Young professionals undertake voyage across Scotland’s energy landscape ahead of COP26

22/09/2021

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.

UK net zero strategy must assemble a mass skilled workforce, says Energy Barometer 2021

12/07/2021

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

Hydrocharge energises judges to win Energy Institute climate change award

28/06/2021

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.

Inaugural report underpins UK onshore wind industry’s focus on workforce health and safety

28/06/2021

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.

Energy Institute Council signals change

23/06/2021

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

Safety remains steadfast as offshore wind construction soars

17/06/2021

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.

New CEO to take Energy Institute forward into next chapter

08/04/2021

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.

G+ and HeliOffshore collaborate on new helicopter recommended practice for wind farm operations

01/03/2021

With helicopter use growing in the offshore wind industry, the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation and HeliOffshore have today unveiled new recommended practice for safe helicopter operations

‘Decade of delivery’ centre stage at virtual IP Week 2021

28/01/2021

Oil and gas CEOs and leading figures from across energy and climate change convene in critical year of COP26.

Health and safety expertise harnessed for burgeoning US market

02/12/2020

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.