Former Tullow Oil and Corrib executive Brian O'Cathain makes renewable energy shift

CausewayGT will focus on geothermal projects including a plan to extract heat from UK oil fields

Brian O'Cathain will chair CausewayGT which will focus on projects extracting heat from deep underground. 

Former Tullow Oil and Petroceltic executive Brian O’Cathain has co-founded an Irish renewable energy startup looking to provide cleaner heating to big industrial and commercial energy users across Ireland and the UK.

CausewayGT will focus on geothermal projects — where heat is extracted from the earth’s core — and has partnered with oil services giant Baker Hughes to collaborate on projects and technology development designed to deliver low-carbon heating and cooling for commercial and industrial facilities.