By Prof Norman McLennan, energy industry veteran, chartered surveyor and RGU visiting professor
The next few years for the renewable energy sector will look very different from the decade just passed! At a recent event dubbed ‘Green Energy Day’ or ‘Energy Security Day’, the UK Government unveiled its plans for ‘Powering-up-Britain’ by sharing its package of green energy policies aimed at fast-tracking the UK’s net zero target whilst also ensuring a balanced energy mix to ensure security of supply.
By Gordon McIntosh, director, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG)
In the wake of COP26 in November last year, the need for a skilled and well-trained workforce to deliver the transition to renewable energy has been recognised globally.
With COP26 now in the rear-view mirror, Energy Voice has assembled a panel of experts to give their verdicts on whether the summit really was a climate change turning point.
The Energy Institute (EI) recently hosted its annual competition, recognising Aberdeen’s best MSc students for studies exploring elements of carbon capture, solar and subsea engineering.
All eyes are on Glasgow as the world’s leaders prepare to convene for COP26, and the call to action has never been stronger as the climate crisis rolls on.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been teaching energy courses for 50 years, with the first energy course delivered in 1971, when RGU was still Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology (RGIT).
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The new Scottish Government needs to strike a “careful balance” between economic recovery and energy transition in order to protect jobs, according to an industry chief.
The north-east energy sector has a ‘key role to play’ in reducing emissions but the Scottish Government must provide ‘clarity’ on targets, according to industry chiefs.
North Sea oil and gas industry veteran Paul de Leeuw will take part in a panel debate on the sector’s biggest challenge to date — the energy transition.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) will showcase three industry-leading simulators at next week’s SPE Offshore Europe conference and exhibition in Aberdeen.
Leading figures from the North Sea’s oil and gas industry will take centre stage at the launch of a key industry report next month to discuss how changing skills requirements will impact on the industry over the next six years.
The oil and gas industry was last night warned it will feel the hit of increased costs in retaining skilled workers as a result of Theresa May’s “unclear” draft Brexit deal.