Recruitment to funded PhD Scholarships with the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, are now open until the 4th December 2024 for a September 2025 enrolment. There are 15 funded PhD scholarships including four projects to be based at Durham University.

On 17 and 18 September 2024, Durham Energy Institute (DEI) held a conference focussed on the multi-disciplinary research on mine water geothermal energy taking place at Durham University.

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) hosted its annual Energy Day this November focusing on the future of home energy solutions.

Durham Energy Institute is delighted that our Professor in Practice Andrew Crossland joined the panel for BBC Radio 4 Rethink… Energy on 31st October 2024. The podcast looked at the future energy landscape and what is needed to keep the lights on, charge our many devices and power our electric vehicles in the future.

On 7th October 2024, DEI hosted twenty colleagues from Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in Durham to explore how we can integrate our research with UK energy policy development.

On 3rd September 2024, a team from DEI visited Ørsted at their East Coast Hub to celebrate the recent renewal of the DEI-Ørsted partnership and set the agenda for future research. The ongoing partnership brings together Ørsted’s leading industrial insight and intelligence with DEI’s research expertise.

We’re taking on some of the offshore wind industry’s toughest challenges by joining forces with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.

We have a long-standing strategic partnership with Ørsted UK, the leading offshore wind developer. As part of this partnership, Ørsted offers annual bursaries to students on our Energy-related Master's programmes here at Durham.

Our Solar Car team has successfully conquered the legendary Goodwood Hill Climb, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of sustainable motorsport.

The new government has created Great British Energy as part of its pledge to try and achieve zero-carbon electricity production by 2030. Professor Jon Gluyas and Dr Andrew Crossland, from the Durham Energy Institute as well as working in the Departments of Earth Sciences and Engineering respectively, assess whether that ambition is realistic.

On Friday, July 12, 2024, Durham Energy Institute (DEI) hosted a ground-breaking public exhibition, showcasing the Institute's commitment to shaping a cleaner, more efficient, and equitable energy future.

The Durham Energy Institute (DEI) at Durham University is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, marking a decade and a half of groundbreaking research and innovation in the energy sector.