Floral Energy exits stealth to make microgrid power play

Monday 12 May 2025
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UK startup Floral Energy has merged with US firm GridSwitch in a bid to establish itself as a major new player in the microgrid space.

Founded in 2024 by a trio of former Rolls-Royce executives, Floral Energy is developing microgrid solutions for services such as data centres and EV charging hubs, where today’s grids are struggling to keep up with demand. Floral’s microgrids will use combinations of thermal generation, renewables, grid electricity and battery storage to provide localised industrial-scale power, optimised with digital twins and machine learning. The company said its systems will also be compatible with future nuclear generation, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and nuclear fusion.

Read more in The Engineer here