Your Renewable Power Committee is seeking new members

The Renewable Power Committee is seeking expressions of interest from new members to join the committee.

The committee has a broad technology remit and is tasked with maintaining expertise in the renewable power sector and technology as part of its parent Power Industries Division. All applications are welcome from those who are interested in the sector and can bring energy and enthusiasm to support the committee’s operations, activities and events. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from young members and experienced professionals with expertise in solar energy, battery energy storage systems and marine energy systems to complement our existing wind energy knowledge.

Opportunities and benefits of supporting an IMechE technical committee include:

• Learn best practice.
• Develop your interpersonal and soft skills.
• Improve strategy development and business management.
• Meet people from other companies, industries, countries, and professional institutions that you may not otherwise have the opportunity to meet.
• Generate new ideas and innovation.
• Gain valuable experience for running for Committee, Division or Group Chair.
• Contributes to CPD.

Furthermore, such involvement contributes towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and can help bolster applications for those pursuing all levels of professional registration:

Competence A – knowledge & understanding

• Being on an Institution Division, Group or Committee.
• Attending specialist Institution technical events.
• Reviewing papers for journals / technical publications.

Competence B – design and development of processes, systems, services & products

• Attending technical events, evening lectures, seminars etc.
• Volunteering for Institution Divisions and Groups activities.
• Any IMechE activities increasing your technical knowledge.

Competence D – communication and inter-personal skills

• Presenting/contributing at Division & Group meetings.
• Organising Division & Group activities.

Competence E – professional commitment

• Mentoring young engineers / STEM ambassador activities.
• Any Institution activities contributing to society.

For further details or to submit an expression of interest please contact Membernetworks@IMechE.org

Join us on LinkedIn – ask a question, suggest ideas for future activities or share knowledge.

Attend our next key event Wind Turbine User Group 2025 on 14-15 May 2025, we look forward to seeing you then.

Submit your entry for the Power Industries Divisions Arthur Charles Main Award
Awarded for the best paper on a power industries mechanical engineering subject published by the Institution in the previous year or for a contribution or for achievement.