Northern Ireland Branch Paper Competition

The PDN Competition has been arranged to provide young professionals with the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute presentation on any subject pertaining to the pipeline industry, followed by a 5-minute Q&A session from a panel of judges.

The  finalists will compete to win the trophy and receive £250, a place in the national final held at The Pipeline Industries Guild Annual Conference on the 12^th June 2025 and see their work publicised in the Guild’s “In the Pipeline” magazine.

The panel of judges from the Pipeline Industries Guild and Industry Partners shall award marks based on the following criteria:

• Relevance/potential benefit to the Pipeline Industry
• Originality and professional content of material
• Degree of personal involvement and depth of knowledge demonstrated in specified area
• Quality and enthusiasm of presentation; excitement/engagement and time limits
• Ability to deal with questions
• Presentation delivery and timing

Presenters:

Katie Bell - Engineering Project Support, Firmus Energy - 'Decarbonising domestic heat in NI: Biomethane will give most bang for our buck'

Tara Coll - Renewable Energy Engineering Student, Firmus Energy - 'Methane Pyrolysis: A Game-Changer for Decarbonizing Natural Gas.'