The role of the Green Heat team at Scottish Enterprise is to capture the economic benefits associated with the transition to green heating solutions across all of our homes and buildings. Our ambition is to establish Scotland as the European Centre for Green Heat Solutions Manufacturing in areas such as the electrification of heat, and the development and delivery of next generation heat networks. To achieve this ambition, we will work collaboratively with other economic agencies and key partners to grow a robust, competitive, and sustainable Scottish supply chain capable of capturing both domestic and international opportunities in green heat.

SSE Thermal is responsible for SSE plc’s flexible generation and energy storage activities, with more than 650 direct employees across the UK and Ireland. As part of its commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions, the business has a core focus on decarbonising its operations through carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen technology. SSE Thermal is part of the FTSE-listed SSE plc, the UK’s clean energy champion and a Principal Partner to the UK Government for COP26. Find out more at www.ssethermal.com.

Acorn is one of the UK’s leading carbon capture, transport and projects and is the infrastructure backbone of the Scottish Cluster, providing a clear pathway for the UK to meet its net zero targets. By reusing existing pipelines and other legacy infrastructure, it can be operational in the late 2020s and offer competitive CO2 transport and storage services to the UK and Europe. Acorn offers the potential to deliver significant economic growth and export revenue, sustaining jobs in Scotland and across the UK, creating world-leading expertise and the ability to export knowledge and skills to other projects. Acorn can be rapidly scaled up to support the deployment of a host of low-carbon technologies, including blue hydrogen infrastructure – offering a way of decarbonising our homes, industry and transport. Acorn is being developed by Storegga, Shell, Harbour Energy and North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP).

Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and with operations in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

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Brookson Legal is an SRA regulated law firm that provides a range of IR35 solutions to the flexible supply chain. We advise hirers, agencies and contractors on employment law and ensure they have integrated the correct procedures in order to remain compliant with HMRC’s reasonable care obligation.

ETZ is an All-Energy Partnership delivering a globally recognised Green Energy Cluster in the North-East of Scotland.

Jotun is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of decorative paints, marine, protective and powder coatings. The Group has 67 companies and 40 production facilities globally, and over 10,000 employees. Jotun products are available in more than 100 countries, and The Jotun Group’s sales in 2021 was NOK 22.8 billion. The Jotun Group is organised into four segments and six geographical regions, and has its head office in Sandefjord, Norway. Jotun is the manufacturer of Baltoflake, a key brand in steel protection with a proven track record in protecting offshore assets in the North Sea for more than 30 years.

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Offshore Energies UK is the leading trade body for the UK’s integrating offshore energies industry. Our membership includes over 400 organisations with an interest in offshore oil, gas, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and wind. From operators to the supply chain and across the lifecycle from production to decommissioning, they are safely providing cleaner fuel, power and products to the UK. Working together with our members, we are a driving force supporting the UK in ensuring security of energy supply while helping to meet its net zero ambitions. We work on behalf of the sector and our members to inform understanding with facts, evidence and data, engage on a range of key issues and support the broader value of this industry in a changing energy landscape.

OPITO is the global skills and safety organisation for the energy industry, working to develop a safe and skilled workforce by driving global standards and qualifications, creating workforce development solutions and leading dialogue with industries and governments. More than 375,000 people are trained each year to OPITO standards, in more than 200 training centres across 50 countries. OPITO is focused on providing career pathways and training opportunities for the current workforce and the next generation as we drive towards a net zero energy future.

Scottish Renewables is the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

Our vision is for Scotland leading the world in renewable energy.

We work to grow Scotland’s renewable energy sector and sustain its position at the forefront of the global clean energy industry.

The sectors we represent deliver investment, jobs, social benefits and reduce the carbon emissions which cause climate change.

Our members work across all renewable energy technologies, in Scotland, the UK, Europe and around the world.

In representing them, we aim to lead and inform the debate on how the growth of renewable energy can help sustainably heat and power Scotland’s homes and businesses.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills.

With more than 1,400 colleagues working across the country in schools, careers centres and partner locations, SDS is passionate about skills development and its contribution to a modern, innovative and prosperous Scottish economy.

Working with partners, SDS strives to ensure employers have the right skills at the right time in high performing, fair and equal workplaces, and that every individual has the skills and confidence to get a job and progress in the workplace, achieving their full potential.

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

About Vysus Group 

Vysus Group is an engineering and technical consultancy, offering specialist asset performance, risk management and project management expertise across complex industrial assets, energy assets (oil and gas, nuclear, renewables), the energy transition and rail infrastructure.  

Driven by its purpose to help clients manage risk and maximise performance, Vysus Group blends deep technical knowledge and data-driven insights with hands-on expertise. Working on complex and large-scale energy projects around the world, Vysus Group is one of the leading engineering consultancy partners of choice.  

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Welligence is a rapidly growing energy research firm that focuses on the upstream decarbonization space and asset-level commercial and technical research. The firm’s proprietary model combines expertise in upstream research, statistics and machine learning, engineering, investment banking, and private equity to create the market’s most powerful flow of upstream data and analysis to its clients. Coverage includes granular commercial valuations, information on assets on the market, a database covering thousands of assets, and greenhouse gas emissions, updated monthly by some of the most knowledgeable and responsive analysts in the industry. 

The energy landscape is changing; and Westwood Global Energy Group is evolving in-step to answer the strategic, commercial, and technical questions industry stakeholders face each day. As trusted advisors to companies in key new energies and oil and gas sectors, Westwood Global Energy Group scrutinises and integrates parts of the energy system that others don’t.

From Northwest Europe E&P, new energies and offshore and subsea equipment to global exploration and North American unconventionals, we dig deeper, reach further, and join up previously unconnected information to help our clients thrive through the energy transition. From the depth of our data to the insight from our industry experts, our commercial advisory to our quantitative techniques and databases – we insist on excellence in everything we do.

Working for clients across the entire well life cycle, Expro is a leading provider of energy services, offering cost-effective, innovative solutions and best-in-class safety and service quality.  The company’s extensive portfolio of capabilities spans well construction, well flow management, subsea well access, and well integrity and intervention.

Founded in 1938, Expro has more than 7,200 employees and provides services and solutions to leading exploration and production companies in both onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries with over 100 locations.

Today, Expro’s wells expertise and range of well intervention, integrity and flow measurement offerings are transferable to the geothermal industry, offering a low-carbon line of business adjacent to its oil and gas portfolio. As the energy industry seeks to address the challenges of tomorrow, Expro is well positioned to play a leading role in enabling its clients to achieve their carbon reduction goals in support of the energy transition.

Albyn School, together with the TotalEnergies French School, is a thriving co-educational school for children and young people aged 2-18 in the heart of Aberdeen’s West End. Educating for over 150 years, the school has around 800 children in the Nursery, Lower and Upper Schools.  

Albyn is the perfect size – a goldilocks school, not too big and not too small – a great environment for curious minds to benefit from the broad curriculum, smaller class sizes and an array of fantastic co-curricular activities.   

Pupils are encouraged to select subjects and activities that they enjoy and gain fulfilment from which breeds a positive attitude towards learning. This was shown in 2022, with almost half of all S5 pupils gaining A grades at Higher. However, their great exam results are the by-product of an Albyn education, rather than the only objective. 

The school has a modern, inclusive and progressive community built on kindness, respect and resilience. The school celebrates the wide diversity of ethnicities, languages and backgrounds that are to be found among our truly international pupil, staff, parent and former pupil community. 

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East plays a key part in the delivery of the Young Person’s Guarantee, making it easier for employers and education to connect and equip young people for the world of work. 

We work closely with employers and educators to facilitate meaningful relationships that will best support the needs of our young people. By engaging with schools, employers can help young people develop the skills they need to enter the world of work, while building a sustainable pipeline of talent. DYW North East also supports organisations who wish to offer apprenticeships by helping them to access the framework that is right for them.

Hydrasun is a recognised market leader in the provision of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions, focused on supporting the Energy Transition through our work in the oil & gas, renewable energy, general industrial & marine industries worldwide.

A core product offering is complemented by services including asset integrity management, installation & integration, design, engineering and project management.

The Hydrasun reputation for fast and reliable supply of products, services and solutions aligned with our innovative engineering & technology development has been a clear differentiator in the marketplace.

Our extensive experience of working with blue-chip customers on high profile projects in the oil and gas industry worldwide has in recent years transferred readily into the new emerging Hydrogen marketplace where we have established a significant track record of delivery & service excellence.

Headquartered in the UK with operational bases and sales representation in 10 strategic international locations, Hydrasun has over 400 employees committed to delivering service excellence & adding value to customers’ operations worldwide.

Established in 1972, ISA is Scotland’s first international school.  The school’s mission is to deliver excellence in education through a safe and caring learning environment and its strength is diverse intelligence, providing something different when it comes to private education.

At the heart of the school, there is a drive to support children to find their place in the world.  The independent school provides students with a comprehensive university preparatory education using best practices in education from around the world. Students are challenged to reach their maximum potential through academic success and personal growth, becoming learners for life and socially responsible, active global citizens.

ISA is an inclusive school that meets the growing demand for local families to join the school to not only experience the quality of teaching delivered but also because they recognise ISA’s learning is wide, with no barriers.  ISA ensures every graduate leaves the school confident living life and are as prepared as possible to succeed in an ever changing and complex global society, no matter what that path might be or where they may go.

TMM Recruitment is a team of recruitment experts who love helping people succeed. 

We support employers and business owners attract and recruit the people their companies need and we’re a trusted advisor to professionals seeking assistance to find their next job. 

We work with organisations from start-ups to international businesses based in Aberdeen and adopt a personal approach to understand our clients’ challenges, whether working collaboratively with in-house recruiters or assuming full-service support. Over 25 years we’ve helped thousands of people get the job they want and find work they enjoy. 

Our specialisms are Accountancy & Finance, Engineering & Planning, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Office Support, QHSE, Supply Chain & Contracts and Technical & Industrial. 

SIGN PRINT AND ENGRAVING SPECIALISTS SINCE 1951 Lofthus Signs have been delivering engaging and impactful signage projects in Aberdeen for over half a century. Lofthus Signs are renowned throughout the North East and beyond for not only quality signage, but bespoke fabrication, print, design, branding, marketing, warehousing and fulfilment.