Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Consumers will be protected under plans to reform the energy market. This includes: ☑️ A stronger Energy Ombudsman to force suppliers to comply with decisions ☑️ Standardising contracts that require smart meters to protect businesses More info here https://lnkd.in/e_TeKD9g

Emily Shuckburgh has joined DESNZ as our new Chief Scientific Adviser. She joins from the University of Cambridge where she is Director of Cambridge Zero, the University's major climate change initiative. She is also Professor of Environmental Data Science at the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology. She was awarded an OBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2025. Welcome to our Clean Energy Mission, Emily! More: https://lnkd.in/ebwF3gqP

We’re investing £35m in a state-of-the-art training facility in Leicestershire that will equip the next generation of engineers with the green skills needed for the energy transition 📣🎉 Centrica Energy Park will see thousands of engineers trained each year in the skills necessary to drive the energy transition including heat pumps, EV chargers, solar panels and battery storage. As well as a full size ‘eco house’ the facility in Lutterworth will include: 🌎 A net zero lab - used to test existing and emerging technologies. 📊 A diagnostic & innovation lab – Providing business support to British Gas' engineers and developing bespoke tools and equipment. 🔌 A smart testing lab - A controlled environment to develop and test smart metering technology. ⚡ Centrica Business Solutions controls lab - Used to develop and test industrial energy and heating solutions. 💡The Hive lab - Supporting the development of Hive Home products, including EV Chargers. The new facility will be 40% larger than the existing British Gas academy in Leicester, allowing for increased training capacity and will open it’s doors in May 2026. Here’s what people are saying about the new Lutterworth academy: 💬 Chris O'Shea, Group chief executive said, “Lutterworth will set a new benchmark for industry training, providing our engineers with the skills and confidence to deliver the first-class service our customers rightly expect and with more engineers trained in green skills, our energy transition will be more achievable.” 💬 Minister for Industry, Chris McDonald, said: "Centrica's new training facility will help support new jobs and equip thousands of engineers with the skills they need to help deliver our clean energy mission." 💬 Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire, said: “I am really pleased to welcome Centrica's groundbreaking £35m Net Zero Training Academy to Lutterworth. This is all about developing the relevant skills of the future and fostering innovation” Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebtEyq5X

The clean energy future is about more than solar panels & wind turbines - it’s about well paid, secure jobs for everyone.  ✅ 400,000 extra jobs by 2030  ✅ 5 new Clean Energy Technical Excellence Colleges  ✅ Helping people learn new skills & transition from other professions

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We’ve given the green light to Tillbridge Solar. This marks the 17th nationally significant clean energy project approved by the government since July 2024 helping to generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 7.5 million homes 🏘️ With solar being the cheapest form of power available for the country, the government are maximising the solar rollout to benefit communities. Read more here: https://orlo.uk/OK0qv

It’s less than six weeks to go until #COP30 in Brazil. As world leaders and industry come together - do you have a question on climate science, or the UK government’s climate policy? Professor Piers Forster (Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate) and Minister Katie White OBE MP (Climate Minister at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) are here to answer them in an exclusive video for LinkedIn 📹 Put your questions in the comments below, by Tuesday 14 October 👇

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Great British Energy is rolling out MORE solar panels, cutting energy costs for more frontline services.     Up to £75 million funding will put energy bill savings back into our schools, hospitals and defence:     👨🏻🏫 50 schools  👩🏾⚕️70 NHS sites including teaching hospitals and mental health and learning disability facilities  🪖military bases  💰 £490m savings over 30 years      The expanded scheme will be worth up to £255 million, supporting around 250 schools, over 270 NHS sites and around 15 military sites across the country.       More homegrown clean power will protect our vital public services, directly benefitting communities.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/efZnNz4x