11/12/2025 | Offshore wind

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RenewableUK welcomes GB Energy's landmark funding for UK clean energy supply chains

11 December 2025 - RenewableUK press release


Commenting on the launch of Great British Energy's GBE Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks, which is providing up to £300 million in capital grant funding to build UK manufacturing capacity for key components in offshore wind and electricity networks, RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper said:


“Last year the offshore wind industry published an Industrial Growth Plan, which set out in detail the new factories and wider network of businesses in the UK which will be critical to deliver the wind farms the country needs, which include facilities manufacturing key components like cables, blades and foundations. It’s fantastic that Great British Energy is aligning with industry to secure those potential investments, providing their £300 million fund alongside private investment from developers of new wind farms in the years ahead.”


"There are already factories and businesses all over the UK which have benefitted from work in the offshore wind sector. If the Government continues to work closely with our industry to deliver new offshore wind farms at the pace and scale they’re talking about, and maintains supportive schemes like Great British Energy’s Supply Chain Fund and the Industrial Strategy, we believe the sector’s supply chain could provide a £25 billion boost to the UK economy over the next decade.”


The Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks is now open for applications and will close no later than 10 December 2026. Further information and application guidance is available here.


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For further information, contact


Robert Norris, Head of Communications
07969 229 913 | Robert.Norris@RenewableUK.com



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