Delivering value for offshore renewables
Read an article in AGCC's November Business Bulletin for an account of how the NDC is delivering for the offshore renewables sector.
Published: 12th November 2024
NEW PAPER: ‘Bottom-up’ approach to decision-making of pipeline decommissioning in the North Sea
A new paper from the Data for Net Zero (D4NZ) project takes a ‘bottom-up’ approach to the multi-criteria decision-making process of pipeline decommissioning projects in the North Sea.
Published: 5th August 2024
Masterclass on Virtual Prototyping of Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies
The National Decommissioning Centre will host a 2-day masterclass in Spring 2025 (dates tbc) as part of a new series of workshops designed by Supergen ORE Hub covering topics across offshore renewable energy.
Published: 23rd July 2024
NEW VIDEO: Let Alicia talk you through the marine simulator
Research fellow Dr Alicia Terrero Gonzalez explains how the immersive marine simulator can be used to help make the energy sector more environmentally friendly.
Published: 9th July 2024
NDC in the media: BBC Rare Earth – ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’
NDC's research fellow in marine ecology Dr Alethea Madgett was featured on BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth programme for the episode ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’.
Published: 1st July 2024
NDC Summer Graduations 2024
Michael Olatunde, Abraham Mensah and Adam Arfaoui received their PhD degrees from the University of Aberdeen in June.
Published: 28th June 2024
NDC Seminar Series 14
Otto Neshamar, Lawrence Wilcox and Keith Jackson presented at the NDC's Seminar Series in June.
Published: 12th June 2024
BLOG – Scientific Technologies Foundation Apprenticeship
The NDC hosted senior Peterhead Academy pupil Leonard Goodlad as part of his Scientific Technologies Foundation Apprenticeship. In this blog Leonard explains what he has learned from his time here.
Published: 21st May 2024
NEW PAPER: Stochastic finite element-based reliability of corroded pipelines with interacting corrosion clusters
A new publication from Abraham Mensah and Srinivas Sriramula providing a comprehensive understanding of the performance of corroded pipelines with interacting corrosion cluster defects is now available to read online.
Published: 8th May 2024
NEW REVIEW PAPER: A perspective on the ecology of offshore oil and gas platforms
A new review paper from the NDC's Dr Alethea Madgett and colleagues has been cited in the IOGP habitat retention report, a practical guide intended to assist decommissioning decision makers on the design and implementation of a program to retain the valuable habitat afforded by infrastructure through reefing options.
Published: 6th May 2024