Renewable Energy Hit Record Growth In 2020 Despite the COVID-19 Crisis
With news last week that the New York State Common Retirement Fund, valued at $226bn (£169bn), has committed to divest from the riskiest fossil fuel companies by 2040 – it’s a good time to look at how 2020 has been for the renewables industry. If you were looking for something to lift your spirits, the…
Read MoreNorth East England’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Could Create 4,500 Green Jobs
As the energy sector seeks to add 4500 jobs over the next five years, the most targeted group are women. It’s part of a plan for companies in North East England to support the growing offshore renewables industry. According to new research, two-thirds of the oil and gas companies in the North East of England…
Read MoreGuest Blog by CMME: Are You Protected If The Worst Happened?
As 2020 continues to raise a lot of uncertainty for many of us and with so much unsurety surrounding our incomes, our health and what the next year will look like – this year has forced us to confront our financial security. In short, 2020 has illustrated the need for financial safety nets and…
Read MoreMorale is low: Offshore oil and gas workers open to shifting to renewables
How can we turn around morale in the oil and gas industry? I’m interested to know because a recent survey suggested the vast majority of people working in it are thinking about leaving because they don’t see how their future in it can be sustainable. The survey was commissioned by Platform, Friends of the Earth…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day 2020
It says on Mind.org that this year’s World Mental Health Day (10th of October) is the most important one yet. They’re not wrong. There have been so many challenges brought by the pandemic. Loss, lockdown, job fears, loneliness. Yes, there’s been banana bread and TikTok and the US Election but as far as our general…
Read MoreOffshore energy industry transition to meet the UK’s 2050 net-zero target
Were you there when the offshore industry was told it was at risk of losing its social license, with its very survival at stake? Shockwaves reverberated through the audience in Aberdeen when the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) Chair Tim Eggar warned there was no scope for a second chance, “the debate (over climate change)…
Read MoreAwel y Môr: Huge North Wales offshore wind farm could expand
Plans to develop one of the biggest wind farms in the world off the coast of Wales are even closer, thanks to a decision by the Crown Estate. The proposal is to build an offshore farm between Colwyn Bay and Llanfairfechan off the north Wales coast. It’d be close to the Gwynt y Mor wind…
Read MoreOur Finance Intern Andy is leaving us!
It is time to say goodbye to Andrew Stroud, our Finance Intern, who has been with us for the last 12 months as part of his university program. Precise Consultants would like to say thank you to Andrew for his incredible work and commitment during this time and we wish him all the best at…
Read MoreRecent developments in the UK offshore wind sector
There are calls for a focus on a green recovery as we look towards coming out of the pandemic and into recovery mode. Offshore wind is perfectly placed to help us do this and a lot has been going on in the UK sector over the last few months. Firstly, big developments in Scotland…
Read MoreWorld Hydrography Day 2020 – with Lecturer Tim Scott from University of Plymouth
World Hydrography Day is celebrated every year on the 21st of June, it highlights the importance of hydrography and why it is still relevant. The focus this year is on the key role hydrography can play in support of autonomous technologies. To mark the occasion, we interviewed Tim Scott, a lecturer in Ocean Exploration at…
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