THE chair of Great British Energy (GBE), Juergen Maier, has met with key public and private sector representatives in Aberdeen interested in clean energy.
The meeting comes following last month’s announcement that GBE will be headquartered in Aberdeen, with the city also set to be the main base for the £2.5 billion Green Volt floating wind farm project – which is expected to create 2,800 jobs during construction.
Prior to the meeting, Mr Maier and his team embarked on a tour around Aberdeen, visiting key energy sites highlighting the wider offering available in the north east. Last week Mr Maier appeared before MPs at Westminster and confirmed Aberdeen will be the centre of all operations – with up to 1,000 jobs created as a result.
Councillor Alan Turner, Aberdeenshire Council’s chair of infrastructure services committee, said, “The north east of Scotland became an established energy world leader because of the expertise and specialisms developed here, and we are confident that Great British Energy headquartering in the region sends the same message, that we are all focusing on the energy transition and the future. We were delighted to meet with the chair of GBE and begin those important discussions about how we work together to make the most of this opportunity to maximise local businesses in order to accelerate the energy transition, safeguarding jobs and creating new opportunities.”
Co-leader of Aberdeen City Council, councillor Christian Allard, added, “Aberdeen has been a magnet for energy investments for decades and the city has already established itself as a renewables hub. The welcome addition of Great British Energy here will help secure future investments in the sector and will help confirm Aberdeen as the net zero capital of Europe. Today’s introduction to the GBE team was welcomed by ourselves and all of our regional stakeholders, and we appreciated the opportunity to familiarise them with some of our key energy assets. We very much look forward to building on this relationship.”
