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Committee contacts
Richard Barton MEI
Treasurer
Paul Holmes
Chair
Events and training
EI 15 Launch Event - London
26/11/2024
We would like to invite you to the launch of the 5th edition of EI’s Model Code of Safe Practice Part 15: Area classification for installations ...
Aviation Jet Fuel - Nov 2024
26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
This 3-day training course will provide delegates with an overview of aviation jet fuel, focusing on the jet engine, its underlying principles and fue...
Wind Turbine Safety Rules - Train the Trainer - VESTAS
28/11/2024 - 29/11/2024
Before taking this course you must:Ensure you have the appropriate level of membershipSign the WTSR Service Level Agreement &nb...
Hazardous Area Classification - December 2024
3/12/2024 - 5/12/2024
This 3-day training course will provide delegates with training on the Energy Institute Model Safe Code of Practice 15, Area Classification for Instal...
UK Energy Policy Debate: Data-Driven Decarbonisation
10/12/2024
Data-Driven Decarbonisation: AI and Digitalisation’s Role in the Energy Sector.At this final UK Energy Policy Debate event of the year, expert s...
Publications and documents
What's new?
Swedish government rejects 13 offshore wind projects over defense concerns
13/11/2024
The 13 rejected offshore wind projects, proposed by Deep Wind Offshore, Eolus, Freja Offshore, Ørsted, OX2, RWE and Statkraft, would have been locate...
Mercedes-Benz opens recycling factory to close the battery loop
30/10/2024
The recycling plant in Kuppenheim, southern Germany, is expected to have a recovery rate of more than 96%. The 2,500 t/y capacity plant wi...
Renewables continue steady progress to undercut fossil fuels in LCOE price
30/10/2024
For solar photovoltaics (PV), fixed-axis systems average an LCOE of $66/MWh globally, within a wide range of $28–117/MWh. That reflects the influence ...
UK government promotes investment in long-duration energy storage
23/10/2024
The announcement followed a consultation held earlier this year which proposed a cap and floor scheme to encourage LDES investment. Such a model provi...
Renewables on course to meet half of global electricity demand by 2030
16/10/2024
The IEA forecast would be almost three times the increase seen between 2017 and 2023, and roughly equal to the current power capacity of China, the Eu...
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