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Solar Power Panel

Octopus Energy Sees 11% Increase Solar Pipeline With Zestec Acquisition

Octopus Energy Group’s generation arm has acquired UK solar developer and asset manager Zestec Renewable Energy to build solar power on British businesses’ ro…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Drop to Below $80 for First Time Since January on Recession Fears

US Energy Information Administration expects global oil inventories to fall by 200,000 barrels per day in the first half of 2023.

United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Takeover of Collapsed UK Rival Bulb Faces Legal Challenge

The British government’s decision to approve collapsed energy supplier Bulb’s acquisition by Octopus Energy faces a legal challenge from rival suppliers in ea…

Wind Power Project

Octopus Energy Identifies 2.3 GW Onshore Wind Potential in Britain

Octopus Energy Generation’s match-making platform for wind energy identifies 2.3 GW of potential new British onshore wind energy that could be unleashed where …

Smart Meter

Octopus Energy’s Smart Meter Scheme Demonstrates 1GW Load Shift Potential

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy has released preliminary results from its first ‘Saving Session’ trial, which has demonstrated that – should such a project…

Electric Car

New G20 Irritant for Biden: Restrictive U.S. Electric Vehicle Tax Subsidies

Electric vehicles (EVs) shuttled G20 delegations and security forces across the southern tip of Bali this week in a symbolic show of Indonesia's ambitious energ…

Octopus Energy to Take Over Struggling Competitor Bulb Energy

Octopus Energy Group is taking on state-run Bulb Energy’s 1.5 million customers after securing approval from the British Government.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Sees Decline in Coal-Fired Generation After 2021 Surge – Report

US coal-fired generation will be down 6% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administrati…

Italy

Octopus Energy Announces 1.1 GW Renewable Venture in Italy

Octopus Energy Generation has continued its expansion plans into Europe, deepening its role in Italy’s green power market.

United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Flexibility Scheme Pays Prosumers to Support the Grid

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy is announcing a new energy reduction and flexibility scheme while calling to end the prospect of electricity blackouts.

Smart Meter

Smart Meters and Heat Pumps to Drive Belgian Domestic Flexibility

Octopus Energy Group’s entech platform Kraken will control domestic assets such as heat pumps, smart meters and other energy tech to automatically reduce bills…

Energy Storage Technology

Sustainable Energy Storage Derived From Seaweed

Finding suitable energy storage solutions saves surplus energy from becoming waste and has a positive environmental impact by generating a cleaner, greener ener…

Offshore Wind Power

Octopus Energy to Buy 15.5% Stake in Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

Operated by Ørsted, the 270MW offshore project is equipped with 75 turbines.

Offshore Wind Power

Macquarie Sells North Sea Offshore Wind Farm Stake

Funds managed by Octopus Energy Generation have received ownership of a 15% stake in 270MW Lincs wind farm

Octopus Energy and National Grid Demonstrate First V2G in Great Britain

Octopus Energy Group and National Grid ESO have announced the first successful integration of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, using a test environment of the …