East Midlands
Welcome to the East Midlands branch page
Welcome to the East Midlands branch page.
Most of the events are held in and around Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Peterborough. All members, guests and colleagues are welcome to participate in branch activities. We hope to see you at a local event soon.
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Committee contact
To contact the branch, please email eastmidlands@energyinst.org.
Events
The Business Case for Energy Storage followed by EI East Midlands AGM
14-05-2019
In the past few years, battery energy storage systems (BESS) have made the headlines for being able to support the electricity grid through a number of often competing services - demand side management, frequency regulation, embedded renewable energy whilst also providing site resilience services. H...
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Publications and documents
Electron - Blockchain for the Energy Sector
07 Mar 2019
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Octopus Energy - Domestic Demand Side Reponse
12 Mar 2019
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Schneider Electric - Micogrids
07 Mar 2019
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Seeley Adiabatic CPD - January 2019
12 Mar 2019
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Greenough Lecture on Energy Systems Services and Savings - April 2017
12 Mar 2019
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Greenough Lecture on Energy Systems Services and Savings - April 2017 - part 2
12 Mar 2019
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12 Mar 2019
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Energy Efficiency and the Role of Chemical Engineering - September 2017
12 Mar 2019
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A Chemical Engineering Approach to Resource Efficiency - September 2017
12 Mar 2019
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Electric Vehicle Trends, Challenges and Future Technologies
12 Mar 2019
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Latest news
Giant roof-mounted solar array for M&S
1-04-2015
Rooftop systems installed at distribution centre and an industrial park Roof-mounted solar PV systems are getting bigger. Marks & Spencer has completed the installation of what is said to be the UK's largest single roof-mounted solar panel array on its extensive East Midlands distribution centre...
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Call to government following coal loan collapse
11-06-2014
UK trade unions called for an urgent meeting with Energy Minister Michael Fallon to discuss the future of the Thoresby and Kellingley pits – two of the UK’s last three remaining deep coal mines – following the collapse on 11 June of the loan deal brokered by government to oversee their managed closu...
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Government goes ‘all out for shale’ as Total buys into UK exploration
1-02-2014
Prime Minister David Cameron has declared the government’s enthusiasm for exploring for shale gas by announcing that councils local to shale sites will be able to keep the business rates generated by the projects. This follows publication in December of an environmental assessment report for shale g...
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GdF Suez targets UK shale gas potential
22-10-2013
GdF Suez E&P UK has entered into an agreement with Dart Energy to acquire a 25% share in 13 UK onshore licences located in Cheshire and the East Midlands, overlying the Bowland Shale. Dart Energy will retain a 75% interest and operatorship of the licences. This acquisition represents GdF Suez’ f...
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Total recently signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell most of its marketin ...
21-06-2011
Total recently signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell most of its marketing assets in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man to Rontec Investments, a consortium led by Snax 24, one of the leading independent forecourt operators in the UK. The assets included within this agreement cons...
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