If you like learning about various foods, the United States Dept. of Agriculture’s FoodData Central might be for you. It is a searchable online database with a massive amount of information about nutrients in a huge range of foods. Within the publicly available database, I searched used the term ‘almonds.’ The following results page appeared. … Read more

Infrastructure developer Black & Veatch announced the company has completed execution of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Whitelee Green Hydrogen Project near Glasgow, Scotland. Whitelee is a proposed development by owner ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited. The contract was awarded to Black & Veatch in October 2024. The first phase of the project, … Read more

Just a month after I shared that Al Gore’s sustainable investment fund, Generation Management, would be investing in Octopus Energy Group, I’ve got more great news about the future of our business. We’ve just signed a new long-term strategic partnership with Canadian Pension Plan Investments (CPP Investments), one of the world’s largest pension funds. The … Read more

Alexa is Amazon’s voice-enabled digital assistant. She comes with any Amazon Echo device and some Alexa-enabled third-party products such as the Sonos One speaker or GE lamps. Calling her name will help you find information or perform a variety of tasks such as playing your favourite music on command. In smart homes, she does heavier … Read more

“They cause more pollution in production” “The lithium batteries are worse than ‘normal’ car batteries” “The UK grid system can’t cope with mass charging” Some of the many questions we often get asked are around how sustainable an electric car really is in comparison to a petrol or diesel vehicle. From an environmental point of … Read more

🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! 🎉 Throughout Christmas, New Years’, and that weird low-energy period in between, there’s only been one thing on our minds. Announcing the winners of our Black Friday refer-a-friend, win-a-car competition. Customers – you spread the word to your friends and family for extra chances to win. We worked away behind the … Read more

Launching the smart grid If you found your way here, you’ll know all about Agile Octopus, our world-first smart time of use tariff, passing on real half-hourly wholesale prices to consumers. Early customers have already unlocked incredible savings by taking advantage of Agile’s dirt cheap off-peak rates, but this tariff’s true potential is best unlocked … Read more

“Alexa, can you do my washing when it’s cheapest?” Octopus Energy’s first Hack Day makes this a reality In February this year, Octopus Energy launched Agile Octopus, the first ever energy tariff designed to utilise the power of the smart meter roll out by tracking wholesale price changes every half an hour, and even paying … Read more

On 22nd July, Ofgem contacted us and some other suppliers, to let us know that Iresa would cease trading and their license be revoked from 27th July. They did this to find a Supplier of Last Resort – the supplier that would best be able to take over another supplier’s accounts in the event of … Read more

Local Energy: We’re working together with Leicester’s awesome local businesses to power the city with solar energy… sourced just down the road! We’re so excited to say that Leicester, the stomping ground for 60+ Octopus Energy staff, is once again breaking new business ground. We’ve launched a brand new tariff supplying Leicester businesses with affordable, … Read more