A delegation from Aberdeen which recently attended CERAWeek, the world’s premier energy conference, has met Houston-based GlobalScots, Scotland’s international business network, to discuss energy transformation opportunities for the Granite City.
The ‘Team Aberdeen’ group included Council Co-leader Councillor Christian Allard and Julie Wood the Council’s Chief Officer for City Development and Regeneration, as well as representatives from Peterson Energy Logistics, the Net Zero Technology Centre, Robert Gordon University, and the University of Aberdeen.
Yesterday at the Aberdeen Houston Gateway, Julie Wood was able to build on earlier conversations with Justin Hoffman, CEO @ cSolutions, who is a Global Scot based in Houston.
Mr Hoffman said: “By working together with industry partners in Houston and Aberdeen, we can develop solutions to significantly reduce risk and emissions, while ensuring secure, reliable, and affordable energy. This type of collaborative approach creates the environment and efficiencies needed to meet our growing “All Of The Above” energy demand”
Events like those hosted by Scottish Development International recently in Houston and Granite PR in Aberdeen yesterday help maintain connections and discussions on energy transformation. The Aberdeen team’s connection with the GlobalScots network is invaluable as they provide the local expertise and presence in Houston and other cities around the world. Through continued collaboration with the GlobalScots network, Aberdeen is able to raise its profile globally.
Ms Wood said: “Collaboration is key to enabling our decarbonisation journey here in Aberdeen, in our partner city Houston, and around the world.
“We are delighted to continue discussions with members of the GlobalScots network as well as our colleagues at Scottish Development International as we all work together to achieve NetZero.”
Aberdeen and Houston have a close relationship through our membership in the World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP). Aberdeen attends CERAWeek in Houston annually to participate in the conference and the WECP Board Working Group.
Like all partner WECP Member Cities, Aberdeen is home to many of the world’s largest energy companies which are leading initiatives to build a lower-carbon energy future, developing the full range of energy sources to power the world today and into tomorrow.
