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2022 Higginson Lecture

  Title of The Talk
HigginsonLecture2022

The Energy Transition from an EPC Practitioner’s Perspective
Guest Speaker 

 

Paul Marsden

President of Bechtel's Energy Global Business Unit

 

 

Event Sponsors:
  • Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers
 

Abstract:

So, what is it that makes it so hard to get to net zero by 2050?  We’ll spend some time to talk about this topic from the point of view of a practitioner, that has to engineer and construct the infrastructure that is going to be required to get us to where we need to be.  We’ll specifically focus on carbon capture, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels – all of which are becoming household topics.  While there are a lot of headwinds to these ambitious goals, there’s also a lot to be optimistic about!

Speaker Bio

The speaker, Paul Marsden, is the president of Bechtel's Energy Global Business Unit. The theme of his presentation will be energy transition, with a focus on emerging markets from the perspective of an EPC contractor. Further details will follow nearer to the time but for now please make a note of this event in your diary.