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We are an energy supply and trading business.
We help our clients take maximum value from their energy positions in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
We are active across the supply chain:
- We offtake electricity and gas directly from producers, and help them achieve their desired risk profile
- We trade through bilateral relationships with the major wholesale counterparties in the market, as well as on all trading hubs and energy exchanges
- We supply energy directly to large industrial and commercial consumers
Axpo UK was established in 2008. The team is made of employees with extensive experience in the energy markets in Great Britain and in the Single Electricity Market in Ireland.
We are part of the Swiss energy group Axpo.
The Group produces, trades and distributes energy reliably for over 3 million people and several thousand companies in Switzerland and in more than 30 European countries as well as in the USA. The Group employs over 4500 employees and has been active for more than 100 years. Axpo is an international leader in energy trading and in servicing energy clients through bespoke solutions.
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Local around the globe
With more than 30 locations across Europe, North America and Asia, the Axpo Group is always close to its customers. And our proximity is more than geographic. We speak our customers’ languages, are immersed in their culture, and understand their specific market conditions. We have a significant presence in the European onshore wind and large-scale solar power business. Axpo is also one of the leading European energy traders along the entire time horizon, from intraday trading to multi-year contracts, with a broad range of products worldwide. Our renewable energy portfolio is one of the largest in the market, and we are the preferred European provider of tailored customer solutions.
The Power of Renewables
Axpo has more than 5,000 MW of installed renewable energy capacity across Europe and markets a customer portfolio totalling 19,700 MW of energy from renewable sources. Our activities in this field include wind energy, photovoltaics, biomass and hydropower. In Spain, for example, Axpo manages one of the country's largest renewable energy portfolios of around 8,550 MW. Reinforced by the know-how of our subsidiary Volkswind, Axpo is also one of the largest wind farm developers in Germany and France. In photovoltaics, we are also a major international player, harnessing the expertise and skill of our subsidiary Urbasolar.
In Switzerland, Axpo is the largest producer of renewable energy, including the generation of more than half of the country’s renewable electricity from hydropower.