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Energy efficiency / management

Head and shoulders photo of Jude Hughes standing outside, in front of sandy coloured stone wall

17/7/2024 Comment / Jude Hughes

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Jude Hughes MEI Chartered Energy Manager

Jude Hughes MEI Chartered Energy Manager CWM CIWM CEnv MEMA works at the Natural History Museum as an energy manager. She reflects on the role the Energy Institute has played in her career progression and achieving Chartered Energy Manager status.

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.

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.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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2/4/2025 Comment / Ir Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof

Fostering innovation ecosystems for a just and sustainable energy future

Achieving a lower carbon future requires not just ambition but purposeful collaboration across the industry. The plans for, and benefits of, a new collaboration are explored by Ir Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, Petronas Senior Vice President, Projects, Technology & Health, Safety, Security & Environment.

Engineering

Zubin Jehangir in high-vis jacket and work clothing, standing outside in front of metal fence surrounding industrial equipment

11/5/2026 Comment / Zubin Jehangir

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Zubin Jehangir MEI CEng Chartered Petroleum Engineer

While a CEng qualification is a desirable destination for many early-career engineers, Zubin Jehangir’s application for CEng as a Chartered Petroleum Engineer at the Energy Institute (EI) was just the start of a globe-trotting journey that has led to new connections with the Aberdeen, Highlands & Islands Young Professionals Network (YPN) and unique insights as an assessor.

Young professionals

Two younger men and one woman sat at an office table listening to an older woman stood between them

29/1/2025 Comment / Will Dalrymple

Generation 2050: How to up your game to connect with senior managers and executives

Five dynamic young energy professionals describe how they are climbing their own personal career ladder. They spoke to New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.

Skills, education and training

9/10/2024 Comment / Oana Penu

Bridging the skills gap to empower Europe’s solar future

Europe’s solar PV industry ideally needs a standardised system of training programmes and certification, argues InnoEnergy Skills Institute Director, Oana Penu.

Diversity

Head and shoulders photo of Fiona Hathorn, CEO and co-Founder, Women on Boards UK

18/1/2023 Comment / Fiona Hathorn

Why we need board diversity to achieve net zero

Fiona Hathorn, CEO and co-Founder of Women on Boards UK and a speaker at International Energy Week 2023*, discusses the importance of board diversity and outlines some practical steps to improve it within energy companies.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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19/6/2024 Comment / Paul de Leeuw

Delivering our energy future – pathways to a ‘just and fair’ transition

Transforming the North Sea to a multi-energy basin is certainly possible, but action on employment and skills retention is needed now if the transition is to be in any way just or fair, argues Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director, Energy Transition Institute, Robert Gordon University.

Offshore wind

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2/10/2024 Comment / Alastair Dutton

Transitioning into offshore wind

The oil and gas industry can prove a fine base from which to enter the growing offshore wind sector, writes Alastair Dutton, Co-founder of the online course provider Offshore Wind Learning.

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