Richard Spires, Director of Technology Development, is at the forefront of pioneering new technologies for the energy and materials sectors. From developing carbon capture solutions for heavy industries to designing the UK’s first low-carbon refinery, his career has seen him work on some of the world’s leading energy transition projects. He is truly designing the future. ✨ Meet Richard and discover his story ➡ https://lnkd.in/eDAQYkus #TheRemarkables
Wood
Professional Services
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design, build and advance the world.
About us
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions across energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com
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http://www.woodplc.com
External link for Wood
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Aberdeen
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1912
- Specialties
- Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Procurement, Production Support, Maintenance Management, Power Generation, Offshore, Onshore, Pipeline, Refining & Chemicals, Industrial, Automation & Control, LNG, Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Decarbonisation, Digitalisation, Circular Economy, Life Sciences, and Minerals and Metals
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Sir Ian Wood House
Hareness Road, Altens Industrial Estate
Aberdeen, AB12 3LE, GB
Employees at Wood
Updates
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✨ Wood is delivering carbon solutions for half of Norway’s CCS licenses ✨ Our consulting team has played a critical role in advancing the Trudvang, Luna and Havstjerne projects, which together can store up to 21 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, the equivalent of nearly half of Norway’s total CO₂ emissions in 2023. Our expert consultants have laid the essential groundwork for sustainable CO₂ transportation solutions through comprehensive techno-economic assessments and feasibility studies, enabling each project to advance to the next stage. Interested in finding out more? Read the full story on our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewS57Ht3 #CCS #CO2 #EnergyTransition
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Did you know that with the right interventions, it is possible to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 20% in two years? 💡 With our combined domain and digital expertise, we have been playing a leading role in guaranteeing that energy transition happens at pace. 📢 There is no decarbonisation without digital 📢 To achieve ambitious carbon reduction goals, the first step is understanding baseline emissions, life cycle emissions, and product carbon intensities. 📢 The journey towards a greener future is complex, but with investable, deliverable, and scalable solutions, we are making significant strides. Build a digitally enabled low carbon future with #teamwood experts ➡ https://lnkd.in/eYmuAn9b #Digitalisation #EmissionsReduction #EnergyTransition
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Congratulations to Chevron for starting production at Anchor, the industry's first deepwater ultra-high pressure development and one of the largest recent projects completed in the US energy industry. 🙌 Wood is proud to have delivered a unique, fully integrated engineering design for the project topsides and subsea systems. Jeremy Hall, Wood's Senior Vice President of Oil, Gas and New Energies Americas and former Project Manager for the Anchor project, shared, "Today we celebrate a major milestone - it has been an honor to support Chevron from conception through the completion of detailed engineering to installation and startup for this world class project. 💡 Our remarkable people worked closely with Chevron to unlock the most viable design and technology for this project. Production of oil and natural gas from Anchor is an announcement of critical energy security that the world needs, and a successful demonstration for future high-pressure, high temperate discoveries globally." Learn more about Chevron Anchor ➡ https://lnkd.in/ervdniKK #EnergySecurity
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Today is results day for Wood. We have presented our half year 2024 results, and the highlights include: ✅ Adjusted EBITDA up 8.5% ✅ Margin expanded to 7.7% ✅ Order book up 4% Ken Gilmartin, CEO said: “Our results demonstrate continued progress on our turnaround as we improve the quality of our business. We are pleased to reconfirm our outlook today, both for 2024 and 2025.” Read the full announcement on our website ➡ https://lnkd.in/eVZ2bZ-C #DesignTheFuture
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📢 What if you could maximise the potential of your ageing assets? Our digital solutions have mitigated over $1bn worth of design risk through: 👉 Harnessing data to enhance performance and efficiency whilst reducing downtime. 👉 Integrating digital asset management strategies whilst effectively implementing solutions. Find out how Wood can relieve the pain in your asset ➡ https://lnkd.in/eQgPumWH #AssetHealth #Digitalisation #AssetPerformanceManagement
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🌟 We’ve been selected by Bannerman Energy Ltd to deliver the detailed design phase of Etango, supporting the rising demands of uranium, an important material in the world's energy transition. 🌟 Working with Bannerman for over a decade, #TeamWood has delivered two feasibility studies and one pre-feasibility study on Etango - one of the world's largest undeveloped uranium assets. The Etango-8 definitive feasibility study in 2022 confirmed that an eight million tonnes per annum throughput rate was technically and commercially viable. Wood will apply its hydrometallurgical expertise in the uranium sector to design the next phase of the development. Learn more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eUKCctGn #Uranium #Hydrometallurgy #Mining
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🌟 Shell has selected Wood to deliver pre-FEED services for its pioneering blue hydrogen project. 🌟 Located in Oman, the ‘Blue Horizons’ project will produce low-carbon blue hydrogen and ammonia for local and international markets, capturing and storing CO₂ from production. Wood will use specialist CO₂ and blue hydrogen expertise to design the integrated blue hydrogen and ammonia production facility expected to be the first large-scale project of its kind in Oman. Discover more about Blue Horizons ➡ https://lnkd.in/etNxsy_9 #Hydrogen #BlueHydrogen
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⚡ From winning work with major clients across the world to showcasing our half-year trading performance, let’s look back and celebrate #TeamWood’s achievements in July 🙌 👉 Catch up on all the latest Wood news - https://lnkd.in/eakm2Qzu #DesignTheFuture
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⚡ Wood Consulting drives over €1 billion in clean energy investment across Europe.⚡ Acting as lender advisors and owner engineers, our consulting team enabled three major clean energy projects to reach final investment decisions (FID). This includes: ⚡Lithuania’s largest onshore wind farm ⚡Spain’s first-of-its-kind Catalina green hydrogen project ⚡Sweden’s expansion of its onshore wind capacity by 553 MW Each of these projects will be crucial for advancing the continent's renewables potential while underlining the fundamental importance of large capital investments in unlocking a clean energy future. Find out more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/euagUEHX #CleanEnergy #GreenHydrogen #OnshoreWind
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