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Octopus Energy – Cosy 12: Scalable boiler-beating ecosystem for global decarbonisation
Cosy 12 is an extension of Octopus Energy’s heat pump line, a high temperature (70 degree Celsius) model to decarbonise larger, older and less energy-efficient homes. It functions as an app-controlled ecosystem, integrating hardware, software, tariff, installation and remote management.
Cosy 12 is 4.7x more efficient than a gas boiler and saves 1.933 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions annually (gas boiler households emit 2.22 metric tonnes). Design innovations have cut installation costs to a market-low of £3,818 (when aligned with government grants), a £1,477 saving vs average market offerings whilst unlocking £219 savings a year in running costs.
Commercial success since Jan 2026 has been strong: 427 units sold and 189 installations completed – significant progress towards our 1,000 UK target for 2026. Additionally, Cosy heat pumps are integral to our global ‘Zero Bills’ standard – targeting 100,000 emission- and bill-free homes worldwide by 2030.
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ABB IEC Low Voltage Motors – ABB’s LV Titanium motor: The plug-and-play pathway to net zero
Climate change: an issue without the possibility of retreat. Rather than ignoring the defining challenge or, like many, curating ESG reports simply to tick a box, ABB is leveraging its engineering expertise to innovate technologies that are truly ‘Engineered to Outrun’. And ABB’s LV Titanium Variable Speed Motor (VSM) does exactly that.
Industrial motor systems account for 60% of industrial electricity demand – representing 25% of global electricity demand – yet poor motor efficiency remains a problem. LV Titanium combines a high-efficiency motor and drive in one streamlined unit, delivering IE5 efficiency. With built-in speed control, applications powered by LV Titanium only use the energy required rather than running flat-out. In a typical 15 kW centrifugal pump application, LV Titanium would avoid 11,600 kg of CO₂ emissions annually, saving a total of 174,000 kg of emissions over a 15-year lifetime. Now imagine this scaled worldwide. The impact would be transformational.
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Oritain – The Oritain Membership Programme
Oritain is a global leader in forensic origin verification. Using cutting edge science, advanced technology, and specialized services, we independently verify the origin of products and raw materials – protecting brand integrity, supporting compliance, and strengthening supply chain trust and transparency. Our method is resistant to tampering, court-admissible, and trusted by suppliers and manufacturers, brands and retailers, consumers, and regulators.
Purpose driven, we are committed to advancing the scientific techniques and systems needed to authenticate the origin of the world’s most critical commodities – enabling more ethical, resilient, and accountable supply chains.
Our Membership Program shifts companies from reactive auditing to proactive supply chain risk mitigation, supporting a global community of origin-verified brands and suppliers committed to responsible sourcing. Launched alongside the strategic acquisition of three European laboratories, the program has unlocked Oritain’s expansion into leather and timber – enabling greater access to forensic origin verification services across the world.
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Quensus – LeakNet: Preventing Water Waste and Leaks
Every day, the UK built environment loses billions of litres of water to undetected leaks, a staggering environmental and financial crisis hidden behind walls and under floors. Quensus was founded in 2015 to stop this at the source.
The idea was born when founder Dr Dan Simmons following a personal encounter with hidden water damage, LeakNet is an AI-driven water management system that learns the unique water profile of each building, detects anomalies in sub-minute timeframes and automatically isolates the water supply before damage or waste can escalate.
At Heathrow Airport, LeakNet delivered 26% water savings and a 1.7-tonne CO2 reduction across more than 400 monitored assets. At Notts County Football Club, it identified over 21,000 litres of daily water loss within the first 24 hours.
Built in Britain using recycled materials and validated by insurers Aviva and Chubb, LeakNet is redefining how water waste is prevented at scale.
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AutisticOrNot.com – The Overlooked Generation
AutisticOrNot is an autistic-founded digital platform addressing a growing global access crisis in adult autism assessment. Private diagnosis can cost around £2,000 and public waiting lists can extend up to 2 years, leaving many adults without answers during periods of burnout, underemployment and uncertainty. The project is grounded in a simple belief: clarity about your own mind is a human right, not a privilege reserved for those with money or time. Delivered entirely online, it provides a rigorous, evidence-informed reflection that anyone can access affordably from home. Built without AI at its core and developed without agencies or investors, it uses a carefully curated 237-factor framework to generate detailed personalised reports with clear clinical boundaries. Launched in October 2025, AutisticOrNot has rapidly grown into one of the UK’s leading independent assessors of its kind, breaking structural barriers to self-understanding at scale.