Radar · Energy in England
Best Energy Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 1485 best Energy companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EnQuest.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
1485companies tracked
$15.3Bdisclosed funding
3unicorns
293have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY × ENGLAND
Our analysis of 70 Energy companies
$14.2b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2020.
70companies analysed
77%cloud-native stacks
2020funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2013median founding year
861kcombined LinkedIn audience
38%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Energy companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EnQuest Operator of energy production and decarbonisation infrastructure 45Partners top 21%News top 31%Market top 33%Funding top 34% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 21% Newstop 31% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 34% Fin. healthtop 48% Growthbottom 43% Globalbottom 30% Techbottom 26% Partners: 4 partnership announcements in 12 mo (6 in 24 mo) · 10 contract events in 12 mo News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 180 tracked, 12 types) · +50% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $1.9B | 60 mo ago | 715 715 → 887 (+24%) | 2010 | TYPO3 CMSPHPApache HTTP Server+11 | — | — |
| 2 | Drax Provider of bioenergy generation and wood pellets producing services 55Product top 18%News top 21%Partners top 26%Innovation top 35% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 18% Newstop 21% Partnerstop 26% Innovationtop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 36% Fundingtop 43% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 41% Fin. healthbottom 20% Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 4 distinct product lines News: 56 BI events in 12 mo (of 249 tracked, 13 types) · +367% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $1.5B | 68 mo ago | 3,122 | 2005 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+34 | — | — |
| 3 | SGN Operator of gas distribution networks 57Partners top 34%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Market top 42% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 34% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Markettop 42% Producttop 42% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 9% of tracked companies Funding: Raised $756M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $756M | 115 mo ago | 3,800 | 2005 | DrupalPHPSalesforce+17 | — | 1 award |
| 4 | Hurricane Energy Exploration and produciton of oil and gas properties in the United Kingdom 19Funding top 44%Market bottom 43%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 25% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $735M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 14 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 55 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $735M | 107 mo ago | 55 | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Hero Future Energies 🦄 Company focused on solar, wind, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions 67Moat top 18%Innovation top 20%Product top 21%Funding top 22% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 18% Innovationtop 20% Producttop 21% Fundingtop 22% Talenttop 28% Fin. healthtop 44% Markettop 45% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 30% Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 253 tracked Wind Energy companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $725M | 8 mo ago | 20 | 2012 | PHPSalesforceLaravel+14 | — | 2 expansions |
| 6 | Afren Upstream oil & gas company with focus on Africa 53Market top 34%Funding top 40%News bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Markettop 34% Fundingtop 40% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Market: 926 employees (top 12% of Energy) Funding: Raised $705M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 15 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $705M | 133 mo ago | 926 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Pantheon Resources Developer of Alaskan oil and gas resources 32Funding top 16%News top 27%Growth top 37%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Newstop 27% Growthtop 37% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Techbottom 27% Funding: Raised $682M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 25 BI events in 12 mo (of 43 tracked, 6 types) · +92% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $682M | 9 mo ago | 14 14 → 16 (+14%) | 2005 | JoomlaApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12 | — | — |
| 8 | Delonex Energy Provider of telecommunications products and insurance services 7Funding top 36%Global bottom 37%News bottom 27%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $600M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 13 yrs (0.1/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $600M | 156 mo ago | 1 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 9 | TrailStone Corporate backed infrastructure investment firm focused on oil & gas based sectors 53Funding top 29%Growth top 45%Talent top 45%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $500M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 13 yrs (0.3/yr) Growth: Headcount 44 → 52 (+18%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $500M | 29 mo ago | 52 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Trident Energy Upstream oil and gas company 53Patents top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 35%Funding top 38% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 30% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Markettop 45% Growthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 58 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Lead CPC: H02K35/00 (+2 more areas) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 58 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $500M | 120 mo ago | 623 | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+13 | 58 patents Wave energy conversion hardware and tubular marine electrical generators | 4 job openings |
| 11 | Ferroglobe Producer of silicon metal and alloys 64Funding top 22%Product top 28%Market top 33%News top 33% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Producttop 28% Markettop 33% Newstop 33% Fin. healthtop 43% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $484M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 1 published app (48 installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $484M | 25 mo ago | 3,173 | 2015 | DrupalPHPTradingView+22 | — | — |
| 12 | Rockhopper Exploration Exploration and production company 37Funding top 26%News top 27%Growth top 30%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 27% Growthtop 30% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $475M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 23 tracked, 8 types) · +75% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $475M | 10 mo ago | 9 | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Shearwater GeoServices Oilfield service company 69Innovation top 25%Product top 32%Tech top 35%Growth top 40% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Producttop 32% Techtop 35% Growthtop 40% Fundingtop 41% Fin. healthtop 45% Markettop 50% Newsbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 32% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $437M | 65 mo ago | 99 | 2016 | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsSalesforce+19 | — | — |
| 14 | Phoenix Global Resources Oil & gas exploration and production company 19Funding top 40%News top 43%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 43% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Newstop 43% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Growthbottom 25% Funding: Raised $278M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $278M | 61 mo ago | 67 67 → 134 (+100%) | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 15 | Enzen Provider of consulting, technology, engineering, and operating services for businesses 42Talent top 22%Funding top 33%Moat top 34%Product top 40% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 22% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 34% Producttop 40% Techtop 48% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 40% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $252M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $252M | 24 mo ago | 2 | 2006 | WagtailPythonDjango+15 | — | — |
| 16 | Flexion Energy Developer of telecom infrastructure and power transmission based projects 53Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 32% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 32% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $208M · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $208M | 59 mo ago | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 17 | AMP Clean Energy Provider of heat decarbonisation, grid flexibility, and energy services 37Funding top 31%Tech top 47%Growth bottom 44%Market bottom 43% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Techtop 47% Growthbottom 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $199M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $199M | 10 mo ago | 142 | 2006 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+22 | — | — |
| 18 | Bboxx Provider of pay-as-you-go power and technology to homes and businesses 57Tech top 23%Funding top 32%Product top 36%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 32% Producttop 36% Moattop 39% Growthtop 44% Markettop 46% Innovationtop 47% Patentstop 47% Globalbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 36% Newsbottom 28% Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $131M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 13 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $131M | 42 mo ago | 793 793 → 1,090 (+37%) | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 12 patents Battery health monitoring and smart utility metering for off‑grid energy systems | — |
| 19 | CNG Fuels Supplier of renewable biomethane fuel for heavy goods vehicles 62Innovation top 20%Growth top 21%Product top 32%Funding top 35% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 21% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Newstop 45% Techtop 49% Fin. healthbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Partnersbottom 32% Innovation: 4 product lines Growth: Revenue +173% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $107M | 7 mo ago | 22 | 2014 | WebflowApple iCloud MailLeaflet+19 | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 20 | First Light Fusion Pulse-powered nuclear fusion process developer 57Patents top 22%Innovation top 25%Moat top 28%Funding top 31% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 25% Moattop 28% Fundingtop 31% Producttop 35% Growthtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 Innovation: 75 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $105M | 1 mo ago | 66 66 → 83 (+26%) | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 75 patents Inertial confinement fusion systems using shockwave-driven fuel compression and pulsed power. | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 21 | Kensa Group Developer of geothermal energy projects 11Funding top 45%Market bottom 38%News bottom 32%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Marketbottom 38% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Growthbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 23% Funding: Raised $97.3M · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 111 employees (top 40% of Energy) · Revenue ~$21.9M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $97M | 13 mo ago | 111 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Sound Energy Developer of lower-carbon energy solutions 7Funding top 50%Tech bottom 39%Global bottom 37%News bottom 28% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 28% Fin. healthbottom 27% Marketbottom 23% Growthbottom 22% Funding: Raised $85.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 12 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 19 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $85M | 48 mo ago | 14 14 → 24 (+71%) | 2005 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+16 | — | — |
| 23 | Elgin Developer of solar renewable energy power projects 32Talent top 28%Growth top 37%News top 40%Funding top 47% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 37% Newstop 40% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 32% Marketbottom 26% Fin. healthbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $78M | 22 mo ago | — | 2009 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+10 | — | — |
| 24 | Impact Oil & Gas Offshore oil and gas exploration company 48Innovation top 20%Product top 21%Talent top 25%Funding top 43% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 21% Talenttop 25% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $76M | 37 mo ago | 20 | 2009 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+22 | — | — |
| 25 | Vortexa Provider of artificial intelligence based data processing services 69Tech top 26%Funding top 34%Growth top 34%Product top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 34% Producttop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 39% AItop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $64.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $64M | 19 mo ago | 76 | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+35 | — | — |
| 26 | Xlinks Independent solar power producer on a utility scale 21Funding top 45%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49%Moat bottom 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $62.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 28 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $63M | 30 mo ago | 2 | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Energean Offshore oil & gas exploration and production company 48Partners top 23%Funding top 35%Market top 36%Fin. health top 41% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 23% Fundingtop 35% Markettop 36% Fin. healthtop 41% Newstop 44% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 32% Partners: 5 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 5 deals Funding: Raised $60.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $60M | 30 mo ago | 527 | 2007 | JavaBootstrapApache HTTP Server+7 | — | 1 expansion |
| 28 | Naked Energy Provider of heat decarbonization solutions 42Moat top 32%Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Patents top 40% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Patentstop 40% Fundingtop 41% Innovationtop 50% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 45 patents Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $42M | 23 mo ago | 15 | 2009 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+20 | 45 patents Sealed vessels and heat exchangers for solar‑thermal power and high‑temperature process systems | 1 award |
| 29 | Union Jack Oil E&P company with interests in UK-based oil reserves 19Funding top 45%Talent top 45%News top 49%Growth top 50% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talenttop 45% Newstop 49% Growthtop 50% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 30% Marketbottom 14% Funding: Raised $39.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $39M | 10 mo ago | 4 | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 30 | UKOG Developer of large-scale underground hydrogen storage projects 32Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Fin. health top 42%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Fin. healthtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 34% Marketbottom 25% Techbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $26.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $26M | 8 mo ago | 10 | 2000 | Cart FunctionalityPleskPHP+4 | — | — |
| 31 | General Index Provider of crude services 32Tech top 41%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 41% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $19M | 28 mo ago | 13 | 2020 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+22 | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 32 | Zephyr Energy Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services 13Funding top 39%Growth bottom 47%Tech bottom 38%Global bottom 30% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 24% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $18.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $19M | 11 mo ago | 2 | 2002 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+17 | — | 1 expansion |
| 33 | Konexa Renewable energy company focused on energy systems 37Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 36%News bottom 21% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $18.0M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $18M | 27 mo ago | — | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Statera Developing and operating generation, battery storage, and green energy projects 32Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 38%Moat bottom 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $17.8M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 10 yrs (1.6/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $18M | 30 mo ago | 77 | 2015 | Alpine.jsPlausibleCloudflare Browser Insights+11 | — | — |
| 35 | Nova Pangaea Production of Biodiesel from biomass feedstocks 45Growth top 30%Patents top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 35% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Patentstop 30% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 46% Techtop 50% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 42% Talentbottom 39% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Patents: 30 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 22 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $17M | 34 mo ago | 12 12 → 29 (+142%) | 2008 | WordPressPleskMySQL+19 | 30 patents Biomass pyrolysis and lignocellulosic bioconversion technologies for biofuel and sugar production. | 1 award |
| 36 | Chariot Developer of solar and wind energy projects 60Growth top 35%Funding top 41%Market top 42%Tech bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Markettop 42% Techbottom 42% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $14.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $14M | 12 mo ago | 4,228 | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 37 | Vital Energi Provider of sustainable energy solutions for diverse sectors 53Patents top 31%Innovation top 41%Growth top 42%Market top 45% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 41% Growthtop 42% Markettop 45% Fundingtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 32% Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 14 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Innovation: 16 patents (top 63% of patent-holders) · 14 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $12M | 27 mo ago | 535 | 2000 | ZohoChart.jsPlyr+19 | 16 patents Thermal energy storage systems with electric heating and insulated heat containers | — |
| 38 | Autins Group Manufacturer of automotive acoustic and thermal insulation solutions. 32Tech top 32%Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Fin. health bottom 47% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 32% Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 47% Growthbottom 46% Moatbottom 42% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Patentsbottom 34% Newsbottom 32% Innovationbottom 19% Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $11.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $12M | 27 mo ago | 164 | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | 2 patents Acoustic insulation enclosures for noise reduction in equipment housings | 2 job openings |
| 39 | Quadrise Provider of exploration and production services for oil & gas sector 40Patents top 31%Innovation top 41%Funding top 47%Talent top 48% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 41% Fundingtop 47% Talenttop 48% Moatbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 45% Partnersbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 33% Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 Innovation: 16 patents (top 63% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $8M | 16 mo ago | — | 2006 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | 16 patents Oil-in-water emulsion production systems and related emulsification technologies | — |
| 40 | DRIFT Energy Renewable energy company harnessing the power of the oceans to generate clean, green energy through… 24Growth top 45%Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 14% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $6.4M · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 22 mo ago | 4 | 2021 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | — | 1 partnership |
| 41 | Tower Resources Oil and gas E&P company 27Growth top 41%News top 42%Funding top 44%Partners top 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 41% Newstop 42% Fundingtop 44% Partnerstop 47% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 74 tracked, 10 types) · -30% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $6M | 8 mo ago | 6 | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 42 | Cambridge Photon Provider of a photon multiplier film to photovoltaic module manufacturers for increasing the efficiency of… 55Funding top 44%Global bottom 45% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 45% Funding: Raised $2.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | 11 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Porpoise Power Developer of a tidal generator technology using bio-inspired hydropower systems, aiming to generate power… 35Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47%Tech bottom 44%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | — | 2023 | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+12 | — | — |
| 44 | GraphEnergyTech Developer of graphene-based electrodes for solar cells, replacing precious metals 21Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 37% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $1M | 22 mo ago | — | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Orcadian Oil and gas development company 10Funding top 44%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 30%News bottom 18% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 15% Funding: Raised $675k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $675K | 5 mo ago | 6 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 46 | MuWave Provider of engineering solutions and services 27Talent top 38%Funding bottom 44%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $615k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $615K | 4 mo ago | — | 2024 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship |
| 47 | Sinewave Provider of solar operation & maintenance service 19Tech top 50%Growth bottom 44%Fin. health bottom 44%Funding bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 50% Growthbottom 44% Fin. healthbottom 44% Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 21% Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts Growth: Headcount 40 → 32 (-20%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $400K | 9 mo ago | 32 | 2008 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 48 | ARC Power Developer of solar energy projects 13Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 31% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 31% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $369k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $369K | 15 mo ago | 5 | 2016 | PythonFedoraYouTube+11 | — | 1 partnership |
| 49 | PennPetro Energy Oil and gas production company 6Funding top 50%Tech bottom 35%Global bottom 30%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 35% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $342k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 10 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $342K | 4 mo ago | 3 | 2016 | GoDaddy Website BuilderReactRequireJS+7 | — | — |
Top 12 Energy companies in England
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Series C · Oxford, England · founded 2011 · 66 employees$105.4Mraised▾
Series C · Oxford, England · founded 2011 · 66 employees
First Light is developing a nuclear fusion process based on inertial confinement fusion. The process involves symmetrical implosion reaction of the helium produced from water which claims to produce a temperature that of the sun core. This heat energy is then utilized for power production.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 22%Innovation
top 25%Moat
top 28%Funding
top 31%Product
top 35%Growth
top 37%Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 75 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 · 2 product lines
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 75 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Data-Driven Engineering Team, HPC Engineer / IT Systems Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Japan Engineers Federation (JEF)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$33.8M
- Feb 2022Series C$45M
- Dec 2020Series B$25M
- Aug 2015Series B$35.4M
Founders & team
Investors
IP Group, Invesco, Parkwalk, Oxford Science Enterprises, Hostplus, Tencent
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGsap
#2
Series D · London, England · founded 2012 · 20 employees$725Mraised▾
Series D · London, England · founded 2012 · 20 employees
Company focused on solar, wind, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions. The company develops and implements utility-scale and commercial & industrial renewable energy projects. Its include wind and solar power generation, energy storage solutions, and green hydrogen production. The company also focuses on corporate social responsibility initiatives in communities surrounding its projects. Its aim to create a positive environmental and social impact while providing clean energy.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 18%Innovation
top 20%Product
top 21%Funding
top 22%Talent
top 28%Fin. health
top 44%Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 253 tracked Wind Energy companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn
Innovation: 12 product lines
Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Audience (LinkedIn): 103k LinkedIn followers — 12.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$215M
- Sep 2022Series D$450M
- Oct 2019Series D$150M
- Jan 2017Series D$125M
Founders & team
Investors
Masdar, KKR, Hero, IFC Asset Management Company, State Bank of India, Canara Bank
Tech stack
BootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGodaddy
#3
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 14 employees$682.1Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 14 employees
Developer of Alaskan oil and gas resources. This company focuses on the appraisal and development of oil and gas fields, leveraging existing infrastructure for efficient production. A key strategy involves near-term development of assets adjacent to existing export pipelines, minimizing upfront capital needs and reducing reliance on external funding until cash flow breakeven. The company also pursues gas sales agreements to support development costs and enhance overall project viability. Efforts include resource assessment, reserve estimation, and securing agreements for gas sales.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%News
top 27%Growth
top 37%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 27%Tech
bottom 27%Funding: Raised $682M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
News: 25 BI events in 12 mo (of 43 tracked, 6 types) · +92% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$30M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$16.2M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$3.4M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$630.9K
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#4
Public · Salisbury, England · founded 2004 · 9 employees$475Mraised▾
Public · Salisbury, England · founded 2004 · 9 employees
Rockhopper Exploration is a public oil and gas company. The company focuses on exploration and production of oil and gas. The operations of the company are focused in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%News
top 27%Growth
top 30%Tech
bottom 49%Global
bottom 30%Market
bottom 24%Funding: Raised $475M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Aug 2025)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 23 tracked, 8 types) · +75% YoY · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers · 112 engagements/post (2.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Navitas Petroleum) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Post IPO$140M
- Jun 2022Post IPO$7M
- Oct 2010Post IPO$328M
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#5
Late Stage · London, England · founded 2014 · 22 employees$107.4Mraised▾
Late Stage · London, England · founded 2014 · 22 employees
Supplier of renewable biomethane fuel for heavy goods vehicles. It provides a sustainable alternative to diesel, offering significant emission reductions. The company operates a network of public access refueling stations and mobile units to ensure fuel availability. Its services are designed to support the transition to cleaner transportation in the heavy goods vehicle sector. The fuel is sourced from renewable waste products, contributing to a more environmentally friendly logistics industry.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Growth
top 21%Product
top 32%Funding
top 35%Talent
top 38%News
top 45%Innovation: 4 product lines
Growth: Revenue +173% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$32.8M
- Dec 2020PE$107.4M
- Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$55.8K
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$54.4K
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Foresight Group
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCdnjsCentosCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Public · Liverpool, England · founded 2006 · 142 employees$199.2Mraised▾
Public · Liverpool, England · founded 2006 · 142 employees
Provider of heat decarbonisation, grid flexibility, and energy services. It offers solutions for heat decarbonization, including biomass services and boiler buyback programs. Grid flexibility services encompass battery storage and flexible generation engine services. The company also provides energy services such as biomass servicing and maintenance. These services aim to assist businesses in achieving sustainability targets.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 31%Tech
top 47%Growth
bottom 44%Market
bottom 43%Global
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $199M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Aug 2025)
Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Headcount 169 → 142 (-16%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Post IPO$66.4M
- Nov 2019Post IPO$81.4M
- Oct 2018Post IPO$11.2M
- Nov 2017Post IPO$4.9M
Investors
Asterion Industrial, National Wealth Fund
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudways
#7
Public · London, England · founded 2000 · 10 employees$26.1Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2000 · 10 employees
Developer of large-scale underground hydrogen storage projects. This involves utilizing salt caverns for the storage of green hydrogen, generated from excess renewable energy. The projects aim to enhance the reliability and security of the clean power system by addressing the intermittency of renewable sources. A key focus is on strategically located sites to serve major hydrogen demand clusters, supporting the transition to net-zero energy. The company is committed to transitioning away from its oil and gas portfolio to concentrate solely on hydrogen storage.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 38%Fin. health
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 34%Market
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $26.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$17.5M (FY2023) · Net margin 29.3% · Publicly listed (IPO 2005)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$3M
- Jul 2018Post IPO$2.6M
- Jun 2018Post IPO$7.3M
- Nov 2017Post IPO$13.2M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareJqueryMicrosoft 365PhpPlesk
#8
Public · Bath, England · founded 2011 · 4 employees$39.3Mraised▾
Public · Bath, England · founded 2011 · 4 employees
Union Jack Oil is a UK-based upstream oil and gas company. The company focuses on the exploration and production of oil and gas from reserves in the East Midlands Basin and the Weald Basin.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Talent
top 45%News
top 49%Growth
top 50%Tech
bottom 44%Global
bottom 30%Funding: Raised $39.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 8 types) · -53% YoY · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 649 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Shay Oil & Gas in the US) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$2.7M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$9.1M
- Nov 2019Post IPO$6.4M
- Jun 2019Post IPO$2.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Shorecapmarkets
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGsap
#9
Series B · Truro, England · founded 2014 · 111 employees$97.3Mraised▾
Series B · Truro, England · founded 2014 · 111 employees
Developer of geothermal energy projects. It provides clean, affordable, and zero-carbon heating solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Market
bottom 38%News
bottom 32%Global
bottom 32%Growth
bottom 30%Fin. health
bottom 23%Funding: Raised $97.3M · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2025)
Market: 111 employees (top 40% of Energy) · Revenue ~$21.9M
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 5 types)
Investors
Legal & General Capital, Octopus Energy, Sky Ground Heat, Oeft Ground Heat, Pmb Invest Kensa
#10
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 6 employees$6Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 6 employees
Tower Resources is a UK based upstream oil and gas company. The company focuses on exploration and production of assets in the African continent. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 41%News
top 42%Funding
top 44%Partners
top 47%Tech
top 50%Global
bottom 32%Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 74 tracked, 10 types) · -30% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$738.6K
- Jul 2024Post IPO$408K
- Oct 2019Post IPO$750K
- Nov 2017Post IPO$2.8M
Investors
Peel Hunt
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#11
Public · Newbury, England · founded 2002 · 2 employees$18.8Mraised▾
Public · Newbury, England · founded 2002 · 2 employees
Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 13how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Growth
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 38%Global
bottom 30%News
bottom 24%Market
bottom 9%Funding: Raised $18.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 20 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Security: Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 951 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Post IPO$14.3M
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$1M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$600K
- Oct 2020Post IPO$2.9M
Investors
DOE
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesFancyboxHstsJqueryJquery Migrate
#12
Public · London, England · founded 2015 · 3173 employees$484.2Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2015 · 3173 employees
Producer of silicon metal and alloys
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Product
top 28%Market
top 33%News
top 33%Fin. health
top 43%Tech
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $484M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2024)
Product: 1 published app (48 installs) · Company stage: Public
Market: 3,173 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Revenue ~$1.7B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Grant (prize money)$7.6M
- Apr 2024Grant (prize money)$64.5M
- May 2023Grant (prize money)$7.8M
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$3.5M
Investors
Europa, PNC, Economy And Finance, Finacity
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
Funding & investor landscape
$15.3Btotal disclosed funding
247companies funded
541disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov26 rounds
Notable founders
Andreas Lusch
Co-Founder · First Light Fusion
Geetika Agarwal
CEO · Hero Future Energies
Rahul Munjal
Managing Director · Hero Future Energies
Baden Gowrie-Smith
Co-Founder & CFO · CNG Fuels
Philip Fjeld
Co-Founder & Director · CNG Fuels
Stephen Sanderson
Chairman & CEO · UKOG
Raymond Godson
Non Executive Director · Union Jack Oil
David Bramhill
Executive Chairman · Union Jack Oil
Etienne Amic
Co-Founder & Chairman · Vortexa
Fabio Kuhn
Co-Founder & CEO · Vortexa
Vinod Nair
Co-Founder · Enzen
Satheesh Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO · Enzen
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,085,350 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Energy coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom
How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,113 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 60% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- Imperial College London185
- University of Birmingham115
- University of Cambridge109
- University College London102
- Institute of Physics98
leading researchers
Yulong Ding · Zhongbei Tian · Seamus D. Garvey · Jihong Wang · Daniel T. Gladwin · Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem · Bruno Cárdenas · Yongliang Li
▲
Breakthroughs664 · 31%
31%→31% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electrolyte and cathode breakthroughs are surging — UK papers grew from 5→81 and 4→66 respectively, signalling rapid electrochemical cell innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Battery (electricity)10→109
- Renewable energy5→85
- Electrolyte5→81
- Electrochemistry4→72
- Cathode4→66
Newly emergingPhotovoltaic system 0→43 · Thermal energy storage 0→38 · Faraday efficiency 0→34
Landmark Ultrahigh–energy density lead-free dielectric films via polymorphic nanodomain design · 1,078 cites
◆
Advancements946 · 45%
▲ 38%→46% share
▲1.2× share momentum1 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Thermal energy storage advancements are intensifying — UK papers scaled from 5→125, with phase-change materials newly emerging at 31 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Renewable energy6→223
- Battery (electricity)11→144
- Thermal energy storage5→125
- Photovoltaic system1→71
- Electricity4→73
Newly emergingPower (physics) 0→71 · Thermal 0→34 · Phase-change material 0→31
Landmark Progress in electrical energy storage system: A critical review · 3,625 cites
▼
Concerns313 · 15%
▼ 18%→14% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations88% since 2021mostly reviews
Concern-layer research is cooling proportionally (18%→14%) despite renewable energy risk papers rising sharply from 5→96.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Renewable energy5→96
- Battery (electricity)6→65
- Electrolyte3→32
- Nanotechnology5→32
- Cathode2→25
Newly emergingWind power 0→15 · Power (physics) 0→14 · Thermal 0→11
Landmark Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems · 3,492 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where energy storage is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
London367 · +0.48
Birmingham115 · +0.50
Cambridge109 · +0.47
Manchester94 · +0.51
Oxford91 · +0.42
Edinburgh88 · +0.43
Glasgow87 · +0.52
Bristol11 · +0.76
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing energy storage patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom energy storage patent filing is accelerating — 891 filings from 356 assignees (2016–2025), led by Dyson Technology, Highview Entpr, Sunamp; annual filings 61→106.
891 filings356 assigneespeak 128/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Dyson Technology97
- Highview Entpr45
- Sunamp35
- Jaguar LAND Rover34
- Gravitricity33
- Power ROLL33
- Isentropic32
- GE Energy Power Conversion Techn27
Common questions
How many Energy companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 1485 indexable Energy companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Energy companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $15.3B in disclosed equity funding across 247 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy company in England, United Kingdom?
EnQuest is the highest-funded Energy company in England, United Kingdom, with $1.9B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
247 of the 1485 Energy companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
3 Energy companies in England, United Kingdom on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Energy companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Energy companies on this list include Europa, Gov, EIC Fund, HSBC, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
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