Northern Ireland
Welcome to the Northern Ireland branch page
Welcome to the Northern Ireland branch page.
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Committee contact
To contact the branch, please email northernireland@energyinst.org.
Events
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Publications and documents
EI 2017 Annual Dinner Invitation
11 Jun 2018
PDF File
Letter from the EI Northern Ireland Branch Chairman to Members
11 Jun 2018
MS Word Document
Latest news
From Formula 1 to zero-emission sailing – Northern Ireland event hears of a high-speed career
27-03-2019
Attendees at EI Northern Ireland branch’s 58th annual dinner were left inspired by the high-speed, innovative career of keynote speaker Professor Mark Gillan, Project Lead of the Autonomous Sailing Vessel at Artemis Technologies, in Belfast earlier this month. Professor Gillan reflected on his wide-...
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New Brexit withdrawal deal likely to commit UK to follow European environmental standards
22-11-2018
The draft Brexit agreement that has caused political controversy in the UK, but which the European Union (EU) insists is its final offer, would – if approved – see many EU environmental regulations stay in force within Britain, for the foreseeable future, writes Keith Nuthall.The complex 585-page ag...
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Record deployment for onshore wind, but not in England
27-09-2018
A record 2,611 MW of new onshore wind generating capacity came online in the UK during 2017 – a 20% increase in capacity from 2016 – but the great majority was installed outside of England, with 1,673 MW in Scotland, 356 MW in Wales and 247 MW in Northern Ireland. So says industry bodyRenewableUK, w...
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European Commission approves six electricity capacity mechanisms
23-02-2018
The European Commission (EC) has approved under EU State aid rules electricity capacity market mechanisms in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Poland, finding that the measures will contribute to ensuring security of supply whilst preserving competition in the European Single Market.Capaci...
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Providers of ‘essential services’ – including the energy sector – to tackle cybercrime
18-08-2017
On 8 August 2017 the UK government published a consultation on the implementation of the Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS Directive). The new legislation, which is due to enter force on 9 May 2018, will apply to a wide range of ‘essential services’, including operators in the energy se...
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