In a recent development, military sites in the U.K., almost 50 more schools, and more than 70 further NHS sites are going to receive almost £75 million in funding, which will come from Great British Energy.
It is well to be noted that the hospitals as well as schools throughout England have already gotten £180 million in funding from GB Energy, the government announced in March 2025.
The expanded scheme is going to be worth almost £255 million in total and is going to support almost 250 schools, more than 270 NHS sites, and also 15 military sites throughout the country, as per the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
This also includes a new collaboration between Great British Energy as well as the Ministry of Defence, which is going to see technologies like solar panels along with micro-wind turbines rolled out across various military sites in the U.K., which includes the remote training grounds as well as equipment stations.
Apparently, the NHS sites set are going to include large acute teaching hospitals and community hospitals as well as mental health and learning disability centers.
Clean energy jobs plan to be released
The clean energy jobs plan is anticipated to be released in October 2025, with the government looking to set what the spectrum of energy jobs could as well look like.
U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, speaking at the Labour conference, told the delegates that he wants to make sure that the clean energy jobs are good jobs with action to go ahead and close loopholes that go on to give the offshore renewable energy workers lesser rights at work as compared to the oil and gas workers.
This plan is all set to take into account the newly mandated worker representation when it comes to boards of publicly owned bodies such as Great Britain Energy.
On the other hand, a new fair work charter is going to be introduced in order to make sure that the companies that benefit from public funding by way of a successful clean industry bonus are making sure that their workers happen to get a decent wage and, at the same time, the very best rights when it comes to work.
It is well to be noted that the negotiations on the charter are ongoing with certain offshore wind developers and are anticipated to cover elements such as worker voice, pay and benefits, terms of employment, and job security.
