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Heat pumps

10 Nov 2026 Comment / James Stalker

Design competence at survey stage is the weak link in domestic heat pump rollout

My company was the fourth installer to survey an oil-heated house in Street, Somerset, UK. Of the three companies that went before us, one had proposed a 16kW heat pump and another had told the householder the property was not suitable for one. Our room-by-room heat loss survey found the house suitable for a heat pump at a smaller output than 16kW. For anyone tracking domestic heat pump uptake, the spread is the useful data point: the householder in Street had no way to judge between the answers until a fourth company arrived with a calculation, writes James Stalker, Director of Eco Pro Renewables, an MCS-accredited heat pump installer based in Exmouth, Devon.

Utilities

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27 Oct 2026 Comment / Carol Johnston

Grid resilience, AI and asset management are the new energy imperatives

The pendulum in the energy sector has swung fast. Sustainability continues to be a critical objective for utilities, but evolving operational and geopolitical realities are driving a more balanced investment agenda. Decades of under-investment, coupled with rigid regulatory rate cases and an ageing grid, have created an operational environment where reliability, resilience and affordability must be addressed simultaneously, writes Carol Johnston, Vice President of Energy & Utilities at AI provider IFS.

Energy infrastructure

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20 Oct 2026 Comment / Thomas Löffler

Energy security is economic stability

The energy industry is facing a defining moment. The challenge is not merely to produce more energy. It is to build a system that is resilient enough to absorb shocks, flexible enough to adapt to changing conditions and capable of delivering the reliable and affordable energy required for long-term economic growth. That is why energy security and economic stability can no longer be viewed separately. They are increasingly one and the same, writes Thomas Löffler, Executive Vice President, DMG Events.

Energy infrastructure

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3 Nov 2026 Comment / Richard Hilson

Looking back at the eyes in the sky

Richard Hilson, Director of Sales & Marketing at PFL Physical Perimeter Security, examines how drones have become increasingly capable and accessible. He argues that utilities and energy operators should consider not only what an unmanned aircraft could do, but also what its presence might reveal about a wider attempt to observe, probe or compromise it.

Engineering

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13 Oct 2026 Comment / Shahda Al Taie

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Shahda Al Taie AMEI, Director, Sustainability Solutions Advisory, KPMG

The Dubai-based sustainability executive relies on her UK engineering training to work with a varied client list at the intersection of strategy, policy and implementation.

Engineering

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22 Sep 2026 Comment / Matthew Henderson

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Matthew Henderson CEng MEI Chartered Energy Engineer

The Senior Project Manager spools back his career to a fateful careers fair in 2012 that set him on a renewables trajectory. That, plus support from the Energy Institute along the way, has led to a role working with a diverse set of stakeholders to improve future renewables projects.

Solar

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29 Sep 2026 Comment / Graeme Hutchison

From blackout risk to batteries: can local networks help stabilise solar on our grids?

With UK balcony solar now legalised, Graeme Hutchison, Managing Director of Grid Consultancy at Eclipse Power, explores the question of solar instability, arguing that demand – and intelligently designed grids – can help.

Engineering

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10 Aug 2026 Comment / Alif Zharfan M Zamri

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Alif Zharfan M Zamri, student member

The engineering student at the Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is President of the Energy Institute’s first student chapter, which launched last year. He discusses how being a student member has enriched his studies.

Diversity

15 Sep 2026 Comment / Nick Turton FEI

The culture war has no place in our energy workplaces

With National Inclusion Week under way, Pride in Energy board member Nick Turton FEI digs into the advocacy group’s new 2026 survey, which finds some UK energy employers ‘pinkhushing’ and a quarter of LGBTQIA+ people in the sector retreating back towards the closet. But there are glimmers of hope.

Renewables

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8 Sep 2026 Comment / Stuart Gourley

Enabling landowners to play their part in the energy transition

Across the UK, utility-scale solar, wind and battery energy storage projects are becoming an increasingly important part of the rural economy. For the landowners who host them, they can also create something less frequently discussed: an income-producing asset, writes Stuart Gourley, Founder Director and Chief of Product of renewable energy leasing specialist RELA.

Service Disruption

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Design competence at survey stage is the weak link in domestic heat pump rollout

Grid resilience, AI and asset management are the new energy imperatives

Energy security is economic stability

Looking back at the eyes in the sky

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Shahda Al Taie AMEI, Director, Sustainability Solutions Advisory, KPMG

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Matthew Henderson CEng MEI Chartered Energy Engineer

From blackout risk to batteries: can local networks help stabilise solar on our grids?

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Alif Zharfan M Zamri, student member

The culture war has no place in our energy workplaces

Enabling landowners to play their part in the energy transition