In this episode, Joe Batir speaks with Roy Calder, Oil & Principal — New Energies at AVEVA, and Gilbert Chahine, Worldwide Head of Energy & Utilities Solutions at AWS. Joe and the guests discuss the unified engineering approach and its importance in accelerating new energy projects.

They highlight the need to break down silos and promote collaboration among different disciplines in the engineering process. The guests emphasize the value of data in optimizing operations and driving efficiency. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities in the energy transition, including the need for global consensus and accelerated R&D. The episode concludes with personal opinions and favorite memories from the hosts\’ university days.

This episode is sponsored by Ranch Office—Texas style co-working in Houston. Life is better at the Ranch.

Roy’s book recommendation:
The Century of my Father by Geert Mak

Gilbert’s book recommendation:
The Prophet by Khail Gibran

Takeaways

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• The unified engineering approach breaks down silos and promotes collaboration among different disciplines in the engineering process.
  
  
• Data plays a crucial role in optimizing operations and driving efficiency in the energy industry.
  
  
• The energy transition presents challenges and opportunities, including the need for global consensus and accelerated R&D.
  
  
• Cloud technology and implementation offers scalability, security, and automation to support unified engineering and operations.
  

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Permission

01:00 Introducing the Topic: Unified Engineering Approach

06:07 Understanding Unified Engineering

09:09 The Need for Unified Engineering

11:09 Challenges in the Energy Transition

13:25 The Value of Unified Engineering

16:31 Driving Efficiency and Cost Reduction

22:34 Addressing Concerns and Challenges

25:21 The Role of Cloud Technology

28:20 Achieving Net Zero and Beyond

32:26 Improvements in Time and Cost

36:17 Favorite Books

38:09 Getting to Net Zero

42:00 Favorite SMU Memory

45:00 Personal Opinions

49:10 Closing Remarks

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