‘I totally understand why people are sceptical’: the co-founder of collapsed energy giant Bulb on his new venture

Amit Gudka, founder of Field Energy, says he learned a lot from the collapse of his first business. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

Britain’s fast-changing energy industry may be just the place for reinvention. In the wake of the unprecedented collapse of Bulb Energy, its co-founder, Amit Gudka, is trying to make the best of his next chapter: by plugging into the global battery boom.

Sitting in a central London coffee shop, not far from the offices of his new venture, Field Energy, Gudka explains how he has swapped home energy customers for battery projects and why he believes he should be given a second chance.