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The Wire · Friday 25 September Good morning. Here is what the sources released 👇 | Two items overnight, every one dated, opened at the primary source and checked before it went in, with our read on each. Three minutes with your coffee and you are up to speed. | |
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 Energy & Grid · Energy Live News · 25 September 2026
GB Energy chief defends Aberdeen job creation shortfall
Great British Energy chief executive Dan McGrail said the Aberdeen headquarters is recruiting at a rate of around two people a week, working towards a total of roughly 300 staff. That figure falls well short of the 1,000 jobs chairman Jurgen Maier originally suggested the site would support over 20 years. McGrail pointed instead to a target of 10,000 additional jobs across GB Energy's wider activities by 2030, saying investment outcomes were the better measure of success.
| | Our read The gap between the 1,000 jobs floated for Aberdeen in 2024 and the 300 now being built towards will follow GB Energy into every future funding announcement. |
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 Water · Water Magazine · 25 September 2026
Ofwat's £7.5m innovation challenge names 20 finalists
Ofwat's Water Innovation Fund has selected 20 finalists for the second round of its Water Discovery Challenge, each receiving £100,000 in seed funding plus support to develop their ideas. Entries range from water-cleaning insects and smart sewage-monitoring batteries to bubble-based chemical treatment, spanning academia, energy, agriculture and environmental services. Marc Hannis, principal of the Innovation Fund at Ofwat, said the projects target wastewater network resilience, data analytics and climate adaptation.
| | Our read Twenty finalists at £100,000 each is seed money, not delivery; the test is how many of these ideas survive contact with a real treatment works. |
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