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Great British Energy opens Aberdeen HQ with promise of local skills funding

Michael Holder

22 September 2026 • 4 min read

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Great British Energy's Aberdeen headquarters | Credit: Great British Energy

Publicly-owned clean energy firm to work with local partners to tackle barriers to young people and oil and gas workers building careers in renewable energy

Great British Energy has announced a new £750,000 skills and training programme to help tackle barriers to securing work in the renewables sector in Aberdeen, where the publicly-owned clean energy company...

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