Immersive Site Visits & Technical Field Experiences
Technical Site Visits & Field Learning Experiences
Step beyond the classroom through expert-led technical site visits, facility tours and field experiences across the global energy industry.
Technical Site Visits and Field Experiences
Designed for delegates who want to see complex energy and carbon projects in context
These programmes combine technical learning with direct field or facility exposure, helping participants connect subsurface, engineering, monitoring, and development concepts with real operating environments.
EnergyEdge’s site visit portfolio is built for professionals who need more than classroom theory. These experiences provide structured exposure to world-class CCS facilities, carbon capture test centres, geological field analogues, and advanced technical learning environments.
Whether the objective is to strengthen technical capability, support internal stakeholder understanding, or give delegations visibility into how projects are developed and operated, each visit is designed to be practical, relevant, and discussion-led.
The portfolio spans Australia, Norway, Malaysia, New Zealand, Italy, Albania, Croatia, the UAE, and Oman, creating a strong mix of carbon management and subsurface field-learning opportunities.
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Site visit portfolio
- Advanced CO2 Storage Site Visit (Australia)
- Carbon Storage In-Situ Laboratory (Australia)
- Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM), Norway
- Northern Lights CO₂ Transport and Storage (Norway)
- Geological Field Excursions in Borneo (Malaysia)
- Battery Energy Storage (BESS)
- Specialist Carbonate & Structural Field Trips
- Deepwater Exploration Field Excursion (New Zealand)
Australia
Advanced CO2 Storage Site Visit (Australia)
Explore CO2 storage site selection, development, monitoring and risk management through expert-led training and practical field exposure.
Storage-site selection and geological modelling; Monitoring and environmental assurance; Storage risks, regulations and project economics.
Key Learning Areas
- Includes field exposure at International Test Centre, where participants can observe a recognised CO2 storage testing environment firsthand.
- Connects subsurface technical work with real project issues such as geological modelling, monitoring, verification, environmental considerations, and storage economics.
- Led by experienced specialists across geophysics, reservoir engineering, and techno-regulatory advisory disciplines.
- Helps participants understand where CO2 storage projects align with, and differ from, conventional oil and gas development workflows.
Recommended for
CCS teams, engineers, geologists and technical managers.
Interested in this programme?
Speak with EnergyEdge about delegate profiles, visit logistics, and technical learning objectives.
Australia
Carbon Storage In-Situ Laboratory (Australia)
Experience a live carbon storage research environment focused on fault behaviour, monitoring technologies, and science-based CCS assurance.
The In-Situ Laboratory offers a rare opportunity to visit a long-term field research site dedicated to understanding faults and testing monitoring technologies that support geological carbon storage. The facility is designed to strengthen science-based confidence in safe, reliable, and cost-effective CCS development.
Key Learning Areas
- Hosted by a national science agency at a dedicated CCS research field site near Western Australia.
- Provides direct exposure to the type of fault-focused research that informs monitoring design, risk communication, and policy development.
- Suitable for technical delegations, policy stakeholders, researchers, and industry professionals seeking a practical understanding of CCS monitoring and site assurance.
- Structured visit experience includes induction, site tour, and introductions to the technologies and research objectives behind the facility.
Recommended for
Organisations that want to bridge technical learning, stakeholder awareness, and practical understanding of CCS monitoring systems.
Plan a technical delegation
Use this option for research-led visits, policy learning, or practical CCS monitoring exposure.
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Norway
Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) Site Visit
See how capture technologies are matured, de-risked, and evaluated at one of the world’s leading open-access CO₂ capture test facilities such as Technology Centre Mongstad.
The test centre offers a powerful industrial reference point for organisations working across carbon capture, technology selection, and deployment readiness. The facility supports post-combustion testing in a real industrial environment and provides insight into how capture technologies move from pilot maturity toward commercial confidence.
Key Learning Areas
- Widely presented as the world’s largest open-access CO2 capture test facility, with two industrial flue gas sources and 24/7 operations.
- Enables discussion around technology readiness, performance validation, derisking, and practical learning before full-scale deployment.
- Links technical testing with broader decision-making at FEED, investment, and project selection stages.
- Highly relevant for emitters, licensors, technology developers, and teams evaluating capture pathways.
Recommended for
Decarbonisation leaders, capture technology teams, project developers, and decision-makers who want to understand industrial-scale testing and technology maturity.
Explore Capture Technology Readiness
This visit is a strong fit for organisations evaluating technology pathways and deployment confidence.
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Norway
Northern Lights CO₂ Transport and Storage Facility
Gain practical insight into one of Europe’s leading cross-border CO₂ transport and permanent storage developments.
Explore how captured CO₂ is received, transported and stored as part of an integrated CCS value chain. This visit provides insight into the infrastructure, commercial collaboration and operational considerations required to develop large-scale CO₂ transport and storage systems.
Key Learning Areas
- CO₂ receiving, transportation and permanent offshore storage
- Development of cross-border CCS value chains and infrastructure
- Operational, commercial and regulatory considerations
Facility access is subject to availability, operator approval and applicable HSE requirements.
Recommended for
CCS teams, project developers, engineers, policymakers and technical decision-makers.
Build a Norway learning journey
Combine this with related visits for an executive-level CCS immersion programme.
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Malaysia
Geological Field Excursions in Borneo (Malaysia)
Turn outcrop exposure into practical subsurface insight across Sarawak and Sabah.
The Borneo field programme is positioned as a hands-on geological learning platform covering basement-related plays, shallow marine systems, fault seal behaviour, and clastic reservoir architecture. The locations in Sarawak and Sabah provide diverse exposures that can help exploration and development teams sharpen their subsurface interpretation through direct field observation.
Key Learning Areas
- Covers reservoir analogues, basin architecture, structural deformation, trap formation, source-to-reservoir relationships, and volcanic influences on basin development.
- Includes themes such as the Paleogene Sarawak play, shallow marine petroleum systems, fault seal analysis, and clastic depositional systems.
- Strong fit for exploration and development geologists, structural geologists, reservoir engineers, seismic interpreters, and basin analysts.
- Supported by defined HSE planning, safety supervision, risk assessment, toolbox talks, PPE provision, and emergency response preparation.
Recommended for
Upstream technical teams that want to connect field geology with exploration thinking, reservoir understanding, and structural interpretation.
Bring geology to life
A strong option for technical teams that learn best through guided field exposure and discussion.
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Malaysia
Experience Battery Energy Storage Beyond the Classroom
Experience Malaysia’s Living Laboratory for Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage
Why Join This Site Visit?
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- Explore a live 5MW / 10MWh Battery Energy Storage System
- Understand how BESS supports demand shaving and energy optimisation
- Learn about system architecture and major equipment
- Observe real operational and maintenance considerations
- Discover practical challenges encountered during project implementation
- Gain insights into campus decarbonisation initiatives
- Apply classroom concepts to a real operating facility
BESS Site Visit
Participants will tour the BESS installation where they will:
- Observe the physical layout of a utility-scale battery energy storage facility
- Understand major equipment and supporting infrastructure
- Learn about operational challenges and maintenance considerations
- Discuss project implementation experiences with the technical team
What You’ll Experience
✔ Live utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System
✔ Real operational case study
✔ Demand shaving strategies
✔ Energy management applications
✔ Expert technical briefing
✔ Guided engineering site tour
Key Learning Areas
- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Design & Operations
- Understand the technical architecture and operation of a utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System, including major equipment, system configuration, operational principles, and maintenance considerations.
- Energy Management & Grid Applications
- Learn how BESS is utilised for maximum demand shaving, renewable energy integration, energy optimisation, and enhancing campus power system reliability while supporting decarbonisation objectives.
- Real-World BESS Project Implementation
- Gain practical insights into the planning, implementation, operational challenges, lessons learned, and best practices from the UTHM Living Lab through expert briefings and a guided site tour.
Recommended for
- Power utility engineers and grid operators
- Electrical and power system engineers
- Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) engineers and specialists
- Renewable energy engineers and project developers
- Energy managers and facility managers
- EPC contractors, consultants, and system integrators
- Transmission and distribution (T&D) professionals
- Microgrid and smart grid engineers
- Asset owners and operations & maintenance (O&M) personnel
- Energy policy makers and regulators
- Sustainability, ESG, and decarbonisation professionals
- Technology providers and solution vendors involved in energy storage and grid modernisation
Experience Battery Energy Storage Beyond the Classroom
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Italy, Albania, Croatia, UAE ,Oman
Specialist Carbonate & Structural Field Trips
Explore carbonate reservoirs and structural geology through specialist field learning in internationally recognised outcrop settings.
This field trip portfolio presents a broad set of specialist geological programmes across Southern and Northern Italy, Albania, Croatia, the UAE, and Oman. These experiences are especially strong for teams working on carbonate reservoirs, deformation and fracture systems, karst geometries, hydrothermal dolomitisation, and hydrocarbon play understanding in structurally complex settings.
Key Learning Areas
- Carbonate platforms, depositional systems and reservoir architecture
- Fracture systems, structural geology and karst development
- Outcrop analogues for reservoir characterisation and exploration
Recommended for
Carbonate specialists, structural geologists, reservoir teams and exploration professionals.
Plan a Specialist Field Programme
Tell us your preferred destination and technical learning objectives.
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New Zealand
Examine New Zealand’s coastal sandstone outcrops and their relevance to exploration and development in deepwater plays through field observation and guided technical discussions.
Explore coastal sandstone outcrops that bring deepwater exploration and field-development concepts to life.
Key Learning Areas
- Sandstone outcrops and deepwater depositional systems
- Reservoir interpretation through field observations
- Application to deepwater exploration and development
Field access is subject to availability, local approval, weather conditions and applicable HSE requirements.
Recommended for
Exploration teams, development geoscientists and technical professionals.
Support exploration capability building
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From technical learning to field observation
Each EnergyEdge site visit is designed to bridge theory, operational context, and practical discussion so delegates leave with a clearer understanding of real-world application.
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Define Objectives
Confirm participant profiles, learning priorities and preferred destination.
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Customise the Programme
Select the technical content, destination and visit format.
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Prepare and Participate
Coordinate logistics, HSE requirements and the site experience.
Enquire about site visits
If you would like more information on delegate suitability, technical scope, timing, or customised site visit options, submit your details and the EnergyEdge team can follow up with you.