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AREG News: Innovation shines at AREG’s 2025 SME Technology Showcase in Aberdeen

October 1, 2025
AREG News: Innovation shines at AREG’s 2025 SME Technology Showcase in Aberdeen

The second annual AREG SME Technology Showcase was held yesterday (Tuesday September 30) at the Sandman Hotel, Aberdeen, bringing together supply chain innovators, industry professionals, partners and stakeholders to explore the technologies driving the future of renewable energy. 

The event featured a packed programme of industry niche sessions, rapid-fire Tech Byte presentations and an exhibition space showcasing solutions on the bleeding edge of technology and research in AI & digital tech, subsea innovation, data engineering and offshore wind.  

Panels were chaired by notable industry figures such as Karen O’Hanlon (Opportunity North East), Suzanne O’Hare (Scottish Enterprise), Jodie Mewse (Fugro), Isla Robb (ETZ Ltd), and AREGs Philip Imperiale, who each guided the sessions and highlighting the SMEs who are playing a critical role in enabling and advancing the energy transition. 

Scottish Enterprise supported the event as Platinum Sponsor, reiterating its commitment to innovation and the strengthening of the industry’s supply chain. Event partners Elementz and Veunex demonstrated their positions as committed members of the industry and important contributors to its growth. The showcase was also supported by Lanyard sponsor Stronarchs and Event Supporter Opportunity North East (ONE).  

Speaking on the success of the event, Jean Morrison, AREG’s Chairperson, said: “This year’s showcase has been excellent all round. We’ve seen incredible innovations from SMEs that have a real potential to vastly improve the supply chain and the industry. It was also great to see the networking, connecting and collaboration that happened in the exhibition hall.” 

The event drew more than 80 delegates and 16 exhibiting companies, a reflection of the strong appetite for innovation and collaboration across the sector.  

AREG continues to drive its mission to support the energy transition through carefully designed initiatives that promote knowledge sharing, industry networking and growth.  

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AREG has played an important role in the growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector, engaging the supply chain and developing the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. However, we are only at the very beginning of the transition that AREG was established to both lead and support so there are still opportunities for companies to get into the constantly evolving renewables supply chain. We look forward to continuing our work together as renewables builds on its place as Scotland’s main source of power, and as we seek to deliver real change in the crucial areas of heat and transport.

Scottish Renewables
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Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has worked closely with AREG since its formation. The recent progress in the developments of offshore wind projects by Equinor and Vattenfall are as a result of the work of the group over many years. The north-east is known as the oil and gas capital of Europe. At the Chamber, we believe the region must evolve its position to being recognised as the energy capital. Whilst hydrocarbons will continue to be essential in driving our economy for years to come, the generation of renewable resources will play an increasingly important role in providing cost-effective power, innovative development and economic growth.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
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The enthusiasm and dedication of the early group that would become AREG was fundamental in us choosing to launch All-Energy in Aberdeen. The first tiny show was held in 2001, and AREG’s Chairman at the time, Jeremy Cresswell, played such an active role that I often describe him in terms such as All-Energy’s ‘midwife’. All-Energy is now the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference in terms of number of attendees, space booked, and number of exhibiting companies. As AREG became firmly established, their presence and support for the event grew spectacularly over the years. We thank them most sincerely for their invaluable input.

All-Energy
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Vattenfall has forged a strong working relationship with AREG through the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. AREG has worked tirelessly on behalf of the North East and it can take enormous credit for the growth of sustainable energy in the region and the path it has cleared for the region to capture further investment.

Vattenfall
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Aberdeen City and Shire is emerging as a key location for renewables by successfully transferring its world-class oil and gas expertise into the sector and AREG has done much to advance this through a broad range of initiatives. It has acted as a catalyst in driving further investment in the local economy by engaging with companies, Government, public bodies and existing projects and we have been pleased to support their efforts. Scottish Enterprise will continue to engage with AREG as we increase Scotland’s use of renewable energy.

Scottish Enterprise