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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

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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

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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.

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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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Andy Brown, Cordi O’Hara and Tim Pick take up positions at helm of Energy Institute Council

11/07/2024

The diverse footprint of the Energy Institute (EI) has been cemented today in the appointment of a new President and two new Vice Presidents.

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Record 7.5 million hours worked in UK onshore wind industry last year

26/06/2024

  • 2023 saw a 3% increase in the total hours worked, reaching a record 7.5 million hours across SafetyOn member sites.
  • While total incidents rose 16%, their severity has decreased - a 22% reduction in incidents requiring emergency response.

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“A year of record highs in an energy hungry world”, EI Statistical Review reveals

20/06/2024

  • Full energy data released for 2023, a year of geopolitical, economic and environmental uncertainty

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Offshore wind safety performance mixed amid record 61.9 million hours worked

13/06/2024

  • Offshore wind activity continued to surge in 2023 as G+ members reported a record 61.9 million hours worked, a 39% increase from 2022.
  • Total reported incidents rose last year, underpinning need for industry vigilance.

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Honorary Fellowship of the Energy Institute awarded to Hong Kong energy leader

06/03/2024

Ir Chiang Tung Keung CEng, Chief Executive Officer of CLP Holdings Limited, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute (EI), the UK-based professional body spanning the world of energy, in recognition of his leadership in the energy sector.

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International Energy Awards recognise pioneers in the search for a just energy transition

01/03/2024

  • Winners from Pakistan, Senegal, UAE and UK recognised for achievement across workforce, engagement, technology and individual award categories  
  • Dr Nawal Al-Hosany receives prestigious President’s Award at central London gala ceremony

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