We’ve partnered with Yeo Valley

We’ve partnered with Yeo Valley

We’ve partnered with Yeo Valley

Yeo Valley share our love for all things green, and to celebrate our new partnership we’re giving away some fabulous carbon-busting prizes! For the last 25 years, Yeo Valley has championed organic farming and dairy production in the UK, and fought hard for the environment in the process. Organic farming has the potential to help … Read more

Collaboration Reveals How Light Unlocks Chemistry of Nickel Catalyst

Collaboration Reveals How Light Unlocks Chemistry of Nickel Catalyst

Last Updated on: 11th July 2025, 12:17 am A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a previously unknown form of certain nickel-based catalysts together unlock and preserve reactivity. This research, described in the journal Nature Communications, could potentially advance the use of abundant nickel in place … Read more

Opening meter readings | Octopus Energy

Opening meter readings | Octopus Energy

When you switch energy supplier, the company you’re leaving has to “pass the baton” to your new energy company. One of the most important parts of this switch is the handover meter reading, the reading used to close your old account and open your new one. Here’s how we work out your handover meter reading, … Read more

Optimist Energy: hopeful climate news

Optimist Energy: hopeful climate news

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

Geothermal & Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Can Reliably Heat Buildings in Extreme Cold — NREL Modeling Results

Geothermal & Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Can Reliably Heat Buildings in Extreme Cold — NREL Modeling Results

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

Loan a thermal camera | Octopus Energy

Loan a thermal camera | Octopus Energy

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

How Solar Power Is Helping In Ukraine

How Solar Power Is Helping In Ukraine

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

Co-op Community Energy | Octopus Energy

Co-op Community Energy | Octopus Energy

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

When will fossil fuels run out? | Energy Depletion |

When will fossil fuels run out? | Energy Depletion |

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