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The Guardian | Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept occasional blackouts if bills cut by Jillian Ambrose AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Greg Jackson, the founder and chief executive of Octopus Energy, told an industry conference that while he is not advocating for power cuts, many consumers—especially in Spain where recent blackouts sparked debate—might accept an occasional blackout if it meant electricity costs could be reduced by about 25 % and price spikes avoided. He argued that the real challenge for a renewables‑heavy system is controlling the expense of grid and network upgrades, noting that cheap home‑battery storage now makes brief outages tolerable even for those who rely on medical equipment. Jackson warned that the UK risks over‑investing in costly grid infrastructure without sufficient transparency, whereas countries that have built flexibility into their energy mix, like Spain, are seeing dramatically lower prices and less exposure to spikes. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/octopus-energy-boss-blackouts-bills #GregJackson #OctopusEnergy #Renewables #Batterystorage #Iberianoutage #FintanSlye

The Guardian | Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis by Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy. More than 33GW of battery capacity have been approved in Turkey since 2022, according to the climate thinktank Ember, while the total planned and operational capacity in European frontrunners that started deploying them earlier, such as Germany and Italy, is 12-13GW. Continue reading... Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/turkey-ahead-eu-battery-storage-fossil-fuel-crisis #europeanunion #fossilfuels #renewableenergy #batterystorage #turkishgrid

Job Alert Software Engineer (w/m/d) für Batteriespeicher-Analyse   Deadline: open until filled  Location: Austria - Vienna  https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/software-engineer-w-m-d-fur-batteriespeicher-analyse/ #Hiring #SoftwareEngineer #informatics #BatteryStorage #electricalengineering #embeddedsystems