Tag: Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy launches landmark Africa energy fund

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm is taking the next big step in its global green mission, launching its first African energy fund to turbocharge investment in one of the world’s most promising renewables markets. Launched at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town today, the Octopus Energy Power Africa Fund (OEPA) is designed to unlock funding that catalyses the continent’s huge clean energy potential – bringing together forward-thinking investors to power communities and businesses with affordable, homegrown, green energy. Starting with projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, OEPA plans to invest in game-changing…

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Octopus Energy launches its first home EV charger

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy has launched its very own home EV charger – Octopus Charge – shaking up the electric car game with sleek design and super-smart charging. The UK’s top heat pump manufacturer is adding this next-generation EV charger to its stable of home tech offerings, making driving electric simpler, smarter and greener than ever. Plugged into the UK’s most popular EV tariff – Intelligent Octopus Go – Octopus Charge can power electric cars for as little as 2p per mile. Combined with Octopus’ innovative Drive Pack tariff, customers can unlock…

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Octopus supercharges social housing with new ‘Tenant Power’ tariff

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy, the UK’s biggest energy supplier, is shaking things up with ‘Tenant Power’ – a brand-new tariff designed to help social housing tenants save money while encouraging landlords to go green. The game-changing new tariff gives tenants in social, affordable and shared ownership housing a discount on their energy bills of up to £200 per year compared to a standard variable tariff* (depending on the number of solar panels and the size of the battery). ‘Tenant Power’ also benefits social housing landlords, like housing associations, who get paid for…

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Octopus Energy ramps up Asian renewables push with South Korean investment

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm accelerates its Asian renewables plans with a solar investment in South Korea, set to help ramp up clean power in the country. Octopus has backed a highly experienced and expert local team – Skygreen Energy – to develop up to 20 small- to medium-sized solar farms in the next two years. The new solar farms will generate 140 MW of clean energy – enough power for around 45,000 homes a year. Skygreen is planning to scale up to 500 MW of solar, with ambitions to potentially…

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Octopus Energy brings power to the people with the launch of ‘the Collective’ investment platform

Stuart Mitchell

More people across the UK have the opportunity to own a piece of a green energy project thanks to Octopus Energy’s new investment platform ‘the Collective’. The first-of-its-kind platform allows people to directly buy a share of a renewables project like a wind turbine or solar farm. With a minimum investment of £25, any returns go straight into the investor’s pocket as there are no fees and it is free to join*. The move makes Octopus the first energy company in the UK with a retail investment platform regulated by…

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