Octopus Energy acquires IoT technology nCube Home
Octopus Energy has acquired nCube Home, the UK's first independent smart home energy management platform.
Articles tagged with: IOT
Centrica to use hot water tanks for frequency response in VPP
Centrica is to absorb “thousands” of residential hot water tanks into its virtual power plant (VPP) to provide flexibility to the grid.
Innogy Innovation Hub makes investment into IoT security software
Innogy Innovation Hub has invested in ShieldIOT in a funding round that saw the Internet of Things (IoT) security company raise US$3.6 million (£5 million).
Tesco trials offering up fridges for frequency response
Tesco is trialling using refrigeration units to provide frequency response in a partnership with the University of Lincoln, IoT firm IMS Evolve and The Grimsby Institute.
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Microsoft, Snam to improve network efficiency with IoT
Tech giant Microsoft and European natural gas utility Snam have formed an agreement to improve the efficiency and safety of energy networks.
OVO invests in energy tech start-up Electron
OVO has invested in energy technology firm Electron, teasing that it is the first in a series of strategic investments.
Centrica sets sights on domestic energy flexibility with new investments
Centrica has made investments in two cutting edge energy tech firms as it targets a more concentrated domestic energy flexibility business.
Enel turns to AI software provider C3 to unleash a ‘new era’ of operational efficiencies
European utility Enel has turned to AI software provider C3 to work as a strategic partner of big data platforms and applications across the entire business in a move which it says will strengthen its position at the top of the energy transition.
Verv lands innogy backing to fund global expansion
Energy giant innogy’s International Middle East (IME) division has invested £500,000 in UK energy tech start-up Verv.