Renewable Energy Institute

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|established = 1975 with Centro Studi Galileo - European Energy Centre

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|city = London, United Kingdom; Edinburgh, Scotland

|country = United Kingdom

|subsidiaries= {{hlist|Centro Studi Galileo Milan|Casale Monferrato, Rome|Padova, Genova|Bari (Italy)|Pune (India)}}

|website = [http://www.renewableinstitute.org www.renewableinstitute.org]

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The Renewable Energy Institute is the global professional and educational body for the renewable energy and low carbon sectors. Its focus is on education and professional membership for those working and upskilling to work in renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, energy conservation, hydrogen energy, and electric vehicles. The Renewable Energy Institute is the first{{cite web|url=https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/europe-announces-first-ever-renewable-energy-institute/|title=Europe Announces First-Ever Renewable Energy Institute|date=2 October 2020|publisher=Power Engineering International|accessdate=2 February 2021}} Renewable Energy Institute in the Western Hemisphere.{{cite web|url=https://www.renewableinstitute.org/renewable-energy-institute/|title=Institute Status|date=9 September 2020|publisher=Renewable Energy Institute|accessdate=2 February 2021}} The Renewable Energy Institute, in cooperation with the affiliated European Energy Centre, European Centre of Technology, and Centro Studi Galileo, runs a biennial European Conference on renewable energy, heating, and cooling applications. The institute was founded to assist with renewable energy education, training, and conferences and to help develop a workforce capable of designing, installing, repairing, and maintaining renewable energy equipment and managing renewable energy projects.{{cite web|url=http://www.euenergycentre.org/training|title=Renewable Energy Training|publisher=Euenergycentre.org|accessdate=2 February 2021}}

The Renewable Energy Institute, European Energy Centre, European Centre of Technology, and Centro Studi Galileo work with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP){{cite web |url=http://www.unep.fr/ozonaction/information/mmc/lib_detail.asp?r=5257 |title=Magazine produced by the Centro Studi Galileo in cooperation with UNEP's OzonAction Programme |publisher=energy-learning.com |accessdate=2 February 2021 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129130951/http://www.unep.fr/ozonaction/information/mmc/lib_detail.asp?r=5257 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://energy-learning.com/index.php/opinion/78-what-s-new/137-interview-with-united-nations-unep-by-the-european-energy-centre-eec-part-1|title=Interview with United Nations UNEP by the European Energy Centre|accessdate=2 February 2021}} and the Intergovernmental International Institute of Refrigeration {{cite web|url=https://energy-learning.com/index.php/component/content/article/78-what-s-new/130-intergovernmental-organisation-partners-with-eec|title=Cooperations between Renewable Energy Institute, Centro Studi Galileo, European Energy Centre, IRINA, United Nations Environment Programme and intergovernmental Institute of Refrigeration, technical publications in refrigeration and air conditioning|publisher=Iifiir.org|accessdate=2 February 2021}} and Centro Studi Galileo,{{cite web|author=Paolo Buoni|url=http://www.centrogalileo.it|title=Centro Studi Galileo|publisher=Centrogalileo.it|date=24 September 2007|accessdate=2 February 2021}} along with Universities such as Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University in promoting the use of renewable energy technologies across the United Kingdom.

The Renewable Energy Institute is also active European-wide{{cite web |url=http://www.solarthermalworld.org/node/1146 |title=Global Solar Thermal Energy Council works with the Renewable Energy Institute to promote adoption of renewable energy European-wide |publisher=Solarthermalworld.org |date=26 March 2010 |accessdate=2 February 2021 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225224633/http://www.solarthermalworld.org/node/1146 |archivedate=25 February 2012}} with workshops and conferences in renewable energy, Heating and Cooling technologies, see the 14th European Conference at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

The training activities of the institute, the European Centre of Technology, and its parent company Centro Studi Galileo are promoted through international and global partners.{{cite web|url=http://theect.org |title=Cooperation European Energy Centre and European Centre of Technology with Centro Studi Galileo |publisher=theect.org |date=2 February 2021}}