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 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.
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.
As part of Innovate UK's Net Zero Living programme, Regen has produced a briefing guide for local authorities about the Regional Energy Strategic Plan (RESP) policy framework.
The announcement of a jump in the budget for the next Contracts for Difference allocation round, from £1bn to over £1.5bn, falls short of the doubling that industry had called for, but will nevertheless provide a much-needed uplift for renewable projects.
Regen, in partnership with the Carbon Trust, is proud to have supported the Welsh Government in developing this pivotal strategy.
With a raft of policy announcements, the launch of GB Energy and a sobering progress report from the CCC, plus the 2024 FES pathways, it's been yet another busy week for the energy sector.
Regen associate director Ray Arrell summarises the main themes emerging from the 2024 Future Energy Scenarios analysis.
Our paper ‘Accelerating Clean British Power’ sets out advice on the first actions needed from the new Labour government to put the country on course to drive forward its vital clean power mission.
Today, the new government has removed the planning restrictions on onshore wind. Here, Rebecca Windemer summarises the changes and what we expect to see next.
Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter containing industry insights, our latest research and upcoming events.
