Media releases

Awards recognise professionals across continents creating a better energy future

27/02/2025

• Changemakers from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America recognised at London awards ceremony rounding off International Energy Week 2025
• Global climate statesman Secretary John Kerry honoured with EI President’s Award

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Global energy firm PETRONAS joins as Energy Institute Technical Partner

26/02/2025

The Energy Institute, the chartered professional membership body for people who work across the energy sector, has today announced global energy leader PETRONAS as its latest Technical Partner.

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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.

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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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