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Offshore wind safety improves despite strong sector expansion
11/06/2026
The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation has today released the 2025 Incident Data Report. Now in its 13th year, the report highlights steady sector expansion driving the global energy transition, with safety performance improving across several key metrics.
Former Australian Prime Minister and global energy leader Malcolm Turnbull awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Energy Institute
11/05/2026
The Energy Institute (EI) is pleased to announce the award of an Honorary Fellowship to Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia and President of the International Hydropower Association, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to leadership and advocacy in the global energy transition.
DTEK, Envision and Ørsted amongst winners at the International Energy Week Awards
12/02/2026
- Energy Institute celebrates the trailblazers powering the global transition
Energy Institute welcomes Ember as a strategic partner to Statistical Review of World Energy
10/02/2026
Minister for Energy Consumers, Martin McCluskey, to join global industry leaders at International Energy Week 2026
30/01/2026
- Minister to deliver address on day 1 of International Energy Week 2026
- He joins senior leaders from across the energy sector
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Longi leads global solar rankings, but trade barriers boost rival manufacturers
15th June 2026
China’s Longi Green Energy has taken the top spot in Wood Mackenzie’s Global solar PV module manufacturer ranking 2026. The ranking assesses 48 manufa...
COP31 presidency unveils 35% global electrification goal for 2035
15th June 2026
Organisers of this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP31) climate summit placed electrification at the centre of a new Action Agenda unveiled at the...
Thermal coal demand rises in Asia-Pacific because of Middle East conflict and LNG deficit
15th June 2026
Rystad Energy reports that a 35mn t LNG supply shortfall is forcing gas-dependent utilities to operate existing coal plants more. This practice is sup...
State commitments could lead to offshore wind farms occupying up to 11% of the North Sea by 2050, says study
15th June 2026
Such expansion would increase offshore wind coverage in the North Sea to about 58,500km² by 2050. But researchers from Heriot-Watt University, the Uni...
Chile accelerates battery storage deployment to support renewable generation
15th June 2026
Chile's renewable energy sector is increasingly pairing large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) with new generation capacity as developers s...
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Become an EI volunteer and help create a better energy future
3rd January 2023
We are seeking volunteers to join several committees of Council, including the Energy Advisory Panel, Professional Affairs Committee, HR Committee and...
Become an EI volunteer and help create a better energy future
3rd January 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
2nd November 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...
New Fellowship route recognises the best in energy
2nd November 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
1st March 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...
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