Our CEO Christophe Williams was interviewed by Linda Ram from Renewable Energy Installer. The two talked about a range of topics. Naked Energy’s journey so far, the challenges of heat decarbonisation in the UK, the need for a UK wide solar heat deployment target and more. Link in comments. #heatishalf #solarheat #interview
Naked Energy Ltd
Renewables & Environment
Crawley, West Sussex 6,413 followers
Leading global innovation in solar thermal and solar PVT, with highest energy density solar collectors in the world.
About us
Naked Energy’s purpose is to change energy for good; for the better and forever. We combine engineering, innovation and sustainability to decarbonise heat and power in the built environment, with the world's highest energy density solar collectors. Our mission is to supply you with solar thermal and solar PVT evacuated tube collectors; decarbonising demand for heat and power globally, one rooftop, façade, or ground-mounted array at a time. We drive innovation in the solar thermal and solar PVT sector, integrating our highly efficient technology with monitoring capabilities. Our unique evacuated tube design optimises thermal and electrical outputs in two simple collectors: VirtuHOT (thermal) and VirtuPVT (photovoltaic, thermal). VirtuHOT and VirtuPVT can provide off-grid solutions, addressing high hot water and electricity demand for hotels, residential developments/ apartments, leisure centres, F&B manufacturing, and hospitals. Operating globally, we value international collaboration to achieve our vision of a world in which heat and power are no longer dependent on fossil fuels, but driven by renewable technology. As a team, we are united by our passion for mitigating the climate emergency, blending our efforts to offer a diverse solution to a diverse problem. Winner of the 2021 CIBSE Building Performance Award, for Product or Innovation in the Thermal Comfort category, our product has been recognised for its potential to support the decarbonisation of heat in the built environment. VirtuHOT has been tested by TUV Rheinland and certified to both Solar Keymark and SRCC standards.
- Website
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http://www.nakedenergy.com
External link for Naked Energy Ltd
- Industry
- Renewables & Environment
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Crawley, West Sussex
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Cleantech, Solar, solar thermal , solarpvt, renewableenergy, decarbonisingheat, and decarbonisingbuildings
Locations
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Primary
Basepoint Business Centre, Metcalf Way
Unit 72
Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7XX, GB
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Rise, 41 Luke Street
London, EC2A 4DP, GB
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Employees at Naked Energy Ltd
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Alessandro Mele
Co-founder & CEO at EthicalFin: entrepreneur, advisor and investor promoting sustainability
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Miguel Matias
Commercial Director of Naked Energy Ltd, Chairman and co-Founder at Self Energy Ltd, Vice-chair of Energy Services Technology Association UK
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Matt Keniston
Helping businesses navigate the road to net zero by decarbonising their heat & power.
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Mike Beck
Experienced Financial Controller
Updates
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Great to see our partner VenFeld's NYMA makersplaats project being promoted by Dutch government agency Kansen voor West. If you are intersted in more details about this project, click on the link in comments for the case study. #heatishalf #solarheat #Netherlands #partnerships
🌍 Venfeld: Vooruitgang in Duurzame Energietechnologie dankzij Kansen voor West 🌱 Met steun van Kansen voor West zet Venfeld een grote stap in de energietransitie. We combineren Virtu-vacuümbuizen met een warmtepomp op één buffer, waarbij de buizen warmte onderin de buffer leveren en de warmtepomp de bovenkant benut. Deze innovatieve aanpak zorgt voor een gezondere energiemix en vermindert het energieverbruik aanzienlijk. Met een opbrengst van 700W per m² dakoppervlak bij een instraling van 840W/m² of hoger, zelfs in de winter, benutten we dakruimte maximaal. De vacuümbuizen garanderen bovendien dat er geen energie verloren gaat door omgevingstemperaturen. Dit project is een prachtige kans om duurzame energie dichterbij te brengen. Meer weten? Kijk op venfeld.com. #KansenVoorWest #Duurzaamheid #Innovatie #Energietransitie Bo-Bette van der Elst Ruud van Raak Xander Vendrig VenFeld
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The UK’s prime minister Keir Starmer visited Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz recently with the plan to initiate a new-cooperation agreement. Brexit has caused significant damage to our relationship with the largest economy in Europe. The idea of a partnership between the UK and Germany can only be welcome. However, it remains unclear what can be achieved and what the details will be. As the energy transition is a key issue for the UK government, a renewed partnership could enable the country to learn more about the successes (and failings) of Germany’s journey to net zero. Thoughts by our CEO and founder Christophe Williams. Link in comments. #solarheat #heatishalf #brexit #germany
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Naked Energy can confirm that Nicholas Simmons CFO and founding member of the Board, has resigned from the Company. As a co-founder, Nick played a crucial role in Naked Energy’s development, from product design to strategic planning and commercial success. His oversight of back-office systems and creation of financial and commercial models have been vital to the Company’s growth. As CFO he supported the business in securing nearly £30m in grant funding and equity investment. Nick has determined that the recent successful Series B funding round, and financial strength this brings, provides an opportune moment to move on to new challenges. Nick continues to be a shareholder and remains enthusiastic about the Company’s future as it advances its mission to decarbonise heat. He will also continue passionately advocating for sustainability and cleantech. The Board of Directors extends its gratitude to Nick for his dedication and professionalism and wishes him the best in his future endeavours.
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A few thoughts by our CEO and co-founder Christophe Williams on Keir Starmer's visit to Germany and the plans to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Thank you Building Design & Construction - BDC for sharing our perspectives on this development. #heatishalf #solarheat
What Starmer's Germany plan means for the green transition Christophe Williams, CEO of Naked Energy Ltd: “This news is definitely a positive sign, but it’s another thing altogether to actually get something in place. Whilst this is a strong signal of intent from Keir Starmer, we shouldn’t get too excited until we see a final deal agreed.” “Hardware and manufacturing businesses like us were deeply affected by Brexit. Our solar thermal technology is designed in Britain, but the main manufacturing hub is in Italy and over 90% of our materials come from the continent. “Brexit generated a lot more friction in getting goods in and out of the country. Given we’re an internationally-focused business with customers in Germany, and considering a German office, this has been a major challenge. “The dream result of this partnership would be more regulatory alignment with Germany and the EU. This will make it much easier to get access to facilities, secure soft funding and buy the necessary equipment to accelerate our rollout. “Regulatory alignment will help us develop more projects that rely on British manufacturing. We’ve just signed a deal with E.ON, the German utility company, and getting the UK and Germany on the same page will allow us to deliver our tech at scale. This will create British jobs and domestic growth while also helping to accelerate net zero. “It will also help with European domestic security. Energy prices are set to increase by 10% here in the UK, and energy independence is a must going forward. https://lnkd.in/eAj4v74B
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We are happy to announce that Chris Strange has joined our ranks as Partnership Business Development Lead. Chris joins us from Mitie Energy and has decades of experience in the energy efficiency and decarbonisation sector, and has previously held senior positions at Honeywell, Schneider Electric, and Engie. He will be focused on driving sales across our growing partnership network in the UK and internationally. Welcome to the team, Chris! #heatishalf #solarheat #team
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I didn't know 'World Entrepreneurs Day' existed, but thank you TechRound and Russell Dalgleish for your wise words and sharing this exciting list for the UK. I'm humbled to have made it on there and congratulations to the other intrepid entrepreneurs on the list! “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” — Steve Jobs
Celebrating our entrepreneurs Yesterday we celebrated 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 across the globe and I was delighted to contribute by sharing some words on entrepreneurship with TechRound. “The success of entrepreneurs is critical to a thriving economy. It is the entrepreneur who creates high-value jobs, attracts capital and generates new opportunities for the community they are based within. Each successful founder creates a supply chain of local businesses and attracts new talent to the area. But most importantly it is the successful entrepreneurs sitting at the centre of a thriving ecosystem who transform our societies." TechRound compiled a list of "The 20 iconic forward-thinking leaders, whose ideas and creativity have led them down paths of success." It is worth checking out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gr6HbYwb Congratulations to Sara Daw, Helen M., Alex Adamopoulos, Anthony Jacob, Steff Wright, Christophe Williams, Jonathan Patrick, Asif Ghafoor, Tristan Thomas, Ilya Drozdov, Samuel Budd, Tara Attfield-Tomes, Richard Ahlfeld, Johan Sundstrand, Kieran O'Regan, Ian Campbell, Ryan Edwards, Eldar Tuvey, Phill Robinson, Jorgen Ellis. If you are an entrepreneur I wish you every success and I'd also like to thank those who support our entrepreneurs on their mission. An entrepreneur cannot succeed alone and I reckon we all owe huge thanks to the generosity of those successful individuals who have supported us along the way. Thanks to David Soffer and Zinhle Yende for their work here.
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Hot Stuff is brack from the summer break and has an exciting guest sharing perspective on the solar heat industry. Valérie Séjourné is the Managing Director of Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF), the solar heat industry association in Brussels. Valérie and Maria Zagorulko dive into the work of the association and where the pressure points lie, the current state of the industry and where it is heading. We hope you enjoy this episde just as much as we did! #solarheat #heatishalf #solarheateurope #esti
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Naked Energy Ltd reposted this
Managing Director Solar Heat Europe- Passionate about Sustainability, Energy Transition/Decarbonisation, Circular Economy, Strategic Communications, Stakeholders Engagement
Thank you Maria Zagorulko and Naked Energy Ltd for this opportunity! Looking forward to working with you, your CEO Christophe Williams seating in our Board in Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF) and all members of the Solar Heat sector to get this sector to flourish! #solarheatissmart
Hot Stuff is back from summer break, and we’re kicking off with a gem of an episode! In this exciting episode, I had the privilege of chatting with Valérie Séjourné about the incredible work being done by Solar Heat Europe (SHE). Tune in to hear Valérie share the core principles that drive solar heat, the major challenges SHE has faced over the past 20 years and much more! Don’t miss this episode! #hotstuff #solarheat #she #podcast
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Come and meet Naked Energy at #Eurosun2024 in Limassol, Cyprus. Our colleagues, Maria Zagorulko and Zanil Narsing, are presenting research on ☀️ Field evaluation of our Virtu solar heat and power product range ☀️ A case study on solar thermal and PVT integration in buildings ☀️ A paper on the environmental implications of solar thermal technologies Are you interested in learning more about the Virtu product range but can't make it to #Eurosun2024 in Cyprus next week? Please send us an email via [email protected] with your questions. We're looking forward to hearing from you. #heatishalf #solarheat #PVT #conference