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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.

Sustainability

30/3/2022 Comment / Kelvin Enumah

Competency can make or break the future of energy sustainability in Nigeria

The future of energy will depend heavily on the knowledge, skills and attitude of its professionals and relevant stakeholders, writes Kelvin Enumah IEng MEI, Sustainability and Development, Wetland Cultural and Education Foundation, Nigeria.

Skills, education and training

Gino Antoine Leon at work on top of a wind turbine

16/8/2023 Comment / Gino Antoine Leon

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Gino Antoine Leon AMEI

In the first of our interview series with Energy Institute members: Shining a Spotlight on Energy People, we learn about the career of Gino Antoine Leon AMEI, Wind Turbine Graduate Engineer at the Public Utilities Corporation in Seychelles, and glean his insights about the energy transition in the East African archipelago.

Hydrogen

29/3/2023 News

Opening new markets for clean hydrogen

Ambitious net zero and clean hydrogen targets are being supported by new funding initiatives in the US and Europe, while increased clarity on hydrogen policy and funding has been called for in the UK.

Wind

28/5/2025 Comment / Ryan Penman

Profile: Technician to company director in 15 years

A strong tail wind must have been pushing former wind turbine technician Ryan Penman, who has made company director less than 20 years after starting his career as one of the second-ever intake of the first wind turbine technician apprenticeship at Siemens Gamesa. (As told to New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.)

Young professionals

Photos set side by side of Ubong Essien (left) and Temoefe C Jaho-Kagabre (right)

16/7/2025 Comment / Ubong Essien,Temoefe C Jaho-Kagbare

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Ubong Essien and Temoefe Jaho-Kagbare

What motivated two dynamic young people, working in very different fields, to sign up for student membership to the Energy Institute? Ubong Essien, who is working towards a PhD, University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and Temoefe C Jaho-Kagbare, working towards a B Law at the University of Ibadan in Lagos, Nigeria, share their stories.

Energy efficiency / management

Head and shoulders photo of Paul Walker, Electrical Technical Authority, Centrica

17/4/2024 Comment / Paul Walker

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Paul Walker CEng MEI

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Paul Walker CEng MEI, Electrical Technical Authority, Centrica, explains why even in the latter stages of his career he continues to expand his knowledge in a fascinating and wide-ranging career.

Decarbonisation

Head and shoulders photo of Dr Mercedes Maroto-Valer standing in front of a room's wall with window to back left, showing table and chairs in another room

9/4/2025 Comment / Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Decarbonising UK industry: IDRIC’s transformative impact

Since its launch in 2021, the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) has developed an influential network of over 700 industries, trade associations, governmental/public bodies and research institutions, to accelerate the pace and scale of industrial decarbonisation. As the organisation nears the end of its current phase of work, its Director, Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, also the Robert Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, looks back over four busy years.

Policy and Governance

Photo of Esin Serin, Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE, sat at table with laptop in front of her

20/3/2024 Comment / Esin Serin

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Esin Serin AMEI

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Esin Serin AMEI, Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, highlights the formative role that the EI played in her career.

Diversity

Hannah Mary Goodlad speaking from podium during COP26

9/3/2022 Comment / Hannah Mary Goodlad

‘Diversity strengthens all of us, it builds us up and makes us better’

On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022, Hannah Mary Goodlad AMEI, Head of Baltic Sea Area Development at Equinor and the driving force behind the film ‘The Challenge of our Time’,* which was premiered by the EI’s young professionals at COP26, explained why the environment, energy and diversity matter.

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