Global Underwater Hub (GUH) chief executive Neil Gordon has backed the UK’s blue economy to grow exponentially in the coming years. According to a white paper published by the organisation, an “unprecedented scale of opportunity” lays before the underwater sector, which could balloon to £45 billion by 2035, up from £8bn today. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the twelve clean energy technology start-ups selected for the fourth cohort of the award-winning TechX Accelerator Programme. Starting the 15-week intensive programme in late February, each of the start-ups selected will receive expert mentoring and support, including a grant of up to £100,000. Backed by a suite of industry-leading partners, including bp, …
“You would like to think it was good planning,” joked Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), “but I think it’s just fortunate that, at the moment, it looks as if everything has landed well for us.” Fortuitous or not, the fact that Subsea Expo is, as it stands, able to go ahead as planned later this …
In climate circles, ‘energy transition’ is the phrase on everyone’s lips. The global effort to shift energy generation away from polluting fossil fuels to clean, green renewables is as massive a challenge as anything the world has faced. It isn’t just an abstract future, it’s a transition that has been well under way for decades. Speaking at Chatham House earlier …
Viewers were told how decommissioning is the “unsung hero” of the energy transition during an Energy Voice event on Thursday morning. Hundreds of people tuned in for the opening session of Future North Sea (FNS) 2022 to hear about net zero decom from some of the oil and gas industry’s biggest players. The event was kicked off by an address from Mikki …
A collaborative model for trialing new technologies has been deemed a success by a trio of major operators, as the sector races to drive down the costs of well decommissioning. Designed by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), the new collaborative model was launched last year, and aimed at accelerating the pace at which plug and abandonment (P&A) technology is …
18/01/2022
GUH op-ed on ScotWind
Maybe yesterday should be renamed Green Monday rather than Blue Monday. It was certainly a day to celebrate the ambition for renewable energy in Scotland as the ScotWind licencing round was announced with provision for significantly more GW than anticipated. Scotland’s net-zero goals and those companies whose bids have been successful are not the only winners. The supply chain is …
Organisers have postponed the Offshore Europe exhibition next month amid rising Omicron cases in the UK. The oil and gas showcase, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, was due to take place between February 1-4 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen. Organisers SPE and Reed Exhibitions said a smaller, themed event may be staged later in 2022 …
The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has announced a series of senior appointments to deliver its ambition of transforming the underwater industry in the UK. The new intelligence-led organisation has appointed a finance director and head of communications to strengthen its team as it sets out on its mission to create strategic alliances and partnerships with other industry organisations and agencies …
A list of finalists for the prestigious 2022 Subsea Expo awards has been released. Organised by the Global Underwater Hub, formerly Subsea UK, the event will take place at the P&J Live in Aberdeen on Feburary 23. It celebrates the companies and individuals leading the way in the UK’s £8 billion underwater industry. The awards coincide with Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and …