Our latest research with the Royal Town Planning Institute reveals significant challenges and missed opportunities for local authorities trying to deliver clean energy and heat and recommends a series of actions for central government that would enable better integration and unlock more efficient decision making at the local level.
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.
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.
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