Why the government risks undermining its flagship industrial energy efficiency fund

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The government is wasting the potential of its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, argues Frank Aaskov from UK Steel and Make UK

Prior to the General Election being called, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy issued a consultation on the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), a £315m government...

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