“Many carbon capture and removal projects face similar challenges as they move from concept to reality.”

Mitsubishi Electric and VTT are now taking a step forward by advancing Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology from early-stage development toward pilot-scale validation.

Maintenance know-how is leaving factories faster than it is being written down. The problem is not only fixing the fault; it is keeping what the team learned while fixing it.

As maintenance organisations adopt AI, digital tools and increasingly complex assets, one question is becoming critical: who will have the competence to operate, maintain, and improve them?

As global production continues to expand, industrial companies face a growing paradox: more assets to maintain, but fewer skilled technicians available to do the work.