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Committee contacts
Richard Barton MEI
Treasurer
Paul Holmes
Chair
Events and training
EI Fellows on Fusion - hosted by Sir Ian Chapman & the UK Atomic Energy Authority
26/09/2024
This free-of-charge topical event and networking session is open to all Fellows, but registration is essential.
Level 3: Advanced Energy Manager
30/09/2024 - 04/12/2024
This 9-day course is an advanced qualification aiming to support experienced energy managers to further advance their careers by gaining the skills an...
Level 1: Certificate in Energy Management Essentials - October 2024
07/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
About:This introductory 5 day classroom course provides a comprehensive, practical overview of the fundamentals of energy management, equipping p...
Delivering Safety Culture Change using the Hearts and Minds Toolkit - October 2024
08/10/2024 - 10/10/2024
This 3-day interactive classroom course with certificate, will teach delegates the fundamentals of improving safety culture using the award-winning He...
Publications and documents
What's new?
Approval of second phase of Australian wind farm set to make it largest in global south
26/06/2024
The second 577 MW stage of the Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia, has reached financial close. Meanwhile, a quarter of the 765 MW Stage 1...
First power from UK’s Viking wind farm, and other new initiatives
19/06/2024
Shetland, some 170 km from the coast of Scotland, is gearing up to be fully connected to Great Britain’s electricity transmission grid for the first t...
NGO report calls for fossil fuel tax to help poor countries recover from climate change damage
08/05/2024
The Climate Damages Tax report proposes that OECD countries, in particular members of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US), i...
Largest solar park in southern Chile inaugurated
27/03/2024
The solar plant, which is said to be the largest of its kind in south Chile, was officially opened earlier this month by Gabriel Boric, President of C...
Australia declares new offshore wind zone in Southern Ocean
13/03/2024
After consultation with local leaders, industry and community groups, the final area is 1,030 km2 – one fifth of the originally proposed zone and no l...
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