Innovation Focus

GHGSat named as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Submitted by Editorial staff on 2nd July 2019

02nd July 2019

The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 56 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2019 who are shaping industries from agriculture & cleantech to modern policing & many more.

Stress Engineering Services receives OTC New Technology Award

Submitted by Editorial staff on 28th March 2019

28th March 2019

Stress Engineering Services, Inc., has received an OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award for its condition based maintenance (CBM) of drilling riser systems.

Oil Technology Innovator Dr Nikhil Shah, wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Asian Business Awards 2019

Submitted by Editorial staff on 26th March 2019

26th March 2019

Nikhil Shah PhD wins Young Entrepreneur of the Year in association with State Bank of India at the annual Asian Business Awards in London on Friday 22nd March.

Anti-piracy company reports 300% growth

Submitted by Editorial staff on 20th March 2019

20th March 2019

An Edinburgh-based anti-piracy equipment developer has seen growth of 300% year-on-year since its founding in 2016.

Babcock International to develop cutting-edge composite test facility with the University of Edinburgh

Submitted by Editorial staff on 19th March 2019

19th March 2019

A £2.4 million state of the art engineering composite test centre is being developed in Scotland.

Oil and gas: back to the future with wearable tech

Submitted by Editorial staff on 12th March 2019

12th March 2019

Visualise a drilling engineer on a remote platform, equipped with ‘smart-glasses’. This wearable device is powered by AR technology and provides live alerts about the position of the drill bit throughout the drilling sequence, step by step workflow information and a live link to colleagues and experts around the world through voice command.

University and industry join forces to increase safety and reduce cost for oil and gas companies

Submitted by Editorial staff on 11th February 2019

11th February 2019

Oil and gas companies are making huge savings and boosting safety thanks to a unique industry partnership between leading simulator developer, Drilling Systems and Robert Gordon University (RGU).

TechX - Pioneering and Accelerating

Submitted by Editorial staff on 8th January 2019

08th January 2019

With just under a month left to apply for this year’s cohort of our technology accelerator programme, TechX Pioneers, it’s a great time to celebrate the successes of the class of 2018, as well as look forward to the opportunities lying ahead.

Return To Scene’s practical approach to CSR delivers visual value for CLAN

Submitted by Editorial staff on 15th November 2018

15th November 2018

Award-winning innovator Return To Scene Ltd, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has strengthened its relationship with north-east charity CLAN Cancer Support once again, transferring digital solutions usually utilised in oil and gas to deliver tangible benefits to the team at CLAN.

World’s First Autonomous Offshore Robot

Submitted by Editorial staff on 31st October 2018

31st October 2018

In September 2018, the ANYbotics field team boarded a helicopter to fly out to one of the world’s largest offshore converter platforms in the North Sea.