Piclo

Piclo develops software to make electricity grids smart, flexible and sustainable. The London based company has been building software for the energy industry since 2013. Piclo, chaired by Volker Beckers, has been named by Bloomberg as one of the UK's top 50 Business Innovators and won Startup of the Year at European Utility Week. Piclo Flex is an independent marketplace for trading flexibility online. The platform leverages the latest digital technology to provide market visibility, qualification services and online auctions. Piclo is in commercial partnerships with four UK DNOs including Electricity North West, UK Power Networks, Northern Ireland Electricity Networks and SP Energy Networks. Over 380 flex providers have registered 11GW of assets on the platform, including demand-response aggregators, electricity suppliers, generation operators, battery operators, industrial and commercial customers, local authorities, community groups and electric vehicle charging operators.