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Ørsted leader to Chair industry health and safety group
18/02/2025
Against a backdrop of continued growth in the international offshore wind sector, the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+) has today announced Lisbeth Norup Frømling as its new Chair.
Global climate statesman Secretary John Kerry to receive prestigious Energy Institute President’s Award 2025
16/01/2025
- The former US Secretary of State and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will speak as guest of honour at the International Energy Week Awards dinner, on 27 February 2025 at the QEII Centre, London
- High level speaker line-up for International Energy Week now also includes Dr Fatih Birol, Rachel Kyte, Damilola Ogunbiyi, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Patrick Pouyanné and others
UK’s energy professionals welcome Government’s early actions but fear “delivery gap” ahead
05/12/2024
- 10th annual Energy Institute (EI) Energy Barometer reveals views of UK energy professionals
- 84% rate decarbonisation of the grid as biggest UK energy success story, but grid modernisation is now singled out as highest priority for ministers eyeing clean power by 2030
- Confidence in achieving the UK’s 2035 and 2050 emission reduction targets is low, at 15% and 4% respectively
- 70% say energy policy has fallen victim to competing political pressures over the past decade and call for it to be more evidence-based, with efforts to improve energy literacy
Country Tracker exposes vast variety of energy transitions
04/11/2024
An insightful new cut of the data sets behind the EI Statistical Review of World Energy has been published today, highlighting the complex variety of energy and emissions stories unfolding in economies around the world.
Half of survey respondents have experienced or witnessed LGBTQI+ discrimination in the UK energy workplace
18/09/2024
- More visible support and allyship from senior leaders is needed to counter discrimination and negative perceptions
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New Energy World stories
Large scale drone scans could be the ‘Google Maps of thermal efficiency’
19/2/2025
The drones scan houses from a bird’s eye view at a distance of about 50 metres, quantifying within just a few minutes how much heat escapes the buildi...
UK's first CO2 injection test for CCS has begun
19/2/2025
The test is being conducted as part of the Poseidon CCS project being developed by Perenco UK, Carbon Catalyst and Harbour Energy. It is being underta...
Cost of renewables is forecast to continue falling globally, as China extends its manufacturing lead
19/2/2025
BNEF’s latest LCOE report suggests that ‘new wind and solar farms are already undercutting new coal and gas plants on production cost in almost every ...
UK government to halve subsidies paid to Drax power station from 2027
19/2/2025
Large-scale biomass currently provides around 5% of the UK’s annual electricity generation, with Drax’s 2.6 GW plant operating as a baseload plant run...
The challenges of electrification of industry are contemplated on both sides of the English Channel
19/2/2025
Based on research by the University of Leeds, the UKERC/Aldersgate report suggests that under a favourable policy scenario, industrial electrification...
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EI News stories
Become an EI volunteer and help create a better energy future
3/1/2023
We are seeking volunteers to join several committees of Council, including the Energy Advisory Panel, Professional Affairs Committee, HR Committee and...
New Fellowship route recognises the best in energy
2/11/2022
The Energy Institute launches its new route to Fellowship this month – the aim, to recognise the people who make a real difference in energy. The move...
“Stellar” International Energy Week 2022
1/3/2022
The implications of COP26 for the energy sector’s transition to net zero, and fresh concerns about energy security sparked by the Ukraine crisis, were...
Energy in Conversation Season 2 continues with ‘the silent tsunami’
23/9/2021
This season on the EI’s podcast, it’s all about the future. Every episode discusses a different perspective on the possible future of the industry, an...
EI gears up for COP26
26/8/2021
With just two months to go until the world’s governments gather for the COP26 global climate talks in Glasgow, the EI has a busy autumn of related act...
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