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Solar

15/9/2026 Comment / Tim Humpage

The next phase of the energy transition must deliver value for communities, not just the grid

For much of the past decade, the renewable energy sector has focused, quite rightly, on deployment. The challenge was clear: build more renewable energy, connect it to the grid and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. That challenge remains, and the UK’s clean energy ambitions will only be achieved through continued investment in renewable infrastructure at scale. Yet as the sector matures, another challenge is emerging, writes Tim Humpage, CEO of British Solar Renewables.

Health and safety

26/8/2026 Comment / Stuart King

How the video ‘A better conversation’ got made, and what it is for

The Energy Institute publishes not only detailed technical guidance but also high-level introductions to topics in multiple formats, including a series of explainer videos. Within our health and safety work stream, our Hearts and Minds theme is all about understanding, and improving, real-world safety in potentially risky operational environments. The latest video, ‘A better conversation’, offers a quick overview of how to determine the state of maturity of health and safety in your organisation, by considering what is said. Stuart King, Technical Manager – Human Performance and Power Systems, Energy Institute, explains.

Electricity

Head and shoulders photo of Walt Patterson, set against grey background

28/1/2026 Comment / Walt Patterson

Infrastructure electricity: everything just works

Let’s look at the bigger net zero energy picture and into the future – and how humankind could move to electricity systems that don’t involve combustion, with its various pollutants, at all. Here, Walt Patterson, Associate Fellow in the Environment and Society Centre at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London, sets out how fire-free electricity could take over.

Energy efficiency / management

2/6/2026 Comment / Peter Allan

What is EnCO, and why does it matter? Building an energy conscious future together

Most energy managers know the feeling. A thorough audit lands, the numbers stack up, funding approvals come through and yet 12 months later the savings haven’t necessarily materialised. Why is so much energy efficiency work not optimised after the launch, and what, if anything, can we do about it, asks Peter Allan, Executive Director of EnCO.

Human factors

Head and shoulders photo of Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI, President, Energy Institute

15/2/2023 Comment / Juliet Davenport

65 million is not enough

Ahead of hosting International Energy Week 2023*, which is gearing up for discussions on transitioning out of the energy and climate crises, EI President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI warns we ignore workforce issues at our peril.

Heat pumps

8/9/2026 Comment / Dr Lin Gao

Living with a heat pump: why behaviour matters as much as technology

In this personal account, Dr Lin Gao, a researcher at Energy Bridge Research, tells how installing a heat pump in a domestic property became a two-year journey of research, renovation, frustration, learning and, ultimately, surprise.

Onshore wind

EI Member only

14/1/2026 Feature / Darren Taylor

Safety in word and deed: Darren Taylor on psychological safety and operational excellence in onshore wind

Marking Stand Up for Safety Week (12–16 January 2026), New Energy World speaks with Darren Taylor, Head of Onshore Operations UK & Ireland at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and newly appointed Chair of SafetyOn, about human factors, leadership and building a safer, more open onshore wind industry.

Health and safety

Bird's eye view of two emergency responders in high-viz yellow jackets and white hard hats attending a person lying on a concrete floor outside, having fallen from a scaffolding tower

EI Member only

25/3/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Going beyond understanding ‘what went wrong’

The Energy Institute has launched an updated and expanded version of EI 3295: Reporting, investigating and learning from incidents, accidents and events, writes Energy Institute Senior Content Officer Kristy Jooste.

Health and safety

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EI Member only

23/4/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

The right way, and the wrong way, to deal with near misses

If industrial accidents were a scientific experiment, near misses would be the control case. They can offer useful insights, but also impose challenges of their own. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple speaks with four health and safety experts to provide a guide to near misses, as interpreted by the Tripod Lite accident investigation methodology.

Health and safety

Forklift truck with forks high in air carrying a pallet along a row in a warehouse full of shelving and stacked pallets

EI Member only

19/3/2025 Feature / Marcin Nazaruk

How to deal with hazards in process operations more effectively

Despite the widespread use of risk assessments and hazard identification, accidents continue to occur in the energy industry and elsewhere. Perhaps more attention should be given to human factors in process safety, and particularly the conditions that raise the likelihood of errors. The co-author of new Energy Institute guidelines on the subject, Dr Marcin Nazaruk, founder and CEO of Psychology Applied, explains.

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The next phase of the energy transition must deliver value for communities, not just the grid

How the video ‘A better conversation’ got made, and what it is for

Infrastructure electricity: everything just works

What is EnCO, and why does it matter? Building an energy conscious future together

65 million is not enough

Living with a heat pump: why behaviour matters as much as technology

Safety in word and deed: Darren Taylor on psychological safety and operational excellence in onshore wind

Going beyond understanding ‘what went wrong’

The right way, and the wrong way, to deal with near misses

How to deal with hazards in process operations more effectively