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Geothermal Power: Skilled Workers

Asked by Dr Kieran MullanConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121433

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the redeployment of skills from the North Sea oil and gas sector into deep geothermal heat projects.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Across the energy system we are working to deliver new jobs in the clean energy transition and support those working in oil and gas to take up these opportunities. As part of our North Sea Future Plan we announced a North Sea Jobs Service will be launched which will support workers to retrain and find opportunities for future employment. Deep geothermal heat projects could benefit from these skilled workers.

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