Media releases

With less than two months to go until the world’s governments gather for COP26 in Glasgow, six members of the Energy Institute’s Aberdeen Young Professionals Network (YPN) embarked on a tour across Scotland’s future energy landscape.

• Majority of UK energy professionals already training for net zero and considering a move this decade.
• The push of a skills strategy, from schools and up, is needed, alongside the pull of stable energy policy
• Upskill and retrain to avoid leaving conventional workforces and their communities stranded

A young engineer from Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire, UK and his novel, eco-friendly mobile charging device have won this year’s Energy Institute Climate Change Special Award as part of the Big Bang Competition.

SafetyOn, the health and safety body for the onshore wind industry, based at the Energy Institute, has today published its inaugural Annual Incident Data Report based on data collated and analysed over 2020.

• Former UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry and Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson join professional body’s governing Council
• Diverse new Council leads by example with 54% women, 23% from minority ethnic backgrounds
• Sector convergence drives decision on International Energy Week

Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, 2020 saw an increase of almost 50% in the construction hours at new offshore wind sites built by members of G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+), according to new data published today.

Dr Nick Wayth CEng MIMechE FEI has been appointed Chief Executive of the Energy Institute, the global professional body’s President Steve Holliday FREng FEI announced today.

The achievements of two leading energy professionals in the fields of geothermal energy and energy data were recognised last night at the gala ceremony of the 20^th Energy Institute (EI) Awards in London.

The operability of over 120,000 daily flights is supported by new guidance published today by the Energy Institute (EI).

A new report published by the Energy Institute (EI) at International Petroleum (IP) Week today sheds light on the attitudes of global oil and gas professionals towards reducing the climate change impacts of natural gas.