In February 2024, HM Treasury asked the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to undertake a study on the challenges to making the electricity distribution networks in Great Britain fit for net zero.
This report, funded by the European Climate Foundation, examines five issues that project developers and planners have told us are the key challenges for the planning system for renewables and storage in England.
Regen has responded to the government’s Planning Reform Working Paper on Planning Committees, highlighting key recommendations to enhance the process for renewable energy and storage developments.
Using ‘open-source’ analysis, Regen has explored how different regulatory and market reforms affect the investability of an example Scottish onshore wind farm.
Our letter to the Secretary of State highlights our concerns that converting the GB electricity market into one based on zonal pricing will undermine the clean power mission.
Regen's response to the government working paper supports planning reforms that accelerate the energy transition by creating a simpler, faster planning process aligned with nature recovery goals.
Rebecca Windemer sets out the key insights from the commissioning document, considering how this may intersect with the broader planning landscape.
Regen CEO Merlin Hyman, who chairs NESO's Connections Reform Steering Group, outlines the latest thinking and some of the key considerations for industry.
Fraser Stewart argues that local and community energy should be included in that definition.
We review how Labour has done in their first 100 days in power and the progress made against our series of asks to put the country on course to deliver the 'clean power mission'.
Regen has submitted two responses to Ofgem's consultation on the Regional Energy Strategic Plans policy framework. Here, we summarise the key recommendations from the Regen and Net Zero Living responses.
National Grid Electricity Distribution and Regen hosted an online event with a focus on two of the cheaper forms of renewable energy; onshore wind and rooftop solar.
This summer Ed Swain joined Regen as an intern, ahead of a move to Australia. Here, he summarises the projects he worked on and what he gained from the experience.
We welcome the government's consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, but the proposed changes fall short of what's needed to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage projects at the scale and pace required.
With the retrofit market seemingly caught in an unhelpful feedback loop, Sophie Whinney argues that more integrated supply chain structures are necessary in order to build trust across the spectrum and create the levels of growth required to hit our decarbonisation targets.
We are pleased to showcase this year's key achievements in our annual review, which details how we've worked together with our members, partners and friends to overcome barriers in the energy transition and make progress towards a just transition to net zero energy.
As part of our DFES work for SSEN, we developed new 'vulnerability and just transition' scenarios that support more targeted investment ahead of need in lower-income areas.
Grace Millman digs into the winners of today's auction, which awarded 5.4 GW of contracts across fixed and floating offshore wind and tidal stream, to explore what it means for the offshore sector.
In July, Regen hosted Northern Powergrid's annual community energy conferences in York and Newcastle bringing together community energy groups to hear from experts, discuss key topics from the sector and network with one another.
The Electricity Storage Network has responded to the National Fire Chiefs Council consultation on revised planning guidance for grid-scale energy storage, calling for more clarity in certain areas and further changes.
In this introductory blog, Polly Meyrick, this year's artist in residence, shares her thoughts on what she’s discovered so far and how she plans to respond to the residency theme: celebrating changemakers.
Regen sets out the priorities for newly-established Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce.
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