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.
Robbie Evans looks at the standout moments and discussion points from the National Grid community energy forums in Exeter, Leicester, Birmingham and Swansea.
Regen has written to the National Energy System Operator (NESO), urging it to prioritise raising the Transmission Impact Assessment threshold in England and Wales.
Regen director Johnny Gowdy explores the causes of the 2024 constraint cost increase and what needs to be done to reduce these in the future.
Regen's planning lead, Rebecca Windemer, sets out initial thoughts on the revised National Planning Policy Framework.
Regen's consultation response focuses on how connections reform will impact achieving the CP30 mission and support the GB market to attract the scale and pace of investment in generation and storage projects required.
Fraser Stewart explains why shared ownership can support a more just energy transition.
Regen has sent a letter to the Secretary of State to ask about the 'needed' status of local and community energy in the government's soon-to-be-published Clean Power Plan.
The latest paper from the Net Zero Living programme, sets out a vision for a thriving local energy future, complete with recommendations for unlocking this going forward.
Regen's policy insights paper, produced for the Net Zero Living programme, provides advice and guidance on how to prepare institutionally for some of the changes that may come about as a result of the RESP.
Developed with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Renewable & Sustainable Energy, this comprehensive guide aims to help MPs and others address common myths about onshore renewables.
Since 2017, Regen has supported the Welsh Government in setting out how energy is used in Wales, and how it has changed over time.
This analysis sets out how energy is generated in Wales, and how it has changed over time, to evidence the economic, community and environmental benefits from the development of Welsh energy projects.
Johnny Gowdy sets out four reasons why the government should call time on the zonal pricing debate and quickly move forward with ambitious but progressive market reform that can be delivered within the existing decentralised national market arrangements.
Regen has supported the Great South West to develop its 2023 and 2024 Clean Energy Powerhouse Prospectus, showcasing the region's energy generation opportunities.
Regen has joined a coalition of leading organisations to urge the Secretary of State to ensure that local and community energy is designated as 'needed' in the Clean Power 2030 Plan and any subsequent grid connections reform.
Tamsyn Lonsdale-Smith discusses the historic timescale analysis we carried out as part of this work, comparing results from different technologies using publicly available planning data.
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