Metris Energy secures funding boost for plan to 'turn every building into a power plant'

Stuart Stone
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Metris co-founders William Whatley and Natasha Jones - Credit: Metris Energy
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Metris co-founders William Whatley and Natasha Jones - Credit: Metris Energy

Octopus Ventures-led funding round to help AI platform tap potential of solar energy generation in commercial properties

Metris Energy has raised £2m in a pre-seed funding round to support its plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) software to help UK property owners assess, install, and monetise solar energy across...

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