Masdar and Octopus Energy Group ink UK battery storage deal

Michael Holder
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(L-R) Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson with Masdar's Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi | Credit: Masdar / Octopus Energy Group
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(L-R) Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson with Masdar's Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi | Credit: Masdar / Octopus Energy Group

Partnership will see UAE clean energy giant manage its planned £1bn UK battery storage portfolio using Octopus Energy Group's Kraken technology

Clean energy giant Masdar is to manage its planned £1bn UK battery storage portfolio using Octopus Energy Group's energy technology platform Kraken, under a major new agreement between the two firms announced...

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