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Fire stations, care homes and libraries get share of £10m for clean energy

Publicly-owned Great British Energy has awarded mayors grant funding to roll out projects such as solar panels on community buildings to cut bills.

Evening Standard

GB Energy could fund solar panels on religious buildings, Miliband suggests

The Energy Secretary told the Commons he is ‘enthusiastic’ about widening the scope of Great British Energy’s first major project.

Evening Standard

Public-private deal to invest £1bn in offshore wind supply chains unveiled

Ministers also said up to £544 million in ‘clean energy bonus’ funding would back wind developers prioritising investment in deprived communities.

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Spending billions on unclean, risky energy? What a nuclear waste

Letters: Readers respond to the energy secretary’s announcement of the new £14.2bn Sizewell C power station and Rolls-Royce winning the contract to develop small modular reactors

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’ review shows Labour plans to take on the right over net zero

By earmarking billions of pounds for the green economy, Labour is setting itself apart from the Tories and Reform

The Guardian - UK

Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked

Ed Miliband’s vehicle for investing in renewables lost 30% of its pot to small modular nuclear reactors in the spending review

The Guardian - UK

GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors

National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance

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Measures to establish state-owned GB Energy on verge of becoming law

The Great British Energy Bill is ready for royal assent.

Evening Standard

Communities urged to bid for £8m renewable energy fund

The Scottish Government’s community fund has been met with £4m by the UK Government’s Great British Energy firm.

Evening Standard

Top trade unionist blasts Labour's GB Energy 'betrayal'

A TRADE union boss has said people feel “betrayed” over Labour’s flagship Great British Energy policy.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer Unveils Bold Plan to Supercharge Jobs for Welders and Electricians

Keir Starmer is ramping up efforts to secure Britain’s clean energy future, with a bold new plan to boost jobs for welders, electricians, and engineers across the country.

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PM fast tracks £300m for offshore wind in push for clean energy investment

The announcement comes as the UK Government and International Energy Agency hosts a summit on the future of energy security.

The Independent UK

No 10 confident Chinese slave labour ban will not impact clean power 2030 plans

The change will ensure solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries must not contain materials suspected of being produced through slave labour.

Evening Standard

Ed Miliband bows to pressure with ban on solar panels linked to Chinese slavery

Energy secretary to force Great British Energy to ensure there is no slavery or human trafficking in its supply chain

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Evening Standard

Renewables slave labour warning as Ed Miliband seeks ban on Chinese materials

He wants to ensure solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries must not contain materials suspected of being produced through slave labour.

The Guardian - UK

Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futures

The argument for a clean energy transition is not just one of climate breakdown but social justice and national security too, says Ed Miliband

The Guardian - UK

MPs could axe clause in bill banning forced labour in GB Energy supply chain

Measures blocking companies involved in modern slavery from receiving public money could be overturned

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government welcomes £5m from GB Energy for 'community' projects

THE Scottish Government has welcomed investment worth just under £5 million from Great British Energy for eco-friendly power projects.

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GB Energy investing £200m in solar panels on schools and hospitals to cut bills

Hundreds of schools and NHS sites will get funding for renewables in the first major investment by the publicly owned clean energy company.

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy board set to meet for first time in Scotland

The board of GB Energy is scheduled to meet for the first time in Scotland to discuss "scaling up and kickstarting investments"

The Independent UK

Great British Energy board to meet for first time in Scotland

The board is chaired by Juergen Maier.

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy ‘has no employees’, UK Government concedes

GB Energy doesn’t formally have any employees, according to the UK Government ...

The National (Scotland)

Doubts over whether GB Energy has any staff working in Aberdeen

The UK Government is facing questions over whether there are any GB Energy employees working in Aberdeen ...

Evening Standard

Former Siemens boss appointed Great British Energy interim chief executive

Dan McGrail, the current chief executive of trade association RenewableUK, will work for the new publicly-owned clean energy company in Aberdeen.

The National (Scotland)

Renewables chief appointed interim head of Labour's Great British Energy

AN interim CEO for Labour’s Great British Energy has been appointed after difficulty in recruitment efforts.

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