Norway: Bad for my blood pressure!
It’s very difficult for me as a supporter of Scottish independence to write about Norway – or Denmark and some other small countries for that matter – without becoming extremely hot under the collar.
Opinion
Energy Transition: a commentary from Norway
For the last few decades the ONS conference in Stavanger has focused on the energy industry’s direction from the perspective of North Sea exploration and production business – this year, ONS 2022 will focus mainly on energy transition.
Opinion: What did the Aberdeen Climate Camp actually achieve?
After five days camping out in Torry, holding protests and ignoring no entry signs at the harbour, did the Aberdeen climate camp activists actually make a difference in the Oil Capital of Europe?
Brian Wilson: Western Isles’ power generation hopes hit once again
Last month, when the much anticipated announcement was made of winners and losers under the Contracts for Difference scheme, it seemed the 20 year struggle for the Western Isles to be connected for generation purposes to the National Grid had finally prevailed.
Hydrocarbons as a force for peace in Somalia
Somalia has the potential to be a major province, writes Arabey Hashi Abdi, with a population that is eager to seize the opportunities of new investment.
Should Europe look to the East Med for energy security?
For the first time in decades, we are witnessing an energy crisis the likes of which many of us will have never seen before. Startling levels of volatility across global energy markets are leading governments to implement measures that this time last year would have been unimaginable.
Universities are key to tidal energy development
The rising costs and security issues of fossil-based fuels combined with global aspirations to address climate change, are driving the development of wind and solar energy.
Fuelling Africa’s green transition
Recent world events have shone light on the vital role that energy plays in societies throughout the world. Whilst western powers are dealing with what is rapidly turning out to be one of the worst energy crises ever experienced, poorer nations across the world are increasingly suffering the detrimental costs of climate change, the consequence of the exploitation of fossil fuels and unsustainable industrial practices.
Is there a role for blue hydrogen in a green energy transition?
With its potential as an energy carrier that supports an increasingly renewable electricity grid, hydrogen can complement and accelerate other technologies required to deliver net-zero by 2050.
Just Transition Commission report lands at ‘challenging time for Scotland’
The publication yesterday of our first report as the new Just Transition Commission could not have come at a more challenging time for Scotland and its journey to a just net zero transition.
Colette Cohen: Making the future with a just transition
As the UK battles energy security, soaring energy prices and a cost-of-living crisis with inflation rising at its fastest rate for 40 years, the challenge of a just transition has never been more imperative.
Subsea capability crucial to UK capitalising on floating offshore wind
Global Underwater Hub to grasp “greatest opportunity for subsea in our generation”
Richard Lochhead: ‘Future of the energy sector is bright’
Climate change is already being felt here in Scotland.
Net Zero Week: The role of insulation in achieving net zero
Last month, it was reported that the Prime Minister was drawing up a £1bn plan to insulate hundreds of thousands more homes across the UK to help shield people from the rising cost of living.
Bids for carbon storage licensing demand critical geological evaluation
Bidding for the UK’s first ever carbon storage licensing round has opened amid a high level of interest.
What’s the safety case for the planet?
It’s not often an entire train of thought is triggered by a report on an unusual event in the world of ornithology.
UK Windfall tax: a closer look
It is expected that the legislation introducing the new energy profits levy – better known as the windfall tax – will pass through parliament later this month, before taking effect from when it was originally announced 26 May.
Brian Wilson: Setting climate targets is one thing, meeting them is another
Setting targets is one thing and meeting them is another. That is the underlying message on which the latest, highly sceptical report by the Committee on Climate Change is built.
That small matter of asset integrity
A story carried by EV on June 23 has been gnawing at me ever since …
Make oil production greener by going local
Extracting oil from the ground is a massive logistical undertaking. It requires an army of workers, vehicles and equipment to even get started, let alone produce sustainably and profitably.
INTOG can provide lift-off for future energy
Decarbonisation of oil and gas activities in the North Sea, largely through electrification, will play a central role in Scotland's ongoing energy transition.
Hydrogen: The future of European energy or ‘the most dumb thing’
Over the past few months, Europe has radically accelerated its energy ambitions, placing hydrogen at the centre.
Patent trends in the renewable energy shift
To avoid catastrophic climate breakdown, we must limit global temperature rises to 1.5C, and the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the time to act is “now or never” if we are to achieve this. As the biggest single contributor to global warming, the energy sector has a huge role to play, but alarm over energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to derail an already fragile energy transition. Now, more than ever, support for low carbon energy innovation is urgently needed to roll out clean energy solutions that reduce emissions along with dependence on Russian oil and gas.
The energy trilemma – the role of CCS and hydrogen
The energy trilemma: mentioned in almost every session at last month’s OEUK Industry Conference held in Aberdeen, the balancing act between security & reliability of supply, affordability and sustainability is clearly at the forefront of industry considerations today.
Energy at a crossroads: which way next?
After a certain amount of time in this industry, you get a certain understanding for how the energy system works.