Yottar

Helping clean energy asset developers find spare capacity on the grid

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1-20 employees
  • B2B
  • Energy
  • SaaS
Exeter, UK

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Company mission

To provide energy asset developers with the information and tools they need to find locations with spare capacity and secure a grid connection.

Our take

The race to net zero is being slowed down by a problem most people never think about: grid congestion. As we build more solar panels, wind farms, EV chargers, and other clean tech, we're hitting a wall (literally). The electricity grid is overcrowded, and developers often can't find places to plug in. In fact, around 80% of grid connection requests get rejected, that's massive and holding back progress on clean energy.

Yottar is building a kind of "Google Maps" for the electricity grid, a digital twin of the energy system that shows developers exactly where there's space to connect new projects. Taking away the guesswork, this is huge for the future of clean energy.

The company's been busy building the first version of its platform, and it's already making waves. Big names like Tesla, the NHS, and Amazon AWS are already using Yottar to plan clean energy projects more quickly and effectively, and it's just raised significant funding too. This, coupled with its momentum and talent, puts Yottar in a prime position to rewire how we power the future.

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Leadership

Pete Clutton-Brock

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Pete is also the co-founder of Centre for AI & Climate. Previously, they spent over 7 years as the CEO of Radiance International Consultants. Prior to that, they were a Department Team Leader (Climate Finance and Negotiations) at the Department for International Development, an Advisor on UK Energy Policy at the HM Treasury, and a Policy Advisor on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme/International Climate Change (Forests) for the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Steve Day

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Previously an Engineering Lead at the Centre for AI & Climate, a Technical Lead at Kaluza, a Senior Full Stack Developer at Good Club, and a Lead Developer/Technical Lead at Open Ownership.

Jonathan Thompson

(Co-Founder & CPO)

Previously a Product Lead at the Centre for AI & Climate, the Head of Product at NeuerEnergy and Fabriq, and a Senior Product Manager at Energy Systems Catapult.