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Hydrogen, often heralded as a ‘miracle molecule’, holds immense promise as a clean energy carrier. As countries worldwide gear up to transition towards a decarbonised future, hydrogen has attracted growing attention. The rapid rise in renewable energies from wind and solar in recent years makes it increasingly feasible to produce hydrogen from renewable sources through […]

by Nick Hide Global demand for power is expected to double from 20,000 TWh in 2020 to around 45,000 TWh in 2050, due to population growth, economic development and infrastructure requirements, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Concurrently, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies have become prominent in the financing, construction, operation, regulation […]

As Integra reaches its quarter-century milestone, our founder and Chairman Ewan Cresswell looks back at 25 years of exciting growth, testing challenges and profound industry change with Doug Horne, our Global Head of Marketing & Communications

Gareth Cottam, Senior Adjuster Since the 1990s, a digital arms race has been underway, with each side developing in sophistication and refinement. Today, cyber criminals have honed their business models into well-oiled machines that run like legitimate businesses, with office space and 24hrtelephone lines manned by call centre staff. However, their end-goal of receiving a […]

by Simon Marshall, Senior Risk Engineer, Integra Risk Services September 2022 saw the world’s largest hydrogen electrolyser unit delivered to a site in Norway for validation and testing. As the hydrogen economy expands, we are likely to see ever-larger electrolyser units developed in a bid to win economies of scale and produce hydrogen more cost-efficiently. […]

by Sumeet Bhardwaj The 2022 floods in eastern Australia were among the country’s worst ever flooding disasters. Between late February and early March, south-eastern Queensland experienced intense, record-breaking rainfall caused by a slow-moving middle and upper trough system, moist winds and a surface trough. Highest flood levels for 130 years During w/c 22 February 2022, […]

by Paul Latimer, Managing Director, Integra Risk Services After 24 years of adjusting complex claims, Integra has seen first-hand how the success of projects can be directly influenced by an effective programme of risk engineering activities. The launch of Integra Risk Services at the outset of 2022 enabled us to become involved in the risk […]

by Derek Patterson, Deputy Managing Director, Middle East & Africa Over the years, I have experienced many costly incidents associated with major power plants. Conventional and combined cycle plants, either with steam or gas turbine primary power sources, all share a vulnerability to expensive material damage and lengthy interruption to the restart of operations. However, […]

by Sean Forgie, Senior Vice President, SRD at ClaimsPro, with contributions from Michael Martow & Michael Buzzeo In 2021, there were 305 planned (announced, under review, or approved) energy projects in Canada worth CDN$449bn, and 97 energy projects under construction worth CDN$139bn. Oil and gas sector projects accounted for the largest portion of project value […]