In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we hear from Christian Jølck of 2150.
12.04.2021
As airlines prepare for a post-COVID travel surge, decarbonisation must be a priority. To rise to the challenge, we’ll need a combination of government policy and private innovation.
25.03.2021
We can’t quit fossil fuels completely until we work out how to store renewable energy – and therefore supply it on demand. Maddyness looks to companies at the venture stage for answers.
01.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look how the ambitious ideas in Bill Gates' new book How To Avoid A Climate Disaster have been received.
01.03.2021
RWE and bp have each secured 3 GW of capacity in the Crown Estate Round 4 offshore wind leasing process. Bp won two 1.5 GW sites in the Irish Sea and RWE won two offshore wind sites in the North Sea’s Dogger Bank. Meanwhile, Total has secured a 1.5 GW project off the coast of East Anglia and a joint venture between Flotation Energy and Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios won the final 480 MW project in the Irish Sea. (reNews)
15.02.2021
Buoyed up by investment, UK Oil & Gas is seeking planning permission to drill for oil on the Isle of Wight. But what is the company behind the ‘Gatwick Gusher’ really looking for, and will its shareholders ever cash in?
03.02.2021
Starting with the simple mission to help people to lower their energy bills and their carbon emissions, Bulb is now the biggest green energy company in the UK. Maddyness spoke with Hayden Wood, Co-founder and CEO to understand how the business has coped, evolved and grown in troubled times.
22.10.2020
Founded in Leeds in 2016 by Jordan Appleson, Andrew Hathaway and Julian Kay, Hark provides energy and asset performance analytics to enterprise UK retailers. Its unique software makes monitoring large commercial estates much easier, from connectivity to visibility and intelligent control. Maddyness spoke with Jordan Appleson, co-founder and CEO and Mike Jeffs, CCO to understand how they are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
18.05.2020
Challenger energy firm Octopus has achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over £1B after a new partnership with Australian energy firm Origin in a £300M investment.
06.05.2020