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July 2020

 EI news 

EI launches global mass survey of young energy professionals

The voices of future energy leaders are front and centre in a new initiative launched this week by the EI and its Young Professionals Networks. Their views about the big global issues of climate change and universal access to energy are being surveyed and will be distilled into a 'manifesto' to today's energy leaders... read more

What on Earth is hydrogen? New EI guide explains


A new resource designed to support everyday understanding about hydrogen has been published by the EI, to help fill a perceived gap in the public's understanding of its benefits and challenges. Energy Essentials: A Guide to Hydrogen is aimed at potential users in the home, industry and for transport... read more
Offshore wind industry focus on health & safety unwavering

The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, based at the EI, has published its Incident Data Report 2019 revealing a general trend of improvement in health and safety, but also the need for industry vigilance as the reported number of injuries rises ... read more

Members: "A year of impact and change"


The EI AGM heard this week from President Steve Holliday FREng FEI about the EI's past year, delivering new initiatives for members and partners alongside support during the pandemic, as well as news of a new President's Award and mentoring scheme... read the full speech
More than a third of UK energy sector boards still all-male

The POWERful Women initiative, based at the EI, last month published the latest 'state of the nation' on the gender balance at the the top of the UK energy industry. The 2020 annual board statistics show progress in the number of women occupying board seats but... read more

EI LIVE: Join our free energy webinars wherever you are


Our upcoming calendar of free webinars this month includes Energy Barometer 2020, Tightening the belt: operational resilience during a challenging energy era and Energy Policy Debate: the changing energy retail market... click here for all webinars

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 Level 1: Certificate in Energy Management Essentials 
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  COVID-19: Managing project supply chain disruption, delays and claims
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 Level 2: Energy Management Professional
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 Energy Policy Debate: energy retail market
16 July  2020
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 Tightening the belt: Operational resilience during a challenging energy era
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 Oil & Gas Industry Fundamentals 
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 From the EI magazines 

News: US grid could be '90% green' by 2035 - if policy favours renewables


The US could achieve 90% clean, carbon-free electricity nationwide by 2035, according to a new report from researchers from the University of California, Berkeley... read more 
 
In-depth: Flexibility for the future

As renewable energy expands across the UK, greater coordination is needed between the electricity system operator and distribution networks. Dr Rita Shaw, CEng MEI explains how a new reactive power market could help... read more
 

News: A pivotal moment

 
This year's BP Statistical Review of World Energy highlights the global energy trends emerging prior to the current COVID-19 pandemic. While some aspects offer encouragement that the world is moving onto a more sustainable path, others underline the scale of the challenge for the world to reach net zero... read more

In-depth: Green swans fly in

 
John Elkington, Founder and Chief Pollinator of sustainability think tank Volans, proposes how some of the weirdest 'ugly ducklings' of today can turn into tomorrow's world-saving 'Green Swans', particularly when it comes to addressing the energy transition... read more
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