Global Wind Market Status
In recent years, the global wind market has enjoyed strong growth. In 2021, installed global wind capacity reached 835GW, up 15% from 2020. At the same time, global turbine manufacturing capacity reached almost 150GW. At the Renewables and Low Carbon Supply Chain conference on the 10th March 2022, Rystad determined that further commitment is required Read the full article…
Containment Risk Assessment (CRA)
On the 24th February 2022, at a SPE-PESGB webinar, Richard Metcalfe of Quintessa Ltd. presented a talk on ‘CRA’ and how Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) principles can be applied to carbon storage. Permanent geological CO2 storage is in its infancy yet has a significant role to play in energy transition and beyond. Regulators and stakeholders Read the full article…
UKCCSRC – What Are Our Research Needs?
In a series of UKCCSRC workshops held over four days in January-February 2022, representatives from Shell, Petrofac and Wood, amongst others, identified future research needs across the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) value chain. Energy industry professionals explored different aspects of the sector, including capture, storage, transport, policy and environmental impacts. Common issues included Read the full article…