# Great British Energy

> Great British Energy is a VC fund backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbegovuk
- Website: https://x.com/GBEgovuk

Great British Energy is an energy company that specializes in clean energy projects.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 67% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 67% |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 33% |
| Wind Energy | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 67% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan McGrail | Interim CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-mcgrail-6e87 |
| Simon Roddy | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-roddy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Naked Energy | Naked Energy has developed an innovative hybrid solar technology generating combined heat and power.The versatile, modular design of Virtu® places crystalline photovoltaic cells in an evacuated solar thermal collector. For any given area more of the sun’s energy is converted into heat and electricity (80% of the 1000W/m2 available) thanksto the patented heat transfer mechanism.Thermal and electrical outputs are optimized irrespective of geographic or climatic conditions. With the isothermally cooled PV cells protected from the environment, Virtu® is especially suited to harsh high-insolation markets.Naked Energy is in the final stages of preparing for commercial launch to address global applications for domestic, commercial and industrial customers. Virtu® is both disruptive and scalable. | $11.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| ITM Power | ITM Power designs and manufactures Hydrogen Energy Systems for Energy Storage and Clean Fuel production.ITM Power is committed to clean sustainable energy solutions based around water electrolysis. Our principal motivation is to engineer zero-carbon hydrogen energy systems that provide energy security and independence from fossil fuels.ITM's electrolyser and fuel cell technologies have the potential to become the cornerstones of a future hydrogen economy based on 'green' hydrogen. Our hydrogen systems are able to convert renewable energy to a clean fuel, that can be indefinitely stored for use in transport, residential and industrial applications | $53.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm | Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm energy infrastructure, including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass and energy from waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage, and other energy assets like Power-to-X, are the main areas of interest. | $195.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 19, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barclays Climate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-climate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scottish National Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-national-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [National Wealth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uk-infrastructure-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Great British Energy invest in?

Great British Energy invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Great British Energy?

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### Who are the partners at Great British Energy?

The team at Great British Energy includes Dan McGrail (Interim CEO) and Simon Roddy (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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