England’s secretary of energy has declared that the world is witnessing the coming of age of Britain’s green industrial era as he announces the injection of £1bn into the nation’s offshore wind supply chain.
Appearing in front of hundreds of attendees at the Global Offshore Wind 2025 conference in London today, Ed Miliband said he felt “an incredible sense of privilege” to be leading the UK’s charge into renewables and said it posed huge economic and industrial possibilities for Britain.
“I am incredibly proud of this industry,” he said from the podium.
“We are witnessing the coming of age of Britain’s green industrial era, with good jobs, lower bills and climate at the forefront.”
As part of his address, Mr Miliband raised the necessity for ongoing investment in the regional supply chain and labelled global uncertainty as one of the main stumbling blocks for the industry’s progression.
He also doubled down on the continued advancement in nascent technologies such as floating wind which the UK could be an international leader in if the dominoes are aligned correctly.
“I think it’s fair to say that we know that for too long government has not focused enough on ensuring our success in offshore wind generation,” the minister added.
“But with Great British Energy, that is what we committed to do, and today we’re announcing a truly historic partnership between public and private investors.
“With hundreds of millions of public funding from GB Energy, many hundreds of millions more from the industry, from the offshore wind industry and the Crown Estate, enables us to announce a total of 1 billion pounds of supply chain funding to bring offshore wind jobs to Britain.
“It’s designed to turbocharge the brilliant work of the sector’s industrial growth plant by investing in the factories so we make turbine towers, blade foundations and cables here in the UK, helping to drive the energy rollout at home and capture a giant export market abroad.
“And this is just the start. I am incredibly excited about the work that we are doing.”
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