GB Energy

The government’s comprehensive spending review has seen a 16% increase in departmental spending on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) but diverted £2.5 billion of Great British Energy funding to nuclear power.

Parliament has passed the Great British Energy Bill, marking another step forward for the state-owned energy company.

Leadership from the government’s publicly-owned energy company Great British Energy will come to market in the next few months with a “precise set” of areas it will be involved in.

Prime minister Kier Starmer has announced a £300 million investment into offshore wind supply chains through Great British Energy.

AMPYR Distributed Energy has announced that it will ‘more than’ match the £180 million that Great British Energy has committed to solar PV for the public sector.

Great British Energy’s “first major project” could save schools and the NHS up to £400 million over about 30 years.

The startup board for Great British Energy will have its first meeting today in Aberdeen to discuss how to scale up the company and ‘kickstart’ investments.

The government's flagship Great British Energy company could be facing budget cuts as the UK Treasury undergoes a spending review.

Great British Energy has appointed Dan McGrail, chief executive of RenewableUK, as interim CEO of the state-owned energy company.

Five non-executive directors have been appointed to the start-up board for the government's Great British Energy company.