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.
NESO published the much trailed Clean Power 2030 advice to government on 5 November, providing a plan setting out how much of the technologies we need, where we need them – and what the key barriers are.
The ENA's Strategic Connections Group hosted a workshop this week on raising entry requirements for projects applying for grid connections at distribution level, and planned changes to G99 connection procedures.
Here, Alex Temple pulls out some of the relevant points from Labour's first Budget in 14 years.
This paper provides a comprehensive framework for how shared ownership can support a just energy transition, offering detailed actions for the UK government and GB Energy to harness its potential for people, planet and the UK's net zero mission.
Regen director Johnny Gowdy gives his view on where REMA may have got to and what to expect next.
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.
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