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 Renewable Energy Institute in the Western Hemisphere. 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.