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Best Energy Tech Companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The 40 best Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fidra Energy.

40companies tracked
$825.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
19have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY TECH × EDINBURGH

Our analysis of 58 Energy Tech companies

$7.3b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

58companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2017median founding year
86kcombined LinkedIn audience
46%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Fidra Energy
Developer and operator of battery energy storage projects
29Funding top 18%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 47%Global bottom 45%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $603M 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 29/100
$603M11 mo ago—Chris Elder
CEO
WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+24Top 50M——
2Pelamis Wave Power
Operator of digital platforms providing online card and slot games
$44M213 mo ago51Richard Yemm
Founder & CEO
——29 patents
Wave energy conversion devices and marine power transmission/connection systems.
—
3Faraday Grid
Offering autonomous and responsive transformer like solution
$33M91 mo ago6———27 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
4Enoda
Developer of integrated platform solutions for electricity system stability
$31M40 mo ago59—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17Top 10M39 patents
Advanced power electronics: high‑efficiency converters, magnetic core designs, and electro‑chemical rotary devices
1 internship · 2 partnerships · 1 award
5Sunamp
Manufacturer of thermal energy storage solutions for homes and buildings
$30M45 mo ago54
54 → 68 (+26%)
Susan Lang-bissell
Co-Founder & COO
WordPressMySQLPHP+32Top 5M199 patents
Advanced phase‑change thermal energy storage materials and nucleation‑controlled PCM systems
—
6MicroEmissive Displays Group
Polymer organic light emitting diode technology provider
$23M227 mo ago38Bill Campbell
ex-CEO
——34 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
—
7Logan Energy
Provider of integrated solutions for hydrogen refuelling, production, and energy applications
22Growth top 35%Funding top 46%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 35%
All 5 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Fundingtop 46%
Globalbottom 36%
Techbottom 35%
Marketbottom 22%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $15.9M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 18 yrs (0.3/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100
$16M13 mo ago22—WordPressBugHerdMySQL+19Top 50M—2 job openings · 2 partnerships
8Dukosi
Developer of cell monitoring systems for electric vehicles and energy storage
$12M82 mo ago63
63 → 110 (+75%)
—SentryUmamiHSTS+2Top 50M170 patents
Battery management, monitoring, and communication systems for electric battery packs
1 partnership
9LUX Assure
Chemical monitoring technology for oil and gas industry
$9M122 mo ago16———17 patents
Chemical analysis and detection of additives/biocides in oil and gas production fluids
—
10StorTera
Provider of solutions for single liquid flow battery
$5M45 mo ago4—ShopifyZohoPhotoSwipe+13Top 50M3 patents
Advanced flow battery chemistries and lossless active buck balancing BMS for energy storage
1 launch
11Gravitricity
Provider of gravity-based energy storage system
$5M27 mo ago15Peter Fraenkel
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20Top 10M39 patents
Gravity-based vertical shaft energy storage using compressed gas as weight.
—
12Nova Innovation
Provider of submerged turbine systems that are used in tidal energy conversion
$4M56 mo ago36
36 → 47 (+31%)
—Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+15Top 10M21 patents
Modular tidal turbine structures and blade designs for seabed‑mounted marine power generation.
—
13Forev
Operator of electric vehicle charging solutions for fleets and public sites
$3M61 mo ago6Lindsay Wallace
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+25Top 10M——
14Cognitive Geology
Geological property modelling software for oil exploration activities
$3M106 mo ago20Luke Johnson
Founder & CEO
——9 patents
Geological data processing and predictive analytics for subsurface resource assessment
—
15Snugg
Provider of home energy efficiency solutions
$1M28 mo ago7Robin Peters
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowAmazon Web ServicesSlick+15Top 5M——
16AI Exploration
Developer of sensors and analytics for the energy sector
$1M29 mo ago6—————
17NetThings
Developer of energy management platform
$1M128 mo ago30
30 → 30 (+0%)
———7 patents
Building automation: HVAC heating control and resource monitoring sensor systems
1 launch
18Flexitricity
Provider of demand response services to National Grid in Britain
$649K95 mo ago48
48 → 105 (+119%)
Alastair Martin
Chief Strategy Officer
Node.jsYouTubeReact+12Top 50M4 patents
Energy market data aggregation and trading platform software
1 job opening · 1 launch · 2 partnerships
19Albatern
WEC based on point absorbers with array structure
$616K138 mo ago5David Findlay
Founder & CTO
——13 patents
Wave energy conversion systems and modular arrays for harvesting ocean wave power
—
20OnGen
Online tool to assess solar assets for organizations and small businesses
$356K122 mo ago4—————
21See Byte
Develops software for unmanned vehicles, field technology and offshore engineering
—133 mo ago74
74 → 103 (+39%)
Chris Haworth
Chief Executive Officer
Craft CMSPleskPHP+15Top 50M——

Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh

#1
Series D · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2024
$602.7Mraised
▾

Developer and operator of battery energy storage projects. These systems support the transition toward renewable energy generation by providing capacity to balance electricity systems. The business focuses on the development, construction, and operation of large scale storage infrastructure to enable the integration of renewable power sources into the grid.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 47%
Global
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $603M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 27 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: IT Support Engineer, Project Accountant
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series D$602.7M
Founders & team
Chris ElderCEO
Investors
EIG Global Energy Partners, National Wealth Fund
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie Notice
#2
Series A · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2005 · 22 employees
$15.9Mraised
▾

Provider of integrated solutions for hydrogen refuelling, production, and energy applications. The company engineers, designs, builds, and maintains hydrogen and energy projects. It delivers hydrogen fuelling systems, energy solutions, and hydrogen hubs across multiple industries. These installations help decarbonise transport, industry, agriculture, buildings, and the energy sector.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Funding
top 46%
Global
bottom 36%
Tech
bottom 35%
Market
bottom 22%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $15.9M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 18 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United Kingdom)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Technical Sales Engineer, Head of Commercial
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Logan (H2Tec Limited, Proton Power)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$2.8M
  • Oct 2024Series A$4M
  • Oct 2023Series A$6.3M
  • Nov 2019Seed$1.3M
Investors
Kelvin Capital, Scottish Enterprise
Tech stack
Backbone.JsCookieyesCore-JsEwww Image OptimizerGoogle AnalyticsJquery
#3
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2011 · 15 employees
$5Mraised
▾

Provider of gravity-based energy storage system. It uses the power of gravity to store energy for network-constrained users and operators, in distribution networks. It also provides grid services and hydrogen-based energy storage.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Seed$820.8K
  • May 2023Seed$1M
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$232K
  • Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$1.2M
Founders & team
Peter FraenkelCo-FounderCharlie BlairCo-Founder & Managing DirectorMartin WrightExecutive Chairman And Founder
Investors
Gov, Crowdcube, Scottish Enterprise, Zero Carbon Capital, DJM Macdonald Ltd, Londist
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpAstraGutenbergSpectra
#4
Series A · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2021 · 59 employees
$30.9Mraised
▾

Developer of integrated platform solutions for electricity system stability, capacity, and resilience. It offers hardware and software solutions for grid reinforcement and system balancing, enabling the transition to service-oriented network designs. These solutions utilize distributed control protocols to coordinate devices within a network, delivering on-target frequency and reducing system losses. The company also develops technologies to increase the capacity of distribution grids for renewable generation, making them the center of system stability. A key focus is on enabling the use of green hydrogen as a viable fuel for decarbonization.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Nittoku Europe GmbH) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series A$24.9M
  • Jun 2022Seed$6M
  • May 2022Seed$623.7K
  • Dec 2021Seed—
Investors
Greenway Capital, Jpmcapital
#5
Series B · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2006 · 54 employees
$30.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of thermal energy storage solutions for homes and buildings. The company develops thermal batteries that store and discharge heat for hot water, heating, and cooling. These thermal storage solutions integrate with renewable energy sources and grid electricity. The products are designed to be energy-dense and space-saving compared to conventional systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 16.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$11.2M
  • Sep 2021Series B$8.2M
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$588.6K
  • Aug 2020Series A$5.9M
Founders & team
Susan Lang-bissellCo-Founder & COOAndrew BissellCo-Founder & Owner
Investors
Europa, Scottish Enterprise, Osaka Gas, Par Equity, Equity Gap, Gov
Tech stack
BabelBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#6
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2022 · 7 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Provider of home energy efficiency solutions. It is a platform that focuses on making home energy efficiency simple and affordable. They provide a list of energy efficiency measures that can be implemented in homes to improve energy efficiency.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$324.6K
  • Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$2.5M
  • Jun 2023Seed$777.7K
  • Jun 2022Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Robin PetersCo-Founder & CEONeil SvensenCo-Founder
Investors
Gov
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#7
Seed · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2018 · 6 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Developer of sensors and analytics for the energy sector. It provides sensors that integrate into industrial processes for real-time insights. The sensors help to optimize production, reduce emissions, and prevent corrosion. Data from multiple sensors is aggregated and analyzed. The analyzed data is visualized to give insights into the industrial process.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Seed$252K
  • Oct 2023Seed$242.4K
  • Jan 2023Seed$331.3K
  • Mar 2022Seed$352.6K
Investors
Net Zero Technology Centre
#8
Funding Raised · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2013 · 4 employees
$5.2Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for single liquid flow battery. It provides a single liquid flow battery that uses graphite-sulfur battery chemistry and only a single tank of catholyte liquid. Its other products include StorTower, a versatile energy storage system that combines intelligent hybrid inverter technology, and emergency Energy BackPack, a portable battery backpack system.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Electrical Engineer, Electrical Engineer - Battery Energy Storage Systems
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$5.2M
Investors
Gov
Tech stack
AosBabelBugsnagCloudflareCore-JsFont Awesome
#9
Deadpooled · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 1998 · 51 employees
$43.6Mraised
▾

Operator of digital platforms providing online card and slot games. These platforms facilitate access to various virtual betting activities including card games, slot machines, and simulated casino environments. Users interact with software interfaces to participate in digital wagering activities through web and mobile applications. The systems utilize random number generation to determine outcomes for the available gaming options.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2008Series B$7.9M
  • 2006Series B$24M
  • Mar 2002Series A$8.6M
Founders & team
Richard YemmFounder & CEO
Investors
Emerald Technology Ventures, BlackRock, Atmos Holding, Equinor, SPG Sustainable Performance Group, 3i Group
#10
Deadpooled · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2016 · 6 employees
$32.5Mraised
▾

The Faraday Grid has developed solutions for existing electricity networks to allow a much greater and more efficient use of renewable energy. It has designed a hardware device that replaces transformers in existing electricity grids and enables more volatile and distributed energy sources to generate and dispatch electricity without disrupting the operation of the grid in delivering electricity to the user. The Faraday Grid is an autonomous, responsive, electrical meta-network, agnostic to generation and consumption, with its own inertia, enabling more productive, resilient and stable electricity transfer.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Angel$32.5M
  • Aug 2018Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Gov
#11
Acquired · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2003 · 63 employees
$12.3Mraised
▾

Developer of cell monitoring systems for electric vehicles and energy storage. The company's technology provides cell-level data and monitoring for battery systems. It focuses on improving battery safety, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency. The systems are designed for integration into battery packs and battery management systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. A123 Systems and Nuvation Energy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2019Series A$934.3K
  • Aug 2018Series A$2.8M
  • Feb 2017Series A$2.5M
  • Nov 2015Series A$1.9M
Investors
IP Group, Scottish Enterprise, Par Equity
Tech stack
HstsNginxOpen GraphPwaSentryUmami
#12
Series A · Edinburgh, Scotland · founded 2010 · 36 employees
$3.7Mraised
▾

Provider of submerged turbine systems that are used in tidal energy conversion. The company designs, builds, installs, commissions, and operates tidal energy projects. The Nova M100 tidal turbine builds on the design, manufacture, testing, and deployment of the device which is deployed under the seawater to generate energy and supply to the local grid.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 12.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. RSK Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series A$2.6M
  • Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$266.4K
  • Sep 2021Conventional Debt$8.9M
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$2.8M
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Gov, The National Lottery Community Fund, The Scottish National Investment Bank, Scotland Government
Tech stack
AngularCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries

Funding & investor landscape

$825.8Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
79disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Scottish Enterprise8 rounds
Gov7 rounds
Archangels3 rounds
Par Equity3 rounds
The Scottish National Investment Bank3 rounds
3i Group2 rounds
Equinor2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Old College Capital2 rounds
AXA Investment Managers1 rounds

Notable founders

Chris Elder
CEO · Fidra Energy
Peter Fraenkel
Co-Founder · Gravitricity
Charlie Blair
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Gravitricity
Susan Lang-bissell
Co-Founder & COO · Sunamp
Andrew Bissell
Co-Founder & Owner · Sunamp
Robin Peters
Co-Founder & CEO · Snugg
Neil Svensen
Co-Founder · Snugg
Richard Yemm
Founder & CEO · Pelamis Wave Power
Bill Campbell
ex-CEO · MicroEmissive Displays Group
Lindsay Wallace
Founder · Forev
Steve Dunlop
CEO · Forev
Luke Johnson
Founder & CEO · Cognitive Geology
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 601,874 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN EDINBURGH · Energy

How research on Energy Storage in Edinburgh is moving

A read on the academic research around Energy Storage in Edinburgh — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 64 papers.

64 papers · stance +0.46 · 22% breakthrough · 16% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Edinburgh40
  • Edinburgh Napier University19
  • Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute6
  • Edinburgh Instruments1
  • Edinburgh College1
leading researchers
Febin Paul · Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband · Caroline Kirk · Libu Manjakkal · Maximilian Parzen · Mustehsan Beg
prism intelligence · tone & topics
95% positive · 0% critical tone
BusinessEnvironmentElectronicsSustainabilityEducationFinance
▲ Breakthroughs13 · 20%
▲ 0%→20% share
2 median citations92% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→20% of field), led by Energy (signal processing).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Energy (signal processing)3
  • Renewable energy2
  • Electrochemistry2
  • Supercapacitor2
  • Electrolyte2
Newly emergingEnergy (signal processing) 0→3
Landmark Sulfonated Microporous Polymer Membranes with Fast and Selective Ion Transport for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and · 265 cites
◆ Advancements36 · 56%
▲ 0%→56% share
0 median citations94% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→56% of field), led by Supercapacitor.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supercapacitor6
  • Renewable energy5
  • Grid4
  • Electric power system4
  • Energy (signal processing)4
Newly emergingSupercapacitor 0→6 · Renewable energy 0→5 · Grid 0→4
Landmark A Numerical and Graphical Review of Energy Storage Technologies · 317 cites
▼ Concerns9 · 14%
▲ 0%→15% share
17 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→15% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy7
  • Hydrogen storage3
  • Software deployment2
  • Hydrogen2
  • Fossil fuel2
Newly emergingRenewable energy 0→7 · Hydrogen storage 0→3
Landmark Intermittency and periodicity in net-zero renewable energy systems with storage · 100 cites

Common questions

How many Energy Tech companies are there in Edinburgh, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 40 indexable Energy Tech companies headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom?
The Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $825.8M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Edinburgh, United Kingdom?
Fidra Energy is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, with $602.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom are funded?
20 of the 40 Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy Tech unicorns are there in Edinburgh, United Kingdom?
None of the Energy Tech companies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Edinburgh, United Kingdom Energy Tech companies?
The most active investors in Edinburgh, United Kingdom Energy Tech companies on this list include Scottish Enterprise, Gov, Archangels, Par Equity, The Scottish National Investment Bank.
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