The Energy Institute (EI) is a professional organization for engineers and other professionals in energy-related fields. The EI was formed in 2003 by the merger of the Institute of Petroleum (dating back to 1913) and the Institute of Energy (dating back to 1925). It has an international membership of about 20,000 people and 200 companies. Its main office is at 61 New Cavendish Street, London. EI is a registered charity with a Royal Charter.
In the United Kingdom, EI has the authority to establish professional registration for the titles of
Chartered Engineer
Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thro ...
, Incorporated Engineer, and Engineering Technician, as a licensed member institution of the
Engineering Council
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. It is also licensed by the Society for the Environment to award
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Chartered Environmentalists come from no single ...
status.
Formation
In 2003 the Institute of Petroleum and the Institute of Energy merged to form the Energy Institute. The offices of the Institute of Petroleum became the offices of the combined organization, and the offices of the Institute of Energy in London were closed.
History of The Institute of Petroleum
The Institute of Petroleum was formed in 1913 as The Institution of Petroleum Technologists (IPT). The first president was
Boverton Redwood, and the second president was
John Cadman; the IPT named its Cadman Award in his honour. In 1938 the organization expanded to cover the oil and gas industry and was renamed The Institute of Petroleum (IP).
History of the Institute of Energy
The Institution of Fuel Economy Engineers was founded in 1925, and the Institution of Fuel Technology in 1926. The two merged in 1927 as the Institute of Fuel (IoF). The first president after the merger was
Alfred Mond. The IoF named the
Melchett Award in his honour. In 1979 the organization became the Institute of Energy (IoE).
Structure
The EI is a registered charity, formed to promote the science of energy and fuels in all applications for the public benefit. It is governed by its council, which has a president and vice-presidents.
Juliet Davenport
Juliet Davenport OBE (born 1968) is a British businesswoman. She founded and is the former chief executive of Good Energy, a renewable energy company in the United Kingdom.
Origins and education
Davenport was born in Haslemere, Surrey, in 1968 ...
, founder and former CEO of renewable energy supplier
Good Energy
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, was appointed to a three-year term as president in July 2022.
The EI has several categories of membership from student to fellow, and also has corporate members. Membership is required in order to go through the professional licensing procedures the organization supervises.
Publications
The official journal of EI is the ''Journal of the Energy Institute'' which is published by Elsevier. EI also publishes two membership magazines, ''Energy World'' and ''Petroleum Review''.
See also
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Energy in the United Kingdom
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...
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Energy Technologies Institute
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) was a public-private partnership between global energy and engineering companies and the UK Government that was established in the United Kingdom in 2007. The government set up the ETI following an announceme ...
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Petroleum industry
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Nuclear Institute
The Nuclear Institute is the professional body representing nuclear industry, nuclear professionals in the UK.
It is a charity independent of the industry that promotes knowledge of Nuclear power, nuclear energy amongst its members and the public ...
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Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
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Energy in the United Kingdom
Energy organizations
Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in the City of Westminster
Organizations established in 2003
Energy education