Sectors
Clean energy industries
Explore the UK's exceptional pipeline of investment opportunities across renewable energy, networks, heat and clean fuels.
Clean energy investment opportunities in the UK span project development, supply chains, research and development (R&D) and services.
Invest through market frameworks supporting the deployment of clean power in the clean energy industries from the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, and use catalytic public investment from the UK's public financial institutions to enable the delivery of these projects.
Reasons to choose the UK
Clear mission Sector plans and strategies provide direct pathways to investment.
Market structure Established mechanisms reduce risk and support scale.
Public finance Investment bodies and targeted programmes attract private capital.
Opportunity highlights
Offshore wind
Commercial opportunities in offshore wind are abundant, from the North Sea to the East Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and the English Channel. Businesses can capitalise on the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, which sets out a pathway to deploy 43 to 50 gigawatts (GW) of fixed bottom and floating offshore wind.
Nuclear fission
The advanced nuclear framework is designed to support the development, commercialisation and deployment of private, innovative nuclear projects within the UK energy system.
Fusion energy
The UK offers one of the world's most attractive environments for fusion energy investment. It combines over £2.5 billion of government investment between 2025/26 and 2029/30, world-leading research capabilities, a growing private fusion sector and a clear pathway to commercial deployment.
Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS)
The UK CCUS sector is a prime opportunity for investors, with £9.4 billion allocated in capital budgets over this Spending Review period, targeting rapid growth in carbon capture, transport, and storage projects focussed in strategic industrial clusters.
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Hydrogen
The UK is a global leader in hydrogen innovation, with abundant renewable resources, proximity to offshore CO₂ storage, existing oil and gas infrastructure and internationally recognised expertise in engineering, construction, consultancy, and gas infrastructure.
Electricity storage
The government has outlined plans for the deployment of electricity storage in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan and the Clean Flexibility Roadmap. This includes setting an ambition of 23 to 27GW by 2030 for short-duration battery storage, relying on private investment with support from the Capacity Market, and 4 to 6GW long duration electricity storage (LDES) supported by the cap and floor scheme.
Sustainable built environment
Innovative technologies are reshaping the UK’s built environment, creating scalable, sustainable solutions and new avenues for strategic investment. Heat pump sales rose 63% in 2024, stemming from the UK’s target of 600,000 installations annually by 2028 and paving the way for major investment across manufacturing.
Onshore wind
Deployment of onshore wind is set to accelerate in line with the government's onshore wind strategy published in 2025, alongside the lifting of the in-practice ban on onshore wind in 2024.
Electricity networks
Electricity networks and their supply chains underpin and enable the deployment of clean energy to maintain, expand and modernise. An investment programme of around £70 billion in electricity transmission is anticipated over the regulatory period 2026 to 2031.
Clean energy research resources
The UK government has established R&D support frameworks across a range of energy sectors, to work towards a clean energy future
