Octopus Energy scores $600m backing from Al Gore investment fund

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Generation Investment Management snaps up 13 per cent stake in fast-growing UK energy supplier and green technology firm

Octopus Energy Group has secured a major $600m injection from Generation Investment Management, the US sustainable investment fund set up by former US vice-president Al Gore, the companies announced yesterday....

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