Energy Institute appoints two industry chiefs to top team
The Energy Institute (EI) has announced two new appointments to its top team.
Octopus Energy
Octopus Energy reaches £1.5bn valuation amid Japan plans
British challenger energy supplier Octopus has been valued at more than two billion dollars (£1.5 billion) in a new deal which launches its brand in Japan.
Investor interest in renewables increases during pandemic
Half of investors feel renewables have become a more attractive proposition during the Covid-19 crisis, according to a new study.
Innovation and technology can safeguard the UK energy M&A environment
To describe the last few months as a challenging period for the energy sector would be an understatement.
Green energy supplier aims to lead UK’s home power market
Octopus Energy Ltd., the clean energy provider, plans to add millions of new customers this decade on a pace that could soon make it the U.K.’s largest energy supplier.
Failed suppliers, a price cap and the fall of the Big Six
After nine failed suppliers, major takeovers and a price cap on bills, the energy sector has faced another bruising year which seemed to mark, once and for all, the end of the Big Six.
Co-op and Octopus Energy launch renewable community energy joint venture
The Co-op and Octopus Energy have today announced the launch of a new community energy firm.
Octopus reaches its tentacles into community energy
The community energy sector in the UK has had a difficult time in recent years. 2018 saw continued reductions in the Feed-in Tariffs, and then in December 2018 the UK Government announced the closure of the Feed-in Tariff scheme to new applications from 31 March 2019.
UK still ‘most attractive’ for renewable energy investment
The UK is still the "most attractive" place for renewable energy investment, according to a new study.
High street giant to challenge energy providers
High street giant Marks & Spencer is to reboot its energy offering as it looks to challenge Britain's dominant gas and electricity providers.
Big Six energy firms at bottom of customer satisfaction league table
The Big Six energy companies have all ranked in the bottom 10 of an annual customer satisfaction survey as consumers turned to medium and small suppliers.