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Skills, education and training

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12/11/2025 Comment / John Burnett

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: John Burnett FEI CEng

Now based in Manama, Bahrain, John Burnett FEI CEng has come a long way from Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire, which he first visited in boyhood. The CEO of Al Ezzel Power Company and Al Dur Power & Water Company reflects on his career journey and the benefits he has received along the way from participating in the Energy Institute.

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.

Free trade

29/10/2025 Comment / Nick Petschek

Uniting cultures, unlocking success: making the UK–India deal work

International collaboration projects require more than effective cooperation and technical excellence. Partners must also address cultural differences between themselves, writes Nick Petschek, EMEA MD at change management company Kotter International.  

Workforce

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1/4/2026 Comment / Diana Davidson

Britain’s energy transition faces a workforce reckoning

The UK has legally committed to one of the most ambitious energy transitions in the developed world. Even by 2030, it must accelerate offshore wind deployment, reinforce and digitise transmission networks, modernise distribution grids, expand nuclear capability, electrify heat and transport, and decarbonise heavy industry. Capital is available. Technology is advancing. Policy direction is broadly established. However, delivery depends on one factor which is now under acute pressure: skilled labour, writes Diana Davidson FEI, Founder and Managing Director of consultancy Vertemis.

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.

Free trade

29/10/2025 Comment / Nick Petschek

Uniting cultures, unlocking success: making the UK–India deal work

International collaboration projects require more than effective cooperation and technical excellence. Partners must also address cultural differences between themselves, writes Nick Petschek, EMEA MD at change management company Kotter International.

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.

Human resources

4/5/2022 Comment / Guilherme Castro and Luiz Miranda

A snapshot of the generation that will lead Brazil’s energy sector

What is the profile of young Brazilians working in the energy sector? Data on this was virtually unknown until EnergyC created its Young Energy survey last year. Guilherme Castro (left), Project Innovation Manager at Octopus Energy and Chair of the EI London Young Professionals Network, and Luiz Miranda (right), Co-Founder of EnergyC, report.

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Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: John Burnett FEI CEng

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

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

Uniting cultures, unlocking success: making the UK–India deal work

Britain’s energy transition faces a workforce reckoning

Net zero starts with energy efficiency

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

Uniting cultures, unlocking success: making the UK–India deal work

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

A snapshot of the generation that will lead Brazil’s energy sector