Energi Mine is working on plans to launch “a global energy exchange that enables peer-to-peer trading” underpinned by blockchain. Chief executive Omar Rahim, a former energy trader with Engie, SSE and Vattenfall, says Energi Mine is building “an AI-driven marketplace where trades can occur between two parties”. He says the aim is to match business-to-business Read more…

Octopus Energy for Business plans to quadruple its customer base in the next couple of years. Director Zoisa Walton thinks creating products for business verticals will help power growth. The company has just launched a new tariff for vertical farmers – companies developing novel agricultural methods, and who tend to grow indoors (Bristol-based Lettus Grow Read more…

Viridor plans to build a new plastics recycling plant and more energy parks as the energy from waste (EfW) business continues to drive profit at Pennon. Posting annual results, the company said the plastics processing facility would be co-located with its new Avonmouth EfW, using heat and energy offtakes. The company believes creating energy parks Read more…

Business energy and water supplier Yü Group said it will grow at a slower pace after suffering the affects of rapid expansion without sufficient checks and balances. The company posted a net loss of £6.3m for full year 2018 and restated 2017 profit to £0.7m as a result of serious accounting issues discovered last year Read more…

Yü Group’s share price climbed 66 per cent in early trading on news that the Financial Conduct Authority has discontinued its investigation into the company and does not intend to take action. The business energy and water supplier revealed a hole in accounts last October related to revenue it had booked but that was not Read more…

Green Energy Consulting outlines its work for UK clients – and it’s planned expansion into Europe in this sponsored post. Green Energy Consulting is a well-established, leading consultancy specialising in renewable energy and sustainability. The company was established in 2012 by our two directors in one of Gateshead’s redeveloped railway arches. Since then we have Read more…

After a period of relatively low commodity costs, we have started to see wholesale costs rise again in recent weeks. In an ever-changing market, will a fixed or a flexible approach deliver the best results for businesses, asks Inenco in this sponsored post In 2018, commodity costs peaked at prices we hadn’t seen for almost Read more…

Martyn Young, co-founder and Procurement Director of ZTP, the strategic energy software and management consultancy, outlines some interesting changes in the energy market – and their impact on businesses The past 12 months has proved a challenging time for energy managers in controlling budgets with the market cost of Summer 2019 Power peaking in September Read more…

In 2018, energy managers faced pressure on both sides of their bills as both commodity and non-commodity costs pushed their energy bills higher. Now, we’ve started to see commodity costs fall – and Inenco is encouraging all businesses to take the opportunity to optimise their procurement strategy. Last year, volatility returned to the wholesale market, Read more…

Nicola Lovett has been appointed CEO of Engie’s UK & Ireland business as of 1 May. Current CEO Wilfrid Petrie will join the group’s executive committee in Paris and lead development of its French B2B business. Lovett joined the firm in 2013. She was most recently divisional CEO for Business Energy and Services. She said Read more…

Third party intermediary Monarch Partnership is set to acquire Energy Intelligence Centre, formerly the corporate division of failed TPI Utilitywise, according to people familiar with the matter. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Neither company immediately responded to request for comment. However, some EIC clients have been informed of the move. (Story updated, Read more…

ZTP, the strategic energy software and management consultancy, recently launched its new platform, Kiveev, which has been designed to digitalise the procurement and management of flexible power and gas contracts, providing users with enhanced clarity of position, risk mitigation, time saving and budget control.  ZTP spotted a gap in the market whereby many domestic and Read more…

Green Energy Consulting gives its take on European energy challenges – and its expansion plans – in this sponsored post. Uncertainty around the European energy market is the latest red flag with the deadline of Brexit fast approaching. There are mounting concerns on European energy prices and potential price or tax increases. Factors affecting European Read more…

Eon has signed a deal to build a combined heat and power plant at DS Smith’s Kemsley paper mill in Kent. The energy company said the 75MW development is its largest customer solutions project in a decade. The plant, due to start generating in 2021, will provide steam required for DS Smith’s processes as well Read more…

Flogas has been granted planning permission to convert National Grid’s former LNG site at Avonmouth to store LPG. The aim is to create a facility capable of holding 34,564 tonnes of LPG, the largest of its kind in the UK. Flogas said it will bolster gas security for both commercial and residential customers. Flogas Britain Read more…

Innogy chief finance officer Bernhard Günther said all options are on the table for Npower, including winding down the business. On an analyst call, Günther said Innogy expected a negative Ebit contribution from UK retail of around €250m in 2019 and perhaps €150m in 2020. “Based on the current market situation, we don’t give any Read more…

Increasing levels of bad debt hit returns for Drax-owned business energy suppliers Opus Energy and Haven Power. The companies increased market share by 1 per cent, but margins were below target and the market remains challenging, said CEO Will Gardiner. Drax will continue investing in digital technology to lower cost to serve and improve retail Read more…