint, writes Dr Kirsten Jenkins, co-author of a new report series from the Oil and Gas Transitions (OGT) initiative.
An autumnal chill is here, bringing thoughts of a cold winter which, this year, carries a sense of dread for households facing soaring energy bills.
Solar farms, when implemented in line with current planning requirements, are not unpopular, do not harm biodiversity, and do not use land to the detriment of food production. They also provide business rates for local governments, rural jobs, and a vital source of income for British farmers. So why is the government considering policy that would severely restrict solar farm development in England?
The skills supply and demand dilemma is once more at the forefront of a set of very big challenges facing the underwater industry.
This month, millions of people around the world observed World Mental Health Day, supporting its 2022 theme of making mental health for all a global priority.
How do we keep Europe warm this winter? What is the future of energy for Europe? Has decarbonization slipped off the to-do list?
Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli assesses a case that has important implications for corporates conducting public consultations.
This year has seen the world gradually ease into a new normal, following two years of uncertainty and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
OEUK’s Diversity and Inclusion Report last year, which garnered the views of some 1600 people from over 100 organisations in the UK Oil and Gas industry, made for sobering, if unsurprising, reading.
It’s a part of life … every second of every day, myriad people are handled unfairly, wittingly or otherwise.
I have never accepted the artificial division of politics into left or right wing. There are policies that work for people and lead to economic, industrial and social progress and policies that don’t and any political party is capable of producing either.
A month is indeed a long time in politics. Since I last wrote here, we have a new Prime Minister, a crashing pound and an unprecedented scale of intervention in the energy markets in an effort to stave off the worst impacts of impending price rises.
The current supply crunch and record-high energy prices, combined with the rapid social, economic and environmental changes are fundamentally reshaping the global political, economic, and societal landscape in which the sector operates.
How far ahead, or how far behind, are you when it comes to diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives?
This is the stuff of a Whitehall Farce.
By 2026, renewables are set to make up almost 95 per cent of increased global power capacity. The increased capacity will have a knock-on effect on the wind industry, growing the challenges already faced, such as Remote Operations Centres (ROC) struggling with the increased assets to monitor.
A judicial review decision in Scotland’s Court of Session over the summer provides further evidence of a growing wave of post-COP26 challenges to governments over their commitment in delivering on net zero pledges.
The challenges to making green hydrogen production commercially viable can be tackled if the right technology and economic infrastructure are in place, writes Maria Anez-Lingerfelt, senior scientist at Pall Corporation.