Alice Grundy speaks to Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, about encouraging EV uptake, public misconceptions, and a new partnership with Engenie and Marston's.
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V2G potential ripe to 'smooth out' UK renewables intermittency, Octopus EV chief says
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could “smooth out” the intermittency issues of renewables within the next ten years, says Octopus Electric Vehicles CEO Fiona Howarth.
Juiced up: Octopus targets electric transport sector with new green power service
Two Octopus Energy units have collaborated to launch Electric Juice, a green power supply service targeted specifically at the electric transport sector.
Octopus partners Amazon Alexa to ‘hack’ energy supply
Octopus Energy has integrated with Amazon’s Alexa product suite to allow its customers to “hack” the domestic energy market.
Octopus makes first strides into energy networks sector with Eclipse Power investment
Octopus Investments has made a multi-million-pound investment in independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) Eclipse Power, marking its maiden investment in the networks sector.
Octopus Energy handed £13.2 million to cover Iresa debts as tenth supplier goes bust
Octopus Energy has been awarded just over £13 million to cover the debts of defunct supplier Iresa Energy as a tenth energy retailer went bust.
Arsenal makes UK first with behind the meter battery for wholesale trading
Arsenal football club’s Emirates Stadium has become home to what could be the first behind the meter battery of its size to be aimed at wholesale energy trading over frequency response.
Almost a third of consumers shift consumption out of peak finds time of use tariff study
Almost a third of consumers shift their electricity consumption out of peak times if given the right tools to engage in their usage patterns according to the findings of an energy time of use tariff study.
Vehicle-to-grid offer launched in bid to unlock gigawatts of flexibility
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could provide 38GW of flexible capacity to the grid by 2030 according to Octopus Energy, which is calling for drivers to sign up to the Powerloop V2G consortium launched earlier this week.