In driving investment in clean home-grown energy the government has announced that the Great British Energy HQ will be established in Aberdeen.

This, states the government, is because of the city’s world-leading engineering expertise that will kickstart a UK-wide clean energy revolution.

Two additional sites will open in Edinburgh and Glasgow, once Great British Energy is up and running, to benefit from local skills and expertise. The company will be initially located in government buildings across the cities, while permanent bases are established.

This marks the next step to kickstart Great British Energy, as part of its mission to become a clean energy superpower. An interim Chief Executive will soon be appointed to take the lead on launching the new company and building its Aberdeen base – along with the start-up Chair Juergen Maier, former CEO of Siemens UK.

The move forms part of the government’s plans to support clean energy in the North Sea, ensuring Aberdeen continues to thrive as Scotland’s clean energy capital. The government recently announced the biggest-ever investment in offshore wind and continues to progress technologies like carbon capture and storage and hydrogen – as well as ensuring that oil and gas is used for decades to come as part of a fair and balanced transition away from fossil fuels.

The Great British Energy Company, established by the government, aims to attract private investment in the UK’s clean homegrown power, backed by £8.3 billion in government funding over this Parliament.