Octopus Energy signs MoU with CATL's Ampace to develop next generation smart home batteries
By Eve
Octopus Energy and Xiamen Ampace Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore smart home energy storage that pairs high-performance hardware with intelligent software. The work will draw on CATL and Ampace research into sodium-ion technology, high-density cell designs and ultra-long lifecycle systems, combined with Octopus's software platform, smart tariffs and Virtual Power Plant capabilities. The collaboration will initially explore opportunities across European markets where Octopus has retail energy offices, according to the announcement.
Why it matters
Connected home batteries that charge when energy is cleanest and cheapest and export at peak times add to the flexibility pool that charging operators and fleet depots compete with and can partner with. Lower cost chemistries such as sodium-ion could also reshape the economics of paired storage at charging sites, though the MoU is exploratory and commits to no products or volumes yet.
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- Original title
- “Octopus Energy, battery giant CATL and Ampace team up to develop the next generation of smart home batteries”
- Published
- 3 November 2026
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- Grid & Energy
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- United Kingdom · Global
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- Octopus Energy · CATL · Ampace
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