UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to unveil a major public and private sector investment aimed at expanding the domestic offshore wind supply chain, in a move the government describes as “genuinely transformative” for clean energy job creation.
Speaking at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind 2025 conference in London, Miliband will outline the latest phase of government efforts to strengthen the UK’s renewable energy sector. The investment is set to support industrial regions including Teesside, East Anglia, Scotland, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
“At the Spending Review last week, we committed to the most significant programme of investment in homegrown clean energy in the UK’s history to deliver our mission,” Miliband is expected to say in prepared remarks.
The investment package builds on a series of announcements made in recent days. These include the launch of a major nuclear expansion programme, carbon capture funding in Aberdeenshire and the Humber, and a £500 million commitment to develop the UK’s first hydrogen network.
“Today we go further with a genuinely transformative package of investment in offshore wind supply chains and jobs,” Miliband will tell conference delegates. “We are witnessing the coming of age of Britain’s green industrial revolution as we build this new era of energy abundance.”
While further details of the funding are expected to be released during the conference, industry stakeholders have been calling for targeted investment to enhance the UK’s manufacturing capabilities and reduce reliance on imported components.
The offshore wind sector is seen as central to the government’s plan to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035, with new job creation in clean technologies playing a key role in the UK’s broader industrial strategy.
The announcement comes amid growing international competition for clean energy manufacturing investment and follows recent warnings from industry groups about the need for greater domestic supply chain resilience.
