Octopus Energy Generation plots $1bn-worth of California clean tech investments

Michael Holder
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(L-R) California Governor Gavin Newsom in conversation with Octopus Energy Generation CEO Zoisa North-Bond | Credit: Octopus Energy Generation
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(L-R) California Governor Gavin Newsom in conversation with Octopus Energy Generation CEO Zoisa North-Bond | Credit: Octopus Energy Generation

Announcement comes as UK government strikes fresh agreement to deepen clean energy cooperation and investment with the US state

Octopus Energy Generation has announced plans to invest $1bn in California's clean technology market, as the UK government today struck a deal aimed at deepening its cooperation on clean energy with the...

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