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ECOSIGG Virtual Careers Fair

The Early Careers in Offshore Site Investigation, Geoscience and Geotechnics group (ECOSIGG) is a branch of the Society for Underwater Technology. To achieve carbon net zero targets, there is an extreme demand for the recruitment of Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists into the booming offshore renewables industry. ECOSIGG is therefore holding an industry-wide virtual careers fair through Microsoft Teams, with companies from across Europe presenting their career and research opportunities. The event will take place on Wednesday 23rd November from 12:00-14:00, and the following organisations have confirmed their attendance so far:

  • Scottish Power
  • Geowynd
  • East Point Geo
  • OWC (Offshore Wind Consultants)
  • Geoquip Marine
  • Global Maritime
  • Ocean Infinity
  • NGI
  • XOCEAN
  • Marine Space
  • Ramboll
  • Wood Thilsted
  • FRONTIErS PhD Opportunities
  • COWI

To attend this event as a student, please complete the sign-up form: https://forms.office.com/r/0j44R9YVa8

Company registration has now closed.

Aberdeen – Worlds First Hydrogen Producing Offshore Wind Turbine and a Stepping Stone

Wednesday 16th November

Registration open from 17:30, presentations start at 18:00 | Buffet at 19:00

Holiday Inn Express, Westhill, Aberdeen, AB32 6TT

This event is free to attend, but booking is essential.

Graham Dixon, Vattenfall: Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1)

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Vattenfall’s HT1 project aims to be the first in the world to test the full integration of hydrogen production with an offshore wind turbine. HT1 will also map out development and consent processes for large-scale hydrogen projects co-located with offshore wind farms to speed up future development.

The pilot project at Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Farm in Aberdeen Bay will have an output of 8.8MW and will be able to produce enough hydrogen every day to power a hydrogen bus to travel 24,000km. Hydrogen will be produced offshore, on the wind turbine and be exported to shore at Aberdeen South Harbour via a small diameter flowline.

The availability of large quantities of fossil-free hydrogen will play a key role in the decarbonisation of heavy industry (predominantly in steel, chemicals, and fertilizer production as well as refining), as well as heavy transport.

 

Eric Kiltie, Salamander Floating Wind: A Steppingstone for the Scottish Supply Chain

Wind turbines at sunrise off the North East coast

The Salamander Offshore Floating Wind project is being developed by Simply Blue Energy (Scotland) Ltd in joint venture with Ørsted and Subsea 7. The project ethos is to be a precursor and stepping-stone to ScotWind developments; allowing the Scottish supply chain to gear-up and de-risk in preparation for these commercial-scale opportunities.

Salamander is planned as a 100 MW development comprising six or seven turbines situated on industrialised steel semi-submersible floating foundations. The project location is approximately 35 km east of Peterhead in the North East of Scotland with water depth of around 100 m.

This session will present the current status of the development and discuss some of the challenges ahead.

 

This event is jointly run with the Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers

 

 

 

Thank you to our sponsors

 

SEO Atlantic Committee – Nauticus Robotics

How Nauticus is utilizing fully autonomous robotics to execute subsea manipulation but with an added safety layer of control by having a person in the controls loop for supervision. What is the technical readiness of the technology, and what makes this technology commercially viable?

Todd Newell

Todd Newell, SVP of Business Development for Nauticus Robotics has enjoyed a career that has taken him from being a contributing engineer for industrial automation and robotics to executive levels of engineering and business development leadership with worldwide responsibilities. For over a decade now Todd has been focused on developing and commercializing Offshore Technologies and leads the commercialization efforts at Nauticus. Todd has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with extended studies within Business Strategy & Strategy Execution.

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Wed, Oct 26, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CDT)

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YES! and SPE Lawnbowls Sundowner – 2023

Come along to the first SUT Young Engineers and Scientists (SUT-YES!) and SPE Young Professionals (SPE-YP) event for 2023

YES! and SPE Lawnbowls Sundowner

Kick off 2023 and have some fun whilst networking with like-minded colleagues and new friends.

Date: Friday 3 February 2023

Venue: Perth & Tattersall’s Bowling & Recreation Club

      2 Plain St, Perth, WA 6004

Programme:

5.30 pm: Registration/rink selection (8 people per rink)
6.00 pm: The Games begin! Grab a drink at the bar while you play

Prize awards

8.00 pm: The Games conclude! Time to enjoy some pizza

9.00 pm: Event concludes

 

REGISTER NOW

Tickets:

  • SUT / SPE Members: $25 per person*
  • Non-members: $35 per person*

*NOTE: Price includes food and 1 x FREE Drink token. Subsequent drinks at the Bowling Club cost $8ea

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View the POST-EVENT REPORT

Organised by: Brett Pitman, McDermott (SUT YES!) | Emily Brooke, Santos (SPEYP)

If you have any questions, please contact the SUT-Perth office on + 61 (0) 8 9481 0999 or email [email protected]

Thank you to our event sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East – Decommissioning – Technologies, Case Studies & Solutions to Challenges in the Middle-East

Tuesday 24th January 2023 | 18:00 at Mubarak Marine DMC, Dubai

Registration Fees – This event is free to attend, but booking is essential.

The complete focus of the offshore industry is naturally geared toward designing, fabricating, and installing our assets for the sole purpose of supporting production. But what about the end of life, when the assets are too old, or can no longer support, or are too old for production? The decommissioning options must be considered before an asset ends its production life. There are many options for this operation from the P&A through the removal process. The SUT Middle East is pleased to have Claxton, Ashtead Technology, and James Fisher Decommissioning, three companies working in the region, who specialize in the removal of subsea infrastructure, structure and jacket removal, well severance, and subsea well abandonment with a long track record in the Middle East Region.

Click below for the presentations.

What is decommissioning? – brief overview

James Fisher Decommissioning – Jacket and subsea infrastructure removal. Technologies and Decommissioning case studies from the Middle East region.

Claxton – Well Plug & Abandonment case studies and lessons learned from well abandonment and end-of-life projects.

Ashtead Technology – Subsea Infrastructure decommissioning techniques & case studies.

 

Thank you to our sponsors

An Introduction to Offshore Geophysics & Geotechnical Engineering

18-19th January 2023 | In-person training course

This course has reached capacity. To be added to the waitlist please complete and submit the form below.

University of Southampton | Day 1 – NOCS building on the Waterfront Campus | Day 2 – Boldrewood Campus

This two-day in-person course provides a comprehensive introduction to site investigation and ground engineering in the offshore environment and has been run successfully for a number of years. The course will include a stimulating mix of case studies, lectures, computer practicals, and ‘hands-on’ laboratory testing to help illustrate concepts and applications. An evening meal is included on the first day followed by mini-lectures.  Alongside valuable knowledge sharing, the course is an excellent opportunity to network within the offshore industry.

Industry experts will cover a wide range of topics from planning an offshore site investigation, through technical and operational aspects of data acquisition and reporting, to the practical use of the data in geohazard assessment and foundation design.

This course is intended for non-specialists and will give a broad overview of the offshore market today and how the data acquired is applied to maximise the value of offshore projects.

AGENDA (click to read)

Cost (excluding VAT where chargeable)

  • SUT Member – £680
  • Non-Member – £870

CPD Credits will be available

Cancellations/Refunds

Cancellations are subject to a 25% administration fee where the cancellation is made more than one calendar month before the date of the training course. No refund is payable for a cancellation made within the calendar month immediately prior to the training course – in this event the full sum shown on the invoice remains payable.

Delegates may wish to nominate a substitute in their place.

 

 

Registration has now closed for this training course.

 

SUT+ Job Seeking Support Session

Thursday, 3 November 2022, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT | NK14, New King’s Building, University of Aberdeen.

This event is free to attend; spaces are limited to 40 so please register in advance to guarantee a place.

Join SUT+ for an informal job-seeking support session where members of the committee will draw on their own experience to provide advice on: Careers & Job Fairs, CVs, Assessment Centres, and Job Interviews.

An ideal event for students and graduates seeking professional employment.

SUT+ Annual Chartership Workshop

????: Wednesday, 20 October 2022

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Location: Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Morningside Road, Aberdeen AB10 7FB

This event is free to attend; spaces are limited to 50 so please register in advance to guarantee a place.

Join SUT+ for the opportunity to discuss all things Chartership! Whether this is initial thoughts and gaining knowledge about each of the institutions or more detailed and personal information about the peer interview stage of the Chartership process with a chance to review your Chartership evidence with your respective institution.

The institutions represented at this event are IMechE, IMarEST *, IChemE *, ICE *, IET, and EI.

Agenda:

17:30 – Arrival of delegates

17:45 – Welcome, Institution Introduction Presentations

18:15 – Presentation – Gaining Chartership, the Experience

18:20 – Main Workshop

  • Consists of 6 stands that represent each institute and a quiet conversation area
  • General information is given out regarding the Chartership programme on offer
  • Group Q & A sessions regarding evidence, competencies, and so on
  • Quiet conversation areas
  • 1-to-1 interview (i.e., informal peer interview or conversation about personal information)
  • Learn about AFBE-UK Scotland‘s programmes and support for students and professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds

19:30 – Close-out of the evening by SUT+

19:45 – Networking

What should I bring to the event?

A pen and notepad are probably all you will need, but feel free to bring any evidence or application forms you think will be helpful.

Does the club have parking facilities?

Yes

SUT+ Site Visit – Verlume Operations Facility

Monday 10 October 2022 | 17:30 – 18:30 BST

This event is free to attend; spaces are limited to 20 so please register in advance to guarantee a place.

Verlume is a leader in intelligent energy management and storage technology, providing battery systems for harsh environments.

Founded in 2013, the company uses its core technologies of intelligent energy management and storage to enable clean, resilient and integrated energy systems. Offering a suite of products and services across the underwater, offshore and onshore sectors, Verlume helps clients to reduce carbon footprint and decarbonise operations.

During this site visit you will be able to see the integration testing that is ongoing for the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project.

Recognising the challenge of renewable energy intermittency and energy security needs for offshore operations, the RSP project has been developed by partners in the UKCS to combine Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy converter and Verlume’s Halo seabed battery energy storage system, to deliver low carbon power and communication with subsea infrastructure such as subsea production control systems and residential ROVs and AUVs.

The project takes a phased approach:

  • Phase 1 included the completion of a detailed front end engineering design (FEED) study.
  • Phase 2 is ongoing with the assembly and onshore commissioning of both the wave energy device and the energy storage system, with integrated energy management.
  • Phase 3 will be the final part of the project, including offshore deployment and underwater demonstration in the North Sea.

Transport: Verlume operations facility has a car park, where reverse parking is observed. The facility can be reached by First Bus X27 and it is also a 15-20 minute walk from Dyce train station.

Other details: No PPE is required as there will be no operations ongoing. Please advise if there are any access requirements.

Floating Wind Solutions

Floating Wind Solutions Conference & Exhibition 2023 (in-person event) will showcase the many capabilities of the established Global Offshore Supply Chain and create a platform for bridging Supply and Demand while facilitating development of this industry. Floating Wind Solutions’ mission is to utilize this platform to bring together the many critical players within the Wind and Offshore industries enabling accelerated adoption of Floating Wind Energy globally.  This premier event’s primary goal is to accelerate the Energy Transition, by focusing on the industrialization and commercialization of Floating Wind Energy.  A world-class Advisory Board is being assembled and will ensure that the program will be extremely focused on the principles of this mission.

SUT is happy to be the Learned Society Patron for this event.

More information at https://floatingwindsolutions.com/