Naked Energy

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Location Crawley, United Kingdom
Founded 2010
Latest Stage Series B
Total Raised £27M
Website https://nakedenergy.com
Sector
climate-tech energy solar cleantech hardware manufacturing

About

Naked Energy is a Crawley-based renewable-heat technology company whose flagship “Virtu” modular solar collector heats water up to 120°C and, according to the company, saves three times more carbon per square metre than standard solar photovoltaic panels 12. Existing UK installations of Virtu include the British Library and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon) 1. New capital funds a UK-based automated manufacturing facility expected to create 40 direct and roughly 100 indirect jobs 123.

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Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-08-06 Series B (close) £8.875M Great British Energy Barclays Climate Ventures 123

Great British Energy contributed £7.5M through its £1B Energy Engineered in the UK programme, marking its first investment in the UK solar supply chain; the tranche brought Naked Energy’s total Series B financing to £27M 123.

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Sources

  1. Solar Power Portal, “GB Energy invests £7.5 million in UK solar supply chain,” August 2026, accessed August 2026. https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-thermal/great-british-energy-invests-7-5-million-in-uk-solar-supply-chain↩↩↩↩↩

  2. EU-Startups, “Crawley-based Naked Energy secures €10.35 million to build UK solar-thermal technology manufacturing facility,” August 6, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/crawley-based-naked-energy-secures-e10-35-million-to-build-uk-solar-thermal-technology-manufacturing-facility/↩↩↩↩

  3. Energy Live News, “Great British Energy invests £8 million in solar firm,” August 6, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://www.energylivenews.com/2026/08/06/great-british-energy-invests-8-million-in-solar-firm/↩↩↩