F LOW E NERGY
Sector
Energy and innovation
Business size
Small-Medium
Area(s) of green Expertise
Energy efficiency
Renewables
Green Buildings
Business network/
Club membership
Website
www.flowenergy.uk.com
Contact
marketing@flowgroup.uk.com
Short description of the business
Based in Ipswich, Suffolk, Flow is a new kind of Energy Company. We combine home energy
supply with the Flow boiler - a domestic gas boiler that also generates electricity. We’re
looking to change the way people think about energy by turning preconceived ideas about the
energy industry around.
Environmental highlights
For every 500,000 Flow boilers installed, a large power station can be switched off since our
boilers would generate an equivalent amount of electricity. 500,000 Flow boilers would reduce
the UK’s carbon emissions by 500,000 tonnes of co2– the same as taking 166,000 cars off
the road.
Green credentials
Winner: Greenest Product or Service – Suffolk’s creating the Greenest County Awards
2015
Winner- Environment and sustainability award 2015- Everline future 50 awards
A summary of environmental achievements
Part of the reduction in carbon emissions the Flow boiler generates is down to the fact that it
generates most electricity at times of peak demand for power. When everyone is using most
electricity – generally between the hours of 4-7 in the evening, in the winter – the National
Grid struggles to cope with demand. So lots of easy to turn on but relatively dirty power
stations (generally fuelled by coal and oil) kick in to meet this peak demand. Installing lots of
Flow boilers reduces the need for these types of power station. For every 500,000 Flow
boilers installed, a large power station can be switched off since our boilers would generate
an equivalent amount of electricity. 500,000 Flow boilers would reduce the UK’s carbon
emissions by 500,000 tonnes of co2– the same as taking 166,000 cars off the road.
The Flow boiler offers tangible benefits to consumers – lower emissions and lower bills. But it
is also does something else just as important – it reconnects customers to the energy industry
and gives them a stake in it by making them generators too. This is absolutely key in building
a sustainable energy industry. The changes that will have to be made, both in the industry
and in consumer behaviour, are vast if we are to achieve our renewable energy future. The
energy industry needs buy-in from customers as we all go on that journey together. The Flow
boiler, a technology that uses our existing gas resources much more efficiently and engages
people with the idea of energy again, is the perfect bridge between the fossil-fuel present and
that renewable future.