ScotWind has attracted considerable international investment in the UK Energy Transition. We meet the Directors investing £2.4Bn in the Ayre and Bowdun projects, to find out more about the challenges ahead - and why overcoming them is so important.
Charting the journey from an apprentice in Aberdeen to leading Global offshore survey specialist Unique Group as Chief Operating Officer from the headquarters in the UAE, we meet Martin Charles to discuss the growing role of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence in the offshore survey industry and its impact on the energy transition.
Harnessing the Ocean's Power: Subsea Energy Generation Imagine a world where the relentless dance of the waves isn't just a mesmerising spectacle, but a potent source of clean energy. Where the vast expanse of the seabed isn't a silent void, but a bustling hub of communication, relaying critical data from the depths to the surface. This vision is becoming a reality thanks to innovative technologies like subsea power generation.
Learn how the University of Aberdeen takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the energy transition, and in particular about how some of the research done can impact the energy transition, and in especially blue and green hydrogen.
Learn how one SME from the oil & gas industry is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and diversify into lower carbon sectors. Alex Leddy, Commercial Director - Sustainability from Intervention Rentals on the challenges and opportunities facing SME's in the energy transition.
Mark Munro, Chief Investment Officer of the £2bn Scottish National Investment Bank, on patient investing, making an impact and working alongside the investment community to support and ensure a fair energy transition.
Carlos Rivals, CEO at BlueFloat Energy, explains why the wind industry is so important to address the climate emergency. Carlos has over 20 years experience working in the offshore wind energy and has been leading the way in this industry. BlueFloat Energy is a nimble and fast-growing offshore wind developer shaping the global energy transformation by bringing scaled decarbonization solutions to new markets. Leveraging our team’s extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in both ...
Gillian Martin, Energy and Environment Minister for Scotland on the importance of Oil & Gas skills to deliver the energy transition, grid access, pumped hydro, and the community benefit of the 28GW Scottish offshore wind projects. Find out about the partnering strategy to develop hydrogen export to Europe, the politics of international interconnectors and the potential contribution of Artificial Intelligence to the Energy Transition.
The Rising and Guiding Stars of the energy transition on the importance of diversity, passion and curiosity in a managed metamorphosis. This episode touches on the secret of attracting the best graduate talent, Blue Hydrogen and the transformational potential of floating offshore wind.
Bruce Hall, CEO of turbine monitoring specialist Onyx Insights, on the technologies reducing the cost of ownership of wind power, smart people and the importance of following your direction.
How can a company reliably monitor and report on its carbon footprint? David Clark, CEO of global consultancy Vysus Group and Dom McCann, CEO of blockchain data specialists Siccar on the importance of automating ESG data recording and reporting, and why they came together to create the Energy Transition Databox
Kirstine Wood and Dan Wright from Flotation Energy join us to discuss the world's largest grid-connected floating offshore wind farm and how at 1.9 Gigawatts it is harnessing that clean power to decarbonise the Oil and Gas platforms in the North Sea by up to 85%.
Kieran Ivers – CEO of Green Rebel Group – on the importance of monitoring the environmental impacts offshore, how to stimulate innovation and improvement in the industry and the state of Offshore Wind in Ireland. From being a college drop-out to CEO of Ireland’s leading offshore survey business, Kieran talks of the importance of hard work, communication and enabling people to succeed.
UK Country Manager of Ocean Winds - Adam Morrison provides a deep dive into the formation and mission of Ocean Winds, including an overview of the key Scottish offshore wind projects totalling 17 Gigawatts of capacity and £2 Billion worth of investment, as well as the opportunity for Scotland and the UK supply chain in providing support to these key clean energy projects.
Davis Larssen – CEO of global controls technology company Proserv joins us todiscuss his company’s pivot into offshore wind and how partnership underpins theway his business approaches innovation. Davis references how offshore windpresents an opportunity for the UK to become a global leader, particularly in floatingwind, creating new tech, new jobs and exportable skills, while it can provide aspringboard to fresh methodologies around wind farm engineering, construction andoperation.
Chief Technology Officer at Flotation Energy - Alan MacAskill, talks to us about being one of the first pioneers in offshore wind with Talisman Energy, when in partnership with SSE, they decided to sanction the construction of the two turbines in the Beatrice field in 2001 and now with Flotation Energy they are continuing that work with the backing of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) to provide fixed and floating wind to the global market.
Executive Director of Aker Horizons - Philippe Kavafyan explains the make up up the new Aker family and how they are working together to deliver solutions across multiple energy sectors. Philippe articulates the broad range of technologies that Aker are investing in for the energy transition, all the way from renewable generation, solar PV, onshore wind, offshore wind, both bottom fix and floating technology.
Interview by Moray Melhuish – Founder of Annet Consulting, an Offshore Wind and Subsea Specialist.CEO of Scottish Renewables - Claire Mack, joins us to discuss the evolution of the Renewable industry and how Scotland now has the largest floating wind opportunity in the world. Clair provides insights on the increasing Offshore Wind target of 28 GW and the employment statistics of over 27,000 jobs that are supported in the rebewable sector, as well as discussing the emergence of Hydrogen, Onsho...
Chris Willow - Head of Floating Wind for RWE Renewables discusses how their business is undergoing a large corporate transition that aims to be carbon neutral by 2040. This transformation will see the formation and growth of businesses in Floating Wind, Solar and Hydrogen.
Interview by Moray Melhuish – Founder of Annet Consulting, an Offshore Wind and Subsea Specialist.In our latest podcast for OGV Renewables Magazine, Moray Melhuish talks to Managing Director of Mocean Energy, Cameron McNatt about why wave energy matters in the renewable energy mix of the future and how their technology could help provide renewable power for a range of subsea applications in the field as well as grid scale power that can be used onshore.