Media releases

U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, a key figure in the Trump administration, completes the high-profile speaker line up for IP Week 2018, the Energy Institute (EI) announced today.

• EI sets science-based targets for GHG emission reductions of 26.2% by 2025, 47.9% by 2030 and 67.9% by 2035
• “The EI is resolved to end its own impact on the climate”, says EI President

• ‘Generation 2050 Manifesto’ says a 2C climate limit and universal access are off target, and calls for urgent action from political and industry leaders
• Findings expose ‘do-or-die conundrum’ facing energy companies in search of talent

• Heads of BP, ConocoPhillips, Equinor and Total confirmed as speakers
• IP Week 2021 to go virtual, with live and on-demand content available to delegates

As the offshore wind sector adjusts to working with increased physical separation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, G+ Global Offshore Wind Health & Safety Organisation, in partnership with ORE Catapult, KTN and the Workboat Association, has recognised five organisations for initiatives to improve operational safety.

• Energy Barometer 2020 survey finds 4 in 5 want stimulus channelled into green industries and jobs, and support for polluting sectors made contingent on climate action
• Almost 90% say UK is currently off track for net zero by 2050; more than half say we’re even off track for 2030 interim target without urgent policy action
• A jobs-rich, energy-efficient retrofit of UK housing is identified as the number one route to both recovery AND net zero.

As installed offshore wind capacity increases around the world, and the global workforce grows, industry health and safety body G+ highlights the need for continuous monitoring of operations in offshore environments in its latest report.

• Abundant element could be vital in response to climate emergency but support for public’s “hydrogen literacy” must keep pace, says EI President
• New EI Guide to Hydrogen provides information on the potential benefits, challenges and user experience in the home, for transport and in industry

Bright sparks from Walton High School in Stafford, UK have won the first ever Energy Institute Climate Change Award as part of the Big Bang Competition with an innovative waste water power generation device.

Against a backdrop of worldwide expansion in the offshore wind sector, the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+), based at the Energy Institute, has this week announced the formation of a new group for the United States.