Last Updated on: 11th July 2025, 12:25 am As Aviation Continues To See Greater Demand, NASA and NREL Show How Regional Airports Can Become Energy Nodes Between fleets of rental vehicles and ground support equipment, electricity demand at U.S. airports might quintuple in the next 20 years. Smaller regional and general aviation airports, which often … Read more

In the climate crisis, humanity is facing a huge fight, and we need hope and bright ideas to win it. While hopelessness leads to disengagement, stories about positive, meaningful developments are more than just a breath of fresh air – they also show us ways forwards, towards a climate friendly future. In the midst of … Read more

Last Updated on: 11th July 2025, 12:53 am New Study Demonstrates Efficient Performance—Even on Frozen Alaska Soils New energy storage research from NREL, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, has demonstrated a way to store and reuse heat underground to meet the heating demands of cold regions like Alaska. Published on June 17 in the journal Energy … Read more

For years we have been loaning thermal cameras to customers completely free of charge to help them find draughts in their homes. Since the energy crisis, we have ramped up our scheme and have sent cameras to nearly 4,000 customers. This year, we are concentrating our efforts on our most vulnerable customers that need them … Read more

There are many compelling reasons to replace fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources. Chief among them is to solve the climate change crisis and it is an urgent one. Another is to eliminate toxic air pollution that causes a huge number of human deaths per year around the world. Of course, it would also … Read more

All over the UK, local energy groups allow communities to invest directly in renewable energy generation in their neighbourhood. We want to help them get the most out of this green power, and encourage other communities to get involved in pumping more renewables into the grid. Bring on a new era for local renewable energy … Read more

Although nations around the world are actively trying to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, the demand for global energy is still rising. The 2018 Global Energy and CO₂ Status Report revealed that demand for energy worldwide rose by 2.3% – the biggest rise this decade. To meet this demand, nations have turned their attention … Read more

I just met a guy whose career was drilling for oil; he’d been active all over North America and the Middle East for about 40 years until he retired ten years ago. Naturally, I asked him for his thoughts on our civilization’s phasing out fossil fuels in favor of low-carbon sources of energy.  He responded, … Read more

At Octopus Energy, we like to find brilliant people and carve out a space that allows them to do what they do best. One such square peg in a round hole is our very own Future Technology Evangelist Phil Steele. You may recognise Phil from our smart home projects and integrations: Amazon’s Alexa, IFTTT, Agile, … Read more

We wanted the eyes of the world on the climate crisis, so we launched the world’s largest open air art exhibition: Portraits from the Precipice. Artists from around the world submitted artwork that answered one brief ‘What does climate change mean to you?’. The pieces were then showcased on billboards throughout the UK in a … Read more