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underwater technology can enable renewable technology within tional industry with the new player to share information and help the ocean space.” devise new energy solutions and businesses. “The technical program is always what’s been the key to the “I think our focus on robustness, reliability, and our proven

UTC,” said Vesterkjær. “Learning what’s been going on in the technology is a good example of what we can achieve as a sub- industry, learning about breakthroughs and the projects.” sea industry,” said Vesterkjær, “to see how we can help out on the

UTC attracts participants from around the world, and Vester- other [emerging] industries to come. kjær sees this as a positive, allowing all to learn from the experi- In total there will be 36 technical papers, all focused on the tri- ences, triumphs and failures from colleagues half a world away. lemma: energy security, energy affordability and energy sustain- “In Norway and Europe you have a lot of incentives and focus ability. The presentations will meld traditional oil and gas with on how we can have a more sustainable energy production,” said renewable and ‘clean’ energy topics:

Vesterkjær. “But for it to be sustainable, it’s important that we offshore wind, hydrogen, wave energy, carbon capture and address the topics that we have of the trilemma; where you have storage, as well as decarbonization topics in regards to subsea energy security, energy affordability and energy sustainability, processing, including electri? cation on the sea bed.

and see that it’s also a pro? table business.” Vesterkjær was also keen to point out that eight of the 15 key-

By its very nature, the subsea sector must invent, engineer and note speakers – 53% – are female keynote speakers, but regard- deliver products and systems that are robust and reliable, tradi- less of gender all are “highly skilled, eager and talented people tionally focused on the offshore oil and gas sector. The solutions who will give us their insights.” that exist are not exclusively for oil and gas production, but also In addition to the traditional conference highlights, there will for methods of installation; methods to handle the high pres- also be a ? eld trip on the ? rst day of the event – so dubbed day sures; and understanding how to minimize impact on the sur- zero of the UTC – to OneSubsea’s facilities in Bergen and also rounding environment. As energy evolves to include renewables, to Aker Solutions’ facilities at Ågotnes.

The full conference and keynote program can be found online at as well as budding industries like carbon capture and storage, https://www.utc.no/agenda/

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