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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

Head and shoulders photo of Professor Paul de Leeuw,, with trees and grass behind him

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

Head and shoulders photo of Alastair Dutton

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.

Energy efficiency

Head and shoulders photo of Mike Umiker against pale grey background with a few dark grey curved lines

23/7/2025 Comment / Mike Umiker

Breaking down barriers to industrial energy efficiency

Is there anything new to say about energy efficiency in industry? Plenty, writes Mike Umiker, Executive Director of the Energy Efficiency Movement – particularly about modern digital transformations and new equipment-as-a-service offerings.

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.

International Energy Week

Head and shoulders photo of Nicole Payne AMEI, Energy and Resources Consultant, Baringa

12/2/2025 Comment / Nicole Payne

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Nicole Payne AMEI

Baringa Energy and Resources Consultant Nicole Payne first attended International Energy Week as a student – and she liked it so much she has joined the Board. As the event returns on 25 February 2025, she explains why she remains passionate about the contributions that young professionals can make inside and outside the Energy Institute.

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.

Jobs

Head and shoulders photo of Jo Alexander, standing in front of a brick wall

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

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.

New Energy World™

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