North Western and North Wales YPN
Welcome to the North Western and North Wales YPN branch page
Welcome to the North Western and North Wales YPN page.
The North Western and North Wales YPN was launched with the aim of adding value to young professionals in the energy industry. YPN events will provide advice on careers and how to get chartered as well as provide a forum for sharing experiences and networking with other young professionals and more senior colleagues.
To hear about upcoming YPN events in the North Western and North Wales region, subscribe to their mailing list here.
Committee contact
To contact the branch, please email ypnnwnw@energyinst.org.
Events and training
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Latest news
Hydrogen and carbon capture projects planned for Humberside
15-11-2020
Humberside, said to be the UK’s largest and most carbon-intensive industrial region has taken the first steps towards decarbonisation with at least three consortia of energy companies studying projects to produce hydrogen and capture, transport and store carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in the region.&...
OGA awards Eni carbon storage licence
8-10-2020
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded a carbon dioxide (CO2) appraisal and storage licence (CS licence) to Eni UK.The CS licence will cover an area located within the Liverpool Bay area of the East Irish Sea, where Eni plans to reuse and repurpose depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs (the Hamilt...
First MVDC link will reinforce North Wales power system
27-06-2017
The US-based GE Energy Connections is to play a central role in Scottish Power Energy Network’s Angle-DC project in Anglesey and North Wales, which aims to demonstrate a novel network reinforcement technique by converting an existing 33-kV AC circuit to DC operation. GE is to deliver the technology ...
Private wire PV scheme
1-10-2016
Described as the UK’s largest solar park with a private wire connection for commercial use, the 50 MW scheme to generate solar power for users on the Deeside Industrial Estate in North Wales, is up and running.Shotwick Solar Park will provide UPM Shotton’s paper mill with renewable energy for the ne...
New development for Hinkley
1-10-2016
The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced that a ‘revised agreement’ has been reached with EDF that will give the green light for construction of a planned 3.2-GW power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset, UK. The £20bn project is based around two pressur...