Talent and timing: Can Aberdeen’s oil and gas skills make the energy transition?
A huge energy transition opportunity awaits, meantime Aberdeen needs to retain its oil and gas skills base.
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Energy transition role models – are such things possible?
Most of us involved in energy are aware of the alleged Big Oil claim that higher hydrocarbon profits are necessary to provide the means to finance the Energy Transition.
Energy transition juggernaut surely now unstoppable as investment surges
On August 25, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution proclaiming that January 26, 2024 will be dubbed the International Day of Clean Energy.
On track for future energy transition?
At the start of August I had the pleasure of attending with my teenage sons the UCI Cycling World Championship Mountain Bike event at Nevis Range near Fort William.
OPINION: Getting Back to the Energy Trilemma
We’ve all struggled with a dilemma at some point, writes Sanjoy Sen
Effective supply chains fundamental to just transition
Just a few weeks ago, the UK’s Energy Transitions Commission stated: “Rapidly scaling sustainable, diversified, and resilient clean energy supply chains is key to achieving net-zero targets on-time and at as low a cost as possible”.
Fresh thinking and collaboration: energy transition and the supply chain
The UK’s net zero ‘target’ is more than aspirational – the Secretary of State is subject to a legal duty to ensure that the UK reaches net zero by 2050.
Confirmed: Aberdeenshire’s Acorn CCS selected for funding by UK Government
Acorn and the Viking project in the Humber have been selected as part of a £1bn funding competition from the UK Government.
Sunak Signals Readiness to Soften Green Policies After Election
Rishi Sunak said he would delay or abandon environment policies if they led to direct costs on consumers, as senior Conservatives pressure his UK government to rethink its strategy following elections last week.
Can 12 Strangers Agree on Climate Policy? The UK Wants to Find Out
In 2007, a climate change experiment captured the imagination of 60,000 people all over the planet.
Fuse Energy Launches as New UK Supplier With Lowest Electricity Prices
Former Revolut Ltd. employees are launching Britain’s first energy supplier in two years, a sign that a more stable market is helping new companies make inroads in the industry.
‘Negative performance’ in renewables will not change Aker’s green ambitions
Despite "negative performance” in its renewables work, Aker ASA says it will not change its strategic direction.
HSE: An increased cost recovery on the horizon
Regulation of safety in the energy sector is uniquely challenging in high-hazard environments, particularly with increasing pressures to innovate to achieve the transition to net zero and provide energy security.
Shell earmarks £150k for Aberdeen Uni energy transition scholarships
Energy giant Shell (LON: SHEL) is funding five energy transition scholarships for masters students in the Granite City.
GMB chiefs visit Aberdeen for crunch talks amid looming energy jobs ‘crisis’
The head of the GMB warned of the perils of rapidly shutting down the oil and gas industry during a visit to Aberdeen on Monday.
World is ‘far from being on track’ to Paris goals says Equinor
Equinor says "The world is far from being on track" to meet the net zero goals laid out in the Paris Agreement.
Not becoming a ‘Kodak’ and remaining relevant in the energy transition
ICR Integrity’s chief executive, Jim Beveridge, looks to keep his firm "relevant" by looking to the energy transition.
Green for growth: how the energy transition can fuel Aberdeen’s future
Aberdeen is recognised as a leading global energy hub. With decades of experience, it has been at the forefront of the oil and gas industry.
Investment in people is critical to the UK’s net zero ambitions
The UK’s Climate Change Committee published its report on the impacts of net zero on the workforce last week, but the energy sector is already acutely aware of the challenges the energy transition poses to its future prosperity.
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group launches 2024 photography competition
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is on the hunt for the best amateur snaps of the energy transition in action.
‘Significant threat’ as Aberdeen businesses face energy skills crunch
A crunch on the ability of firms to find skills for oil and gas and renewable energy are a “significant threat,” Aberdeen business leaders have warned.
How private equity could power up the green energy transition
Energy was one of the fastest growing segments within 2022’s record global M&A market, rising an impressive 25% from the year prior, according to the latest Arrowpoint Advisory data.
How can Aberdeen ensure its getting the best skills for the energy transition?
Aberdeen’s ongoing transition of decarbonising the oil and gas industry and investing in the development of sustainable green energies has the potential to inject new life into the city, restoring its position on the world stage as an economic powerhouse.
Gigawaters S2 #2 – What do we need to build a sustainable economic future?
In the second episode of Season 2 of the Gigawaters podcast, Sustainable Growth Voice editor Felicia Jackson and guests discuss what is needed to create an enabling environment for a future that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.
Most MPs believe collaboration with oil and gas is needed for energy transition
A survey, commissioned by OEUK and carried out by YouGov, found that nearly three-quarters of MPs believe the UK’s net zero goals can only be achieved through collaboration with the oil and gas sector.