UrbanChain CEO lands European award

Somayeh Taheri, founder and CEO of UrbanChain, received the “Most Innovative Energy Exchange Solutions CEO 2024 (UK)” award at the European CEO of the Year awards.

Taheri commented on the recognition: “It’s always an honour to be recognised. We are growing fast and it’s exciting to be building a great team of talented people who share our vision.”

She further elaborated on her founding mission: “I founded UrbanChain with a mission to alleviate fuel poverty and to fix a broken inefficient energy market model. And our social responsibility values haven’t changed. Our role is to create communities where everyone can benefit from renewable energy.”

About UrbanChain

UrbanChain, backed by investment group Eurazeo, operates the UK’s peer-to-peer energy exchange platform. The service connects renewable energy producers directly with consumers, eliminating intermediaries and volatile wholesale markets. The platform serves local government organisations, renewable generators, universities, data centres, office buildings, industrial sites, energy suppliers, and households.

Awards Recognition

EU Business News Awards Coordinator Kaven Cooper stated: “With their intelligent approaches, humble attitudes, and the ultimate commitment to making a difference, our winners are fully deserving of their success in our brand new awards programme.”