Durham University Electric Motorsport (DUEM), the Durham University student society which builds and races solar cars, have been selected as the 2021 Environment Society of the Year by Bright Network, sponsored by Openreach.

We’re proud to be supporting Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025, which has now been formally submitted.

Network-H2 is organising a Special Issue to be published by the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and in addition, contributors will have the opportunity to give an oral presentation of their research during online academic conference between 20th and 22nd September 2022. We are now inviting submission of research paper abstracts within the scope of the above challenge themes and any other relevant topics. Deadline for submission is 25th February 2022

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) welcomes our 2021/22 cohort of British Council Women in STEM Scholars from the Americas who have joined Durham’s MSc New and Renewable Energy.

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) Advisory Board Chair and Professor in Practice Alan Lowdon has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for services to UK and US offshore wind collaboration.

This new policy brief investigates how local authorities currently access energy information, and the kinds of model or decision-support that would be useful as they embark on increasingly challenging forms of localised energy planning.

A consortium of partners including DEI has announced the UK’s first demonstration of zero-emission marine technology in the Tees Valley.

An illustrated trail booklet has been developed by Durham Energy Institute researchers to guide people through Durham City’s mining past.

2021 has been a landmark year for UK energy and climate policy. This UK Energy Research Centre publication, co-authored by DEI Fellow Professor Gavin Bridge, reviews the key energy policies which have emerged and argues that policies in some areas need to be bolder if decarbonisation is to continue to proceed.

Durham County Council, in alliance with Durham Energy Institute, joined together on 1st November to host a “COP Durham” event, welcoming 50 organisations across the County to Beamish Hall Hotel.

Energi Coast have launched a new film to showcase the strengths of North East England in Offshore Wind.

Mine water heat initiatives were featured in BBC Radio 4 You and Yours Programme