COP27 – Impact reparations prioritised over tackling emission causes
Marketed as ‘Africa’s COP’, COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice and expand on the targets developed at previous […]
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The New Silk Road, an Energy Transition Gold Mine
In the 19th Century, German geologist Ferdinand von Richthofen popularised the name of the ancient trade routes between East and West as the […]
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reducing embedded carbon & EPC related emissions in oil & gas facilities
Are you considering GHG emissions in the CAPEX phase of your projects? In the oil & gas industry, commitments to “net zero” emissions seemed to skyrocket in 2020. Most are […]
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The Energy Transition is Born a Digital Native
Without wanting to use the phrase “unprecedented times”, it is difficult to start this piece without acknowledging the remarkable changes resulting from the […]
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Insights from recent hydrogen projects
The energy transition is well underway with hydrogen projects expected to play an important role. io’s Hydrogen Subject Matter Expert, Mary Snowdon explains […]
Starting the Energy Transition in E&P – Part 2
Part 2: a way forward for independent E&Ps An Energy Transition Road-map for E&Ps io proposes the following steps to support Independent E&Ps in their progression to the era […]
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Einstein’s Fridge, CFD, Refrigeration and Vaccines
I was recently asked to investigate a problem for the design and operability of a hot water sphere energy storage vessel that is […]
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Net Zero Upstream Facilities: Can we afford not to?
The groundbreaking universal, legally binding global climate change agreement, adopted at the Paris climate conference in 2016, aims to keep the increase in […]
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A Load of Hot Air – Comparing Air Energy Storage Technology
As our energy sector transitions from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives, there is a pressing need to provide storage capacity with the power […]
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How Systems Modelling Optimised A-CAES
From our everyday personal lives to highly complex business projects, trade-offs arise in almost all decision-making processes and understanding how to best manage […]
8 things you should know about Hydrogen Energy
Baker Hughes’ Energy Forward online publication, focused on the latest innovations & people shaping the future of their industry, interviewed our CEO, Richard […]
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The Case for CAES
Importance of Compressed Air Energy Storage Energy Transition Global electricity generation is transitioning to an ever-greater contribution from variable renewable sources (VRE), such as wind and solar. As international […]
Energy Transition – a besieged industry’s response
Introduction
There are three truisms, or in io consulting’s terminology, givens that I will state upfront:
climate change is real climate change is due to anthropogenic causes we can […]
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Europe’s Hydrogen Ambitions
Introduction Hydrogen has garnered much attention in recent years due in part to its relative novelty, but also due to the number of industries and sectors it can disrupt, […]