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LG and Octopus Energy Sign MOU to Pair Heat Pumps With Kraken in UK and Germany

The partnership focuses on linking LG heat pumps to Octopus’s Kraken platform to optimize home energy use.

Overview

  • The companies signed a memorandum of understanding in London to collaborate on a combined hardware–software cleantech offering.
  • They will develop an integrated product that pairs LG’s high‑efficiency heat pumps with Octopus’s AI‑driven Kraken energy platform, with no launch date disclosed.
  • The partners say the solution is designed to optimize heating and cooling, cut energy bills, and lower carbon emissions.
  • Initial markets are the UK and Germany, with plans to expand the offering across Europe thereafter.
  • LG cites waste‑heat utilization as a key efficiency advantage of its pumps, while Kraken provides real‑time renewable price data to guide cheaper energy use.