ARO: Driving Adoption of Remote Operations in Energy
Watch the webinar replay where you can hear from a panel of digital experts to discover:
- Key findings and practical lessons from the project, including an industry perspective on why remote operations matter now
- Where the strongest opportunities exist and what operators should focus on first
- The cultural, commercial and regulatory barriers that continue to slow adoption and what can be done to overcome them
Recorded on March 18 2026
The Advancing Remote Operations (ARO) project was established to drive adoption of remote operations across the energy sector. Through field trials, research and industry collaboration, the project has built a clearer understanding of where remote operations deliver real value and what is still holding adoption back.
In this webinar NZTC’s Graeme Booth and Kevin Gallagher are joined by Lee Hunter from Bureau Veritas to give insights, talk about the tools and evidence developed through the project, and how they can be applied in practice across the sector.
Discover the ARO Phase 2 project outputs
New to the project? Start with the ARO White Paper, which provides a concise overview of the project findings and the opportunities for remote operations across the offshore energy sector.
NZTC speakers
Kevin
Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
Graeme
Booth
Head of Digital Technology
Graeme Booth
Graeme Booth has 30 years of experience in senior positions within aerospace, power, and energy industries, integrating digital solutions with engineering. He has extensive experience across the product lifecycle, applying data analytics, digital simulation and energy system modeling to drive innovation and support decision-making.
As Head of Digital Technology at the Net Zero Technology Centre, Graeme leads the digital strategy and technology roadmap to enable the energy transition. He is currently focussed on establishing a Digital Centre of Excellence focussed on accelerating adoption of digital technology and advises on the wider NZTC digital portfolio. Prior to NZTC he was Chief Engineer for Digital Technology for two multinational organisations (gas turbines and energy).
Graeme holds a BEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Glasgow University, is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, is co-chair of the Common Data Toolkit within the NSTA Digital Strategy Group and a member of the Technology Leadership Board Digital Workstream.
