Renewables planning applications up year on year, according to px Group
Renewables planning applications have continued to rise despite disruptions caused by Covid-19, according to research.
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Houston ready to welcome energy transition with ‘open arms’
Supply chain companies working to shape the energy transition would be “welcomed with open arms” in Houston, according to a leading economist.
Budding Scottish designers selected to come up with CCS inspired video game
A group of Scottish university students have created an innovative video game inspired by carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Oil and gas: a risky business
Oil and gas faces an existential crisis as global efforts to reduce carbon emissions gather strength and pace. In this new paradigm, definition and assessment of risk is critical.
Reuters Events: Commodities Trading 2021
Covid 19 has led to unprecedented market volatility and changing consumer demands. This coupled with digital transformation, energy transition and an intense geopolitical landscape. 2021 changed the face of the industry forever
The Energy Transition is coming – And Africa is losing out (again)
Only two years ago, Africa seemed set to become the world's next major producer of oil and gas. International companies were scrambling to win exploration rights in frontier markets in West Africa; countries in North Africa were excited about new discoveries in the Mediterranean Sea; and natural gas was identified as a long-term transitional energy source, creating new opportunities for low-income nations such as Tanzania and Mozambique.
OPITO aiming to create ‘skills passport’ with launch of new Energy Transition team
Energy skills body OPITO has announced the creation of a new Energy Transition team, which could open the door for oil and gas workers looking to shift to renewables.
Climate talk overtakes ‘growth’ on fossil fuel conference calls
The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are more likely to talk to Wall Street about emissions than how their businesses might grow.
West’s energy transition narrative ignores the reality in Asia
BP’s latest review of energy use has been presented as positive developments in carbon reduction. However, the facts remain that fossil fuels continue to provide most of the world’s energy needs and that developing Asia is driving demand.
Singapore prepares to swap its oil hub status for greener future
Royal Dutch Shell announced late last year it would slash capacity by half at its biggest oil refinery. For Singapore, where the plant has been a mainstay of the economy for six decades, it marked a turning point in one of the most successful bets on fossil fuels in history.
Call for Government action to drive forward green jobs agenda
The Government should set out a detailed strategy for cutting emissions ahead of UN climate talks, to create green jobs and drive investment in skills, a taskforce has urged.
Robert Gordon University launches a new course to bridge the gap between IT and the energy sector
The energy sector is highly competitive and it is undeniable that the use of information technology plays a vital role in the success of a company. As a result, there is a high demand for professionals who can apply IT solutions to problems faced within this industry.
Fresh perspectives and diverse skillsets will power the energy transition
At bp, we are all guided by our ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and there is a real buzz around the role that our hydrogen and CCUS business - which I began leading last year - can play. Whilst relatively nascent in their development, both technologies offer real promise for delivering clean energy provision and decarbonising heavy industry and mobility, among other sectors.
Petronas starts solar initiative to power its assets in net-zero push
Malaysia’s Petronas, which has yet to make a firm carbon-neutral pledge, will deploy solar energy at the group's assets across Malaysia to boost efficiency and cut carbon emissions as part of its sustainability agenda and “aspiration” of Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 (NZCE 2050).
‘Virtual’ Offshore Europe programme announced for September
Energy transition topics will take centre-stage at the SPE Offshore Europe 2021 virtual conference taking place from September 7 to 10.
Value in the cloud: digitalization and the utility transition
It is no secret that electric utilities are having to undergo a deep transformation to adapt to the energy transition. The extent of this transformation calls to mind what happened to telephone companies when the Internet came along. And as with the Internet’s impact on telephony, one of the key factors in the electrical utility incumbents’ ability to adapt to change is their capacity for digitalization.
South Asia steps up efforts to follow global energy transition
South Asia, which includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, is slowly following the rest of the world in the transition towards cleaner energy systems. The subtle shift opens potentially large market opportunities for energy service suppliers.
Urgent action demanded to turn north east into green centre of excellence
Work should start urgently to transform the north east from Scotland's oil and gas capital into a new European centre of excellence for renewables, a citizens' panel has demanded.
Reuters Events free webinar: Financing the energy transition
Are you struggling to understand which investment opportunities are right for your company and renewable portfolio? Join Reuters Events, Renewity and SMBC Bank International, in the upcoming free webinar, Financing The Energy Transition: Make the Right Investment Choices to learn how to tackle the industry’s biggest challenge.
Cost of excluding wind farms from UK’s most scenic areas revealed in Aberdeen Uni study
A new study from Aberdeen University has put the spotlight on the cost of excluding wind farms from the most scenic areas of the UK.
BP CEO calls IEA scenario ‘credible’ despite planning more oil and gas projects
The CEO of BP has described an IEA net zero scenario calling for the end of new oil and gas projects as “credible”, despite the firm planning major fossil fuel developments.
Offshore pioneers outline ambitious £10bn plans to electrify North Sea platforms with floating wind
A pair of offshore engineering specialists have revealed ambitious plans for a £10 billion floating wind project aimed at slashing emissions from UK oil and gas platforms.
All G20 countries on course for a ‘disorderly energy transition’, research body warns
None of the world’s major economies are currently on course to deliver on their climate change targets, a new study has found.
To E&P or not to E&P?: Summit marketing Avalon stake while eyeing low-carbon future
Summit Exploration and Production (E&P) is looking for a buyer for its 50% non-operated stake in the Avalon oil project in the UK North Sea.
GE and Toshiba team up to tap Japanese offshore wind
GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions have made a strategic partnership agreement to develop local manufacturing of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in Japan as the market is set to boom.