Octopus partners with wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang to supercharge the UK’s path to clean, cheap energy

London/Zhongshan, 11 September 2025 – Octopus Energy and Ming Yang Smart Energy, a world-leading wind turbine manufacturer, have signed a groundbreaking partnership to deliver cheap, clean wind energy and bring down bills for British households for good.  

Building on the first Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in seven years, the partnership aims to dramatically reduce the cost of wind energy in the UK, making renewable power even more affordable. 

As part of the agreement, Octopus will explore the implementation of software to create the highest levels of data protection and cyber security in combination with Ming Yang’s cutting-edge offshore and onshore wind turbines.  

In addition, Octopus Energy Generation, the renewables arm of Octopus Energy, plans to deploy Ming Yang’s onshore wind turbines to unleash close to 6 GW of local capacity identified through Octopus’ match-making platform ‘Winder’. 

Designed to speed up the development of onshore wind farms, ’Winder’ connects wind-enthusiastic communities with landowners to locate suitable sites for turbines, delivering energy where it’s needed most while easing stress on the grid. 

Since its launch in 2022, Winder has found enough potential locations to power nearly 5 million homes with clean, homegrown energy. 

Initially focused on onshore wind, the partnership will also explore expanding into other energy solutions, including solar power and battery storage systems. 

Octopus is already one of Europe’s largest investors in wind, managing nearly 5 GW of renewable energy globally, including 1.5 GW in onshore and offshore wind projects.