Innovation
How Fuse flipped the switch on energy
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From the get-go, Fuse Energy founders Charles Orr and Alan Chang questioned the outdated processes and infrastructure inherent in the energy sector. They didn’t want to fix a broken system: they wanted to build a new one. So rather than focusing on incremental changes, they’ve built a direct-to-home energy model that combines renewable generation with AI-driven optimisation and customer operations that now serves more than 300,000 households across the UK. With international expansion on the cards, Fuse needed the scale and sector expertise of a global banking partner that matched their extraordinary trajectory.
- Fuse Energy recognised that energy didn’t need fixing, it needed rebuilding. Founders Charles Orr and Alan Chang set out to disrupt the sector with a smarter, direct-to-home energy model.
- Combining renewable generation, intelligent optimisation software and direct consumer delivery, Fuse aims to limit the role of intermediaries to make energy cheaper and more efficient.
- As Fuse prepares for international expansion, they need a global banking partner who can match their ambition.
From the get-go, Fuse Energy co-founders Charles Orr and Alan Chang questioned the outdated processes and ageing infrastructure inherent in the global energy sector. Where others sought to patch a broken system with incremental change, Fuse looked to rebuild the system from the ground up, to create a smarter and ultimately more abundant direct-to-home energy supply.
Fuse Energy is rapidly developing its renewable energy facilities. It has already built new solar farms, is developing storage capacity, and has plans to reach 1GW of operational generation capacity in future, up from 22MW in operation today.
Fuse owns and operates its own low-carbon generation assets, including solar and wind farms. This allows them to produce their own electricity rather than purely buying it from third parties.
By combining large-scale wind and solar generation with the latest optimisation software and direct-to-consumer distribution, Fuse’s approach aims to reduce inefficiencies and reliance on intermediaries.
In an industry that can be constrained by legacy systems, Fuse Energy represents a rare breakthrough: a company treating energy not as a commodity, but as a technology platform capable of transforming everyday life.
With international expansion on the horizon, Fuse needed the scale, expertise and sector understanding of a global banking partner capable of matching the pace and ambition of their extraordinary trajectory.
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