Tag: Octopus Energy

InstaVolt plugs into Octopus Electroverse in charge towards EV future

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV) roaming service welcomes InstaVolt onto its Electroverse platform to make charging even easier for drivers. Octopus Electroverse makes EV charging simple by giving access to over half a million public charge points globally at just one tap. It now serves one in four EV drivers in the UK – more than any other public charging service in the country. InstaVolt joins over 580 charge point operator brands drivers can access on Octopus Electroverse, including IONITY, Osprey, Mer, Fastned, Source London, Connected Kerb and Genie…

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Octopus Energy makes a splash with investment in one of Europe’s largest wind farms

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm announces its investment in one of continental Europe’s largest wind farms, as it continues to turbocharge the energy transition globally. The 732 MW Borssele III & IV wind farm in the Dutch North Sea is made up of 77 turbines. Its 9.5 MW turbines are the largest in Octopus’ portfolio – each turbine as tall as the Gherkin building in London. The wind farm has been operational since 2021 and generates enough power every year equivalent to around 825,000 Dutch households. This latest deal comes as…

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Octopus Energy unveils next stage in smart heat revolution at Energy Tech Summit

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson today launched the smart heating system Cosy Octopus* with the vow: “This paves the way to heat pumps for everyone.” Jackson launched the heating system at the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit in London. It will be available from December. It consists of the ‘Cosy 6’, Octopus’ new heat pump; ‘Cosy Hub’, a home controls system; ‘Cosy Pods’, room sensors; a bespoke smart tariff; and the award-winning Octopus 5-star service.   ‘Cosy Octopus’ is free for homes that don’t need any work to fit the…

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Octopus Energy backs global offshore wind developer

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy’s generation arm announces its investment in Deep Wind Offshore, an international offshore wind developer with a pipeline of projects in Norway, Sweden, and South Korea. All three countries have vast wind resources and strong governmental support for offshore wind. The company is aiming to build 10 GW of new offshore wind by 2032, with 2 GW exclusively developed in South Korea. Deep Wind Offshore was founded in Norway and is backed by leading Norwegian shipping and energy companies Knutsen OAS, Haugaland Kraft, and Sunnhordland Kraftlag. Since launching in…

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Octopus Energy finds brokers negatively impact over 3 million small businesses

Stuart Mitchell

Transparency about level of commissions, a commission cap and an end to cold calls, are some steps that could be taken to bring the spiralling energy broker market under control, a new report by Octopus Energy for Business reveals. The report – Small businesses in the dark: Energy brokers and the hidden scandal in energy prices – paints a disturbing picture of the prevalence of this behaviour, at a time when everything should be done to bring down energy bills. This comes as new data shows 3.2 million small businesses…

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