UK hospitals, military sites, and prisons to share £74m in new clean energy funding

Michael Holder
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NHS trusts, armed forces, and the prison estate are the latest public bodies to benefit from new funding from DESNZ and Great British Energy

UK hospitals, military sites, and prisons are set to receive a share of £74m to deliver energy efficiency upgrades and clean power technologies, under the latest tranche of funding announced today by the...

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