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.
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.
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.
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.
Global Underwater Hub to grasp “greatest opportunity for subsea in our generation”
Climate change is already being felt here in Scotland.
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.
Bidding for the UK’s first ever carbon storage licensing round has opened amid a high level of interest.
It’s not often an entire train of thought is triggered by a report on an unusual event in the world of ornithology.
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.
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.
A story carried by EV on June 23 has been gnawing at me ever since …
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.
Decarbonisation of oil and gas activities in the North Sea, largely through electrification, will play a central role in Scotland's ongoing energy transition.
Over the past few months, Europe has radically accelerated its energy ambitions, placing hydrogen at the centre.
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: 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.
After a certain amount of time in this industry, you get a certain understanding for how the energy system works.
Sanjoy Sen sets out the case for certainty in the North Sea taxation regime in the wake of last month's windfall tax announcement.
Success is where people love to work, and where we work and what success looks like, is different for all of us. So how, as leaders, do we support our people’s mental health in a hybrid and hyper-connected world?
The UK Government’s decision to impose a windfall tax on industry is disappointing and presents challenges to a sector that is focussed on meeting the UK’s energy needs for decades to come.
The race is warming up to determine the locations for Scotland’s two Green Freeports.
During a recent visit to the USA the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave a speech at the Brooking Institute in which she expressed extensive support for the proposition that hydrogen will be an essential part of the move away from fossil fuels.
The first half of 2022 has been incredibly turbulent for Europe’s energy sector. And though many economies have shown a robust recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several other factors are now posing equally challenging risks.
Yesterday's announcement by Sunak was far from destructive for the North Sea oil & gas industry given the generous projects investment tax relief, but it fails, as it turns out, in at least one critical way.