It can be difficult to imagine how science at the microscopic level is capable of making a profound impact on the world, especially when it involves new ‘wonder materials’ that are unfamiliar to us. Yet the super-adsorbing qualities of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) look set to do just that, with many touting them as the solution to some of humanity’s most pressing challenges.
BlackRock has raised $4.8 billion (£3.5bn) for a new fund to invest in renewable power assets around the world - almost double its initial target.
The Energy Institute has announced that a renewable energy boss at BP will become its new CEO.
An Australian company says its “unique” technology could lead to oil and gas rigs in the UK North Sea being repurposed as key infrastructure for geothermal energy - a new renewables sector.
A new report analysing the opportunities presented by hydrogen in Northern Ireland’s energy transition has been published.
Subsea UK is to host a new virtual TV debate style event to highlight opportunities in the energy transition and the blue economy.
Energy recruitment firm Brunel has launched a degree for oil and gas workers to retrain for work in hydrogen.
Future renewables developments will need to account for continually increasing expectations around health and safety, a legal expert has warned.
Trade body Scottish Renewables has appointed Emma Harrick to its newly created role of energy transition and supply chain manager.
Energy sector figures have hailed the North Sea Transition Deal for recognising the oil and gas industry’s key role in the UK’s shift to net zero.
The Scottish Government should create a “skills guarantee” to help workers make the leap from oil and gas to low-carbon sectors, an independent group of experts has advised.
Total SE will partly tie executive bonuses to the company’s success in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of its customers, the latest in a series of climate-focused changes by the French oil and gas giant.
Tackling Africa’s energy access problems requires those involved to think of the entire system, rather than focusing simply on renewables.
The Philippines need to pursue nuclear power to improve its long-term energy security and slash carbon emissions from its highly polluting coal-fired power fleet.
A senior boss at Chrysaor has projected a “huge amount of activity in the North Sea” for offshore platform electrification in the coming years.
The “stage is being set” for a UK North Sea recovery from the second half of this year, according to the flagship oilfield services report (OFS) from EY.
With Covid-19 continuing to impact the profitability of the supermajors, Ano Kuhanathan, sector advisor at trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes, argues that now is the time for the supermajors/Big Oil to start spinning off their renewables divisions.
Global Engineering and Construction (E&C), of Aberdeen, has appointed a new director as it seeks bolster its position in the energy transition space.
As the UK and other countries seek to seize the potential in Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW), the nascent technology offers diversification opportunities for the oil and gas industry and the supply chain.
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has warned that the UK’s energy transition is at risk of stalling unless the industry receives “vital support” from government.
Bilfinger Salamis has appointed a former Petrofac manager as the new figurehead for its Southern North Sea business.
Denmark has a chance to succeed with its plans of cutting 70% of carbon emissions by 2030 if Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen introduces a new emission fee, the government’s economic advisory council said.
China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming.
Thinking back to her early days as an engineer from Peterhead, Dawn Summers feels a “heavy obligation” to help bolster diversity and inclusion in oil and gas, particularly with young women.
High shipping costs could prevent green hydrogen produced in Scotland from being exported globally.