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Carbon emissions

Head and shoulders photo of Dr Oluwatosin Murele

15/5/2024 Comment / Oluwatosin C Murele

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Dr Oluwatosin C Murele AMEI

There are numerous energy transitions underway around the world, and a multitude of skilled professionals in the energy sector. One young scientist, Dr Oluwatosin C Murele AMEI, Senior Consultant, Sustainability and Net Zero Processes, at Elsamag, tells how she has brought analytical skills and expertise from Nigeria to help deliver UK net zero projects, and is hoping to broaden her horizons worldwide with the benefit of Energy Institute membership and projects.

Energy efficiency

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14/8/2024 Comment / Tom Kelly

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Tom Kelly MEI Chartered Energy Manager

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Tom Kelly MEI Chartered Energy Manager highlights the important role that the EI plays in expanding his knowledge and expertise.

Energy efficiency / management

Head and shoulders photo of Mervyn Pilley, Executive Director, Energy Services and Technology Association

3/5/2023 Comment / Mervyn Pilley

Net zero starts with energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is often overlooked in favour of grand and expensive supply side plans for achieving net zero emissions. But the cleanest energy is the energy we don’t use, and the public sector needs to recognise this by prioritising the basics, argues Mervyn Pilley, Executive Director at the UK Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA).

Diversity

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24/5/2023 News

Slowdown in progress of women’s board roles in UK Energy

Annual data released by POWERful Women (PfW) and PwC UK reveals that the UK energy sector remains behind the FTSE 350 when it comes to representation of women in key decision-making roles on the board, with very little progress over the last 12 months.

Jobs

A man and a woman inspecting solar panels

15/10/2025 News

No improvement in female underrepresentation in global renewables industry since 2019, finds IRENA investigation

Women hold only 32% of full-time jobs in the renewables sector, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Although that ratio is higher than in other energy industries, it is still a long way from the 50% of the human population that they make up. Strategies are needed to tackle the issue and help drive the energy transition, it says. The report findings echo those of a UK-focused study by the POWERful Women (PfW) initiative earlier this year.

Skills, education and training

Head and shoulders photo of Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK

22/3/2023 Comment / Hilary Leevers

Why and how we must secure tomorrow’s engineers for a greener future

Critical roles in engineering and technology still do not attract enough people to fill them. If the UK is to meet its net zero targets there needs to be significant growth in engineers and technicians, bringing more talent into what are often called ‘green’ jobs, says Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK, a charitable organisation that promotes education and engagement in engineering and technology.

Young professionals

4/12/2024 Comment / Energy Institute

Generation 2050: When work isn’t enough

In 2021, when the UK hosted COP26, the Energy Institute (EI) launched the ‘Generation 2050’ campaign to capture the perspectives of those just starting out in industry, some of whom would be in senior leadership positions at the time the UK officially becomes net zero. Now, we continue the initiative by exploring the issues faced by young professionals working in the energy sector. Three prominent members of the EI’s Young Professionals Networks (YPNs) explain why they volunteer.

Jobs

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11/3/2026 Comment / Jo Alexander

Leavers’ party

Life After Oil is a new and growing community of people who have left oil and gas careers behind. We’re finding ways to support each other, using the experience of those who left some while ago, as well as those who have done so more recently. We’re trying to grow the community in order to strengthen that support as well as to make the scale and reasons for this exodus unignorable, writes Core Advisor Jo Alexander.

Skills, education and training

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13/11/2024 Comment / Austin Lim

Shining a spotlight on Energy People: Austin Lim AMEI Interim CEng

Malaysia-based Austin Lim AMEI is an Environmental Sustainability Design (ESD) Engineer at WOHA Architects. He explains the value of Interim Registration at the Energy Institute on his path towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Young professionals

Head and shoulders photo of AbdulHameed Raji AMEI Interim CEng, Energy Consultant, Arup

11/12/2024 Comment / AbdulHameed Raji

Shining a spotlight on Energy People: AbdulHameed Raji AMEI Interim CEng

Having realised there was no Energy Institute Young Professional Network local to his West Midlands home, AbdulHameed Raji set up a new branch. Such enterprise typifies the attitude of this dynamic engineer, who explains how he came to the Energy Institute, and the energy industry, in the first place.

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