FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
Greg Jackson
CEO of Octopus Energy
Q . CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES ?
» I ' m the chief executive and the founder of Octopus Energy and we ' ve got an astonishing team here .
I ' m kind of the guardian of culture . Our business has got deep values and is on a mission we ' re proud of . Most of that is about how we make green energy cheap through technology .
Q . WHAT IS OCTOPUS ENERGY ’ S PLATFORM , THE KRAKEN , HOW DOES IT SUPPORT YOUR CUSTOMERS ?
» What ' s really special about the Kraken is it replaces all of the outdated software that many companies use to run themselves .
“ Our business has got deep values and is on a mission we ' re proud of . Most of that is about how we make green energy cheap through technology ”
Kraken also help to bring a cheaper , renewable world faster . The secret to renewables is , renewable electricity is cheaper than fossil fuels . You just have to use it right . That means when the wind ' s blowing , the sun ' s shining , we charge cars and we heat homes more cheaply and Kraken makes that possible at scale . It ' s like Uber for electrons .
Q . KRAKEN IS BEING LICENSED GLOBALLY NOW , ARE THERE BARRIERS IN TERMS OF ROLLING OUT THE TECH IN NEW MARKETS ?
» Energy transition is something we need to do globally . We ' ve got very little time to reduce the impact of catastrophic
20 November 2021