DE&I in offshore energy a ‘curate’s egg’
Promoting and delivering diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace is an essential aspect of good people management.
Energy Transition
AquaTerra hits £3m renewables milestone
Aberdeenshire-headquartered AquaTerra Group has hailed reaching a milestone £3 million in revenue from renewable energy contracts.
Port of Milford Haven works to woo investors under Celtic Freeport initiative
The Port of Milford Haven in Wales received a delegation of potential international investors for a two-day visit ahead of confirmation that the case to offer tax incentives as part of the Celtic Freeport initiative has gone ahead.
Watch: Pict completes 10,000 personnel transfers at Hornsea 2
Inverkeithing-based Pict Offshore has completed 10,000 personnel transfers on Orsted’s Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm since putting its Get-Up-Safe (GUS) system into service in 2022.
Orsted forms partnership to model wind in complex terrain
Danish renewable energy group Orsted has signed a deal with a tech startup to create more accurate models of onshore wind flow modelling
Cool approach to cracking hydrogen from ammonia challenge
Ammonia (NH3) can be decomposed to produce hydrogen gas without releasing CO2. The ease of transport and high hydrogen density makes it valuable for the green energy industry.
Shattering the myths about recruitment in the energy transition
Chris Black, chief growth officer at JAB Recruitment, discusses how JAB is re-defining recruitment in the energy industry.
Partners aim to eradicate worst greenhouse gas SF6 from grid transmission system
A project to replace the use of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), one of the worst known greenhouse gases which is widely used across the UK's electricity transmission network, has been launched.
Time is running our to solve the poisonous SF6 UK grid dilemma
SF6 is the most potent known greenhouse gas on earth so why is it still being used in UK's electricity transmission network?
We need an energy industry dating service
The energy and tech industries should be a match made in heaven, particularly with the energy transition demanding urgent innovation. But their relationship is often deeply dysfunctional. The solution? Our new Energy Dating Service…
UPDATE: Industry hails Labour’s £22bn pledge for carbon capture projects in England
Two projects in the North of England aimed at sequestering carbon and producing hydrogen have won the full-throated support of the UK government and a pledge for nearly £22 billion over the next 25 years.
Aberdeenshire Council objects to Hill of Fare wind farm
Aberdeenshire Council has objected to RES’s 105.6MW Hill of Fare onshore wind farm, putting the project’s future in jeopardy.
Salamander wind project narrows down location of onshore substation
The developers of the Salamander floating offshore wind farm have designated an optimal site for the project’s onshore substation.
Breaking barriers: Bilfinger’s dedication to competency and mobility in the energy sector
Stephanie Broadley, Training and Competency Manager at Bilfinger Engineering and Maintenance UK and Chair of the ECITB Employer Network Steering Group (ENSG) for Connected Competence, discusses the importance of breaking down barriers to mobility within the energy industry by creating a safer and competent workforce.
Axis unveils seven steps to energy industry equality
Seven initiatives to help energy industry businesses increase the diversity of their workforce were unveiled at an event in Aberdeen.
Hopes rise for North Sea windfall tax “successor”
Analyst Wood Mackenzie believes "where there’s a will, there’s a way" in achieving a consensus on an improved system of taxation despite differences of opinion between government, industry and North Sea investors.
Safelift marks 30 years with £1 million investment
Aberdeenshire’s Safelift Offshore is looking to open a new fabrication facility and create jobs through a £1million investment to mark its 30th anniversary.
Hywind Scotland turbines on track to be reinstalled in weeks
Equinor (OSE:EQNR) has confirmed the five floating turbines of its flagship Hywind Scotland project will be re-installed before winter.
Exposed: the UK’s gas deficit will persist
The UK’s dependence on LNG imports exposes UK consumers to an international gas market over which they have no control. If the European winter is cold or Asian LNG demand booms, the UK will feel the consequences.
Watch: New film highlights importance of UK oil and gas for its workers
Serica Energy and unions GMB and BRINDEX have created a campaign highlighting the role of North Sea oil and gas in the lives of its workers.
NESO should be ‘Bank of England’ for energy
The "independent" National Energy System Operator (NESO) starts its mission to deliver a "safe, secure and affordable energy system capable of supporting net-zero".
Grid-locked: can NESO be the silver bullet to unlocking capacity crisis?
A mismatch between supply and infrastructure has led to severe delays — up to a decade in some cases —for renewable energy projects looking to connect to the UK’s energy grid which is struggling to keep pace with rapid growth.
Women in New Energy challenge: Ban the ‘manel’
Over 270 women and men came to the event in Aberdeen to celebrate the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the energy transition and how we can get there.
Kintore Hydrogen submits planning application to Aberdeenshire Council
Developers behind the largest proposed hydrogen production scheme in the UK have reached a preliminary stage in the planning process.
Renewable Britain won’t happen without local engagement
‘Clean energy is the biggest economic opportunity of our time’, Ed Miliband declared at this month’s Labour Party Conference. As a freshly minted government, the party has firmly nailed its colours to the energy mast and they are unapologetically green. Just a week prior, the Energy Secretary issued a rallying cry to take on ‘the blockers, the delayers, the obstructionists’.