Welcome to the Aberdeen, Highlands & Islands branch page
The Aberdeen, Highlands & Islands branch works in partnership with schools, colleges, universities, industry and the general public to raise awareness, provide career information and networking opportunities to assist all those working in and studying energy.
The majority of the events programme is held in Aberdeen with additional events planned for Inverness, Orkney and Shetland.
There is a programme in place with regular technical meetings and industry site visits, plus the annual fundraising dinner, held in May. The branch boasts strong student networks at the University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University, and the University of Dundee.
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| Forthcoming events | |
|---|---|
| Annual Dinner | 23 May 2024 |
All members, guests and colleagues are welcome to participate in branch activities. To find out more about membership and chartership go to: https://www.energyinst.org/membership-and-careers/membership.
We hope to welcome you to an event very soon!
- For general enquiries, please contact aberdeen@energyinst.org
- For membership and professional development enquiries, please contact aberdeenmea@energyinst.org
Committee contacts
Yvonne Onuegbu CEng, MEI
Membership and Education Advisor
Dan Byrne
Vice Chair
Angela Ellison BA MEI
Membership and Education Advisor
Alison Mitchell MBA
Treasurer
Events and training
Discovering Entrepreneurship -Breakfast with the Pros
12/09/2024
The North East of Scotland is renowned for its world leading innovation and entrepreneurialism that catalysed and shaped the Oil and Gas Industry. As ...
Publications and documents
What's new?
Shell joins wave powered subsea energy project
14/02/2024
The £2mn demonstrator initiative aims to show how green technologies can be combined to provide reliable low-carbon power and communications to subsea...
Agreements signed for three UK floating wind sites
06/12/2023
Together these agreements pave the way for the creation of the North Sea Renewables Grid, a basin-wide green power generation and transmission system ...
Net zero boost as UK carbon storage licences awarded
27/09/2023
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded 21 licences in depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers to the 14 companies. The licences...
UK hits major clean energy milestone, while National Grid calls for ‘urgent reform’
24/05/2023
Data from National Grid analytics reveals that it has taken 50 years to reach the 1tn kWh milestone and, based on current projections, it is expected ...
European wind experiencing a crisis of confidence
08/03/2023
Europe built 19 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2022. Of this, 16 GW was in EU member states. That’s 40% up on 2021, but it’s much less than what’s ...