Juergen Maier CBE
@juergenmaier.co.uk
Austro-British Industrialist. Chair of Great British Energy, Co-founder @vocl_uk, Former CEO #Siemens UK. Views my own. 🏳️🌈
You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point.
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Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You honestly can't make this up. There was no way #Brexit was ever going to cut regulation or bureaucracy for exporters to the #EU, large or small, unless we opted to stay in the Single Market and Customs union. Many of us in business repeatedly made that point.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Accelerating our path to renewable energy is good for the #economy, for #jobs, energy security, and costs.
Not enough of us however, make the argument about the cost of inaction, and I can't make it better than this article 👇
Good luck to all at #Cop30
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Not enough of us however, make the argument about the cost of inaction, and I can't make it better than this article 👇
Good luck to all at #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Accelerating our path to renewable energy is good for the #economy, for #jobs, energy security, and costs.
Not enough of us however, make the argument about the cost of inaction, and I can't make it better than this article 👇
Good luck to all at #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Not enough of us however, make the argument about the cost of inaction, and I can't make it better than this article 👇
Good luck to all at #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Thank you @enbw-ag.bsky.social Energie Baden-Württemberg, for giving us a view of what @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social might look like in 10 years' time. I left with enthusiasm and confidence that we are on the right path - along with a few nuggets of brilliant, innovative ideas and advice as well 👇
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Thank you @enbw-ag.bsky.social Energie Baden-Württemberg, for giving us a view of what @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social might look like in 10 years' time. I left with enthusiasm and confidence that we are on the right path - along with a few nuggets of brilliant, innovative ideas and advice as well 👇
Great piece in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social It really fascinates me that the cost of inaction to prevent the worst of the climate crisis is never really covered in our debates on this.
According to this piece;
Cost of action = 1% GDP, cost of inaction between 5-20%
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
According to this piece;
Cost of action = 1% GDP, cost of inaction between 5-20%
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Climate action is the best way to ensure long-term growth
Although we may have underestimated the risks of the climate crisis, we have also been too pessimistic about the opportunities created by new, green tech...
observer.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Great piece in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social It really fascinates me that the cost of inaction to prevent the worst of the climate crisis is never really covered in our debates on this.
According to this piece;
Cost of action = 1% GDP, cost of inaction between 5-20%
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
According to this piece;
Cost of action = 1% GDP, cost of inaction between 5-20%
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
The debate on investments into our #energytransition is often misinformed by simple slogans like 'we can't afford net-zero'. I believe the opposite...
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
My thought through arguments are in this piece 👇
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
My thought through arguments are in this piece 👇
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Britain can’t afford to delay its green energy transition
Stalling our transformation of the grid will only harm the environment, raise costs, and risk jobs
observer.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The debate on investments into our #energytransition is often misinformed by simple slogans like 'we can't afford net-zero'. I believe the opposite...
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
My thought through arguments are in this piece 👇
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
My thought through arguments are in this piece 👇
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Very well researched piece by UCL - Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010.
The only answers to better energy security and overall lower energy costs are more wind power and renewables - implemented in a way that allows for a just transition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The only answers to better energy security and overall lower energy costs are more wind power and renewables - implemented in a way that allows for a just transition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Very well researched piece by UCL - Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010.
The only answers to better energy security and overall lower energy costs are more wind power and renewables - implemented in a way that allows for a just transition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The only answers to better energy security and overall lower energy costs are more wind power and renewables - implemented in a way that allows for a just transition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I went to a Leeds comp school in the 70s/80s and experienced #racism and #homophobia daily. I was so happy about the progress we made and the much happier country I lived in - until a recent return to the bad old days.
Thanks @wesstreeting.bsky.social for calling this out.
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Thanks @wesstreeting.bsky.social for calling this out.
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Wes Streeting hits out at ‘racist’ comments by Reform’s Sarah Pochin
YouTube video by Daily Record
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October 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I went to a Leeds comp school in the 70s/80s and experienced #racism and #homophobia daily. I was so happy about the progress we made and the much happier country I lived in - until a recent return to the bad old days.
Thanks @wesstreeting.bsky.social for calling this out.
youtu.be/Yo2-3eertHY?...
Thanks @wesstreeting.bsky.social for calling this out.
youtu.be/Yo2-3eertHY?...
Reposted by Juergen Maier CBE
At last the Impact of Brexit is being called out
“When we left the European Union we left the Dublin Convention & that means where as before we could have returned people to the continent, back to the first safe country they arrived in, that doesn’t exist anymore”
Wes Streeting
“When we left the European Union we left the Dublin Convention & that means where as before we could have returned people to the continent, back to the first safe country they arrived in, that doesn’t exist anymore”
Wes Streeting
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At last the Impact of Brexit is being called out
“When we left the European Union we left the Dublin Convention & that means where as before we could have returned people to the continent, back to the first safe country they arrived in, that doesn’t exist anymore”
Wes Streeting
“When we left the European Union we left the Dublin Convention & that means where as before we could have returned people to the continent, back to the first safe country they arrived in, that doesn’t exist anymore”
Wes Streeting
Thrilled to be back in #Hull discussing local supply chain opportunities in #renewableenergy. The Humber's potential is immense! Engaged with Mayor Luke Campbell & Simon Green of Humber Freeport. Looking forward to @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social helping engineer more new green energy in the UK!
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thrilled to be back in #Hull discussing local supply chain opportunities in #renewableenergy. The Humber's potential is immense! Engaged with Mayor Luke Campbell & Simon Green of Humber Freeport. Looking forward to @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social helping engineer more new green energy in the UK!
We are making incredible progress on driving the #energytransition although you wouldn't think so from the increasingly polarised debate. My latest thoughts on this topic in this @vocluk.bsky.social vlog 👇
If you want to join the conversation contact:
www.vocl.uk/contact/
youtu.be/1jCtRVhjyQo?...
If you want to join the conversation contact:
www.vocl.uk/contact/
youtu.be/1jCtRVhjyQo?...
Reflections on a polarised week regarding our energy transition. But we are making great progress!
YouTube video by Prof. Juergen Maier
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October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are making incredible progress on driving the #energytransition although you wouldn't think so from the increasingly polarised debate. My latest thoughts on this topic in this @vocluk.bsky.social vlog 👇
If you want to join the conversation contact:
www.vocl.uk/contact/
youtu.be/1jCtRVhjyQo?...
If you want to join the conversation contact:
www.vocl.uk/contact/
youtu.be/1jCtRVhjyQo?...
This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
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My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you
By Alex Andreou
bestforbritain.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is a very powerful read - if you want to hear what it feels like to live on our UK streets right now. As Alex @sturdyalex.bsky.social says, we hear daily about the 'legitimate concerns' of people against less represented groups, but rarely hear this
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bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
Reposted by Juergen Maier CBE
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Nice little and important fact check on the truth about claims made against 'Windmills'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tilting at windmills? Trump’s claims about turbines fact-checked
The US president has taken a swipe at wind power as the blades visible from his Turnberry golf course turn
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July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Nice little and important fact check on the truth about claims made against 'Windmills'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Well done to the MPs from Labour and Libdems who have spoken up about this act - of what would be economic vandalism from Reform.
It's a shame that our media isn't challenging this more, but let's make sure we challenge and have a more balanced debate here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's a shame that our media isn't challenging this more, but let's make sure we challenge and have a more balanced debate here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects
Exclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warned energy firms over new contracts
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well done to the MPs from Labour and Libdems who have spoken up about this act - of what would be economic vandalism from Reform.
It's a shame that our media isn't challenging this more, but let's make sure we challenge and have a more balanced debate here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's a shame that our media isn't challenging this more, but let's make sure we challenge and have a more balanced debate here.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There are numerous article, that in my view misrepresent the argument of being able to afford the transition to #cleanpower, so here some thoughts to help balance that 👇
juergenmaier.co.uk/cleanpower/
juergenmaier.co.uk/cleanpower/
We can’t afford not to invest in our transition to clean power
I read many articles similar to this Guardian Piece arguing that we can’t afford the investments on our path to a clean power energy system. There are fewer articles arguing the opposite; tha…
juergenmaier.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There are numerous article, that in my view misrepresent the argument of being able to afford the transition to #cleanpower, so here some thoughts to help balance that 👇
juergenmaier.co.uk/cleanpower/
juergenmaier.co.uk/cleanpower/
Exactly this 👇 No 'saving' at all, and instead you end up with councils run by people not representative of the communities they serve, with the obvious outcome of not serving those communities well.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform wants to cut council diversity roles. The problem is there are already barely any
Exclusive: Party talks up sums that can be saved by cutting DEI jobs, but there are only a handful of such roles across the 10 councils it runs
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Exactly this 👇 No 'saving' at all, and instead you end up with councils run by people not representative of the communities they serve, with the obvious outcome of not serving those communities well.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Feeling very #European in #Manchester this evening at this reception for #EU Ambassadors - visiting to foster links at cultural, citizen, and political level. It seems that slowly we will edge back to the things we took for granted and now miss because we are all European and have lots in common.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Feeling very #European in #Manchester this evening at this reception for #EU Ambassadors - visiting to foster links at cultural, citizen, and political level. It seems that slowly we will edge back to the things we took for granted and now miss because we are all European and have lots in common.
Congratulations Dan McGrail!
Very much looking forward to working with you as we create and scale the publicly owned @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social company, and all the jobs and clean power we will help generate 👇
Very much looking forward to working with you as we create and scale the publicly owned @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social company, and all the jobs and clean power we will help generate 👇
July 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Congratulations Dan McGrail!
Very much looking forward to working with you as we create and scale the publicly owned @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social company, and all the jobs and clean power we will help generate 👇
Very much looking forward to working with you as we create and scale the publicly owned @greatbritishenergy.bsky.social company, and all the jobs and clean power we will help generate 👇
It has been great to be back in #Aberdeen this week for our second #GreatBritishEnergy board meeting.
Great to learn about the many supply chain companies growing into clean power growth technologies, and also to hear about the challenges we need to help unlock many more such opportunities.
Great to learn about the many supply chain companies growing into clean power growth technologies, and also to hear about the challenges we need to help unlock many more such opportunities.
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It has been great to be back in #Aberdeen this week for our second #GreatBritishEnergy board meeting.
Great to learn about the many supply chain companies growing into clean power growth technologies, and also to hear about the challenges we need to help unlock many more such opportunities.
Great to learn about the many supply chain companies growing into clean power growth technologies, and also to hear about the challenges we need to help unlock many more such opportunities.
At #RUKGOW25 today, and as SOS, Ed Miliband said in his speech today, this industry has in 15 years gone from being in the margins, to being in the mainstream of UK industrial and economic policy. 32,000 people now work in UKs offshore wind sector alone and this is set to grow rapidly.
June 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
At #RUKGOW25 today, and as SOS, Ed Miliband said in his speech today, this industry has in 15 years gone from being in the margins, to being in the mainstream of UK industrial and economic policy. 32,000 people now work in UKs offshore wind sector alone and this is set to grow rapidly.
Explaining why #energy prices are high and how clean power will bring them down can't be done in a soundbite.
Thanks @Bylines.scot for this podcast and write up.
bylines.scot/environment/...
Thanks @Bylines.scot for this podcast and write up.
bylines.scot/environment/...
How Labour’s new energy company could transform the UK
Labour’s publicly owned GB Energy aims to cut bills, boost jobs, and give power back to communities
bylines.scot
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Explaining why #energy prices are high and how clean power will bring them down can't be done in a soundbite.
Thanks @Bylines.scot for this podcast and write up.
bylines.scot/environment/...
Thanks @Bylines.scot for this podcast and write up.
bylines.scot/environment/...
Today's agreement with the #EU is not a betrayal as our ever more headline hungry media is reporting, but level headed economic sense. Above all, it resets vital relations with our key trading and security partner - much needed in this evolving global landscape. Congratulations to #UK and EU.
May 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
10 years ago, I proudly joined the #LGBT+ community in #Slovenia at #Pride. Now, Slovenia surpasses the #UK in #LGBT+ rights 👇
It's time to reignite our spirit of the '80s and fight back. It will take time, but we will win again.
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/view-by-coun... 🌈 #EqualityMatters
It's time to reignite our spirit of the '80s and fight back. It will take time, but we will win again.
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/view-by-coun... 🌈 #EqualityMatters
View By Country - Rainbow Map
The Rainbow Map ranks European countries from top to bottom based on their legal and policy situation for LGBTI people. Find out how each country is doing on this page.
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
May 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
10 years ago, I proudly joined the #LGBT+ community in #Slovenia at #Pride. Now, Slovenia surpasses the #UK in #LGBT+ rights 👇
It's time to reignite our spirit of the '80s and fight back. It will take time, but we will win again.
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/view-by-coun... 🌈 #EqualityMatters
It's time to reignite our spirit of the '80s and fight back. It will take time, but we will win again.
rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/view-by-coun... 🌈 #EqualityMatters
Exciting - Our journey to becoming a publicly owned #cleanpower company truly start today!
We will embrace the responsibility that comes with this to accelerate clean power generation and boosting economic growth and jobs in our key coastal industrial regions.
We will embrace the responsibility that comes with this to accelerate clean power generation and boosting economic growth and jobs in our key coastal industrial regions.
May 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Exciting - Our journey to becoming a publicly owned #cleanpower company truly start today!
We will embrace the responsibility that comes with this to accelerate clean power generation and boosting economic growth and jobs in our key coastal industrial regions.
We will embrace the responsibility that comes with this to accelerate clean power generation and boosting economic growth and jobs in our key coastal industrial regions.
We packed a lot into this podcast and it really was enjoyable to be able to be positive about 'the opportunity of our lifetime' as we deploy our new, more ambitious #cleanpower strategy - especially with all the negativity and divisive gotcha-driven headlines in our media 👇
youtu.be/M1MH07UOyeg?...
youtu.be/M1MH07UOyeg?...
Episode 6: Does the UK need a skills passport? | Steph on Skills: Powered by Enginuity
YouTube video by Enginuity
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We packed a lot into this podcast and it really was enjoyable to be able to be positive about 'the opportunity of our lifetime' as we deploy our new, more ambitious #cleanpower strategy - especially with all the negativity and divisive gotcha-driven headlines in our media 👇
youtu.be/M1MH07UOyeg?...
youtu.be/M1MH07UOyeg?...