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.
Commissioned by Somerset Council, this guide sets out the current evidence on the energy system in Somerset and analyses the local resources to inform a potential Net Zero Pathway for the county.
Regen has worked with Innovate UK to develop a Playbook for Network Innovation which gathers learnings from previous innovations to support future innovators on the journey to successful implementation and commercialisation.
Regen has responded to the latest round of the UK government's consultation on heat network zoning, highlighting two key improvements to focus on.
Regen was commissioned by the University of Strathclyde to synthesise the huge body of research conducted in the EnergyREV programme and identify key recommendations and next steps for delivering smart local energy systems.
On 7 March, Regen hosted the first National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) Net Zero Communities webinar of the year.
Regen and the Electricity Storage Network have responded to the Department for Net Zero and Energy Security (DESNZ) Long Duration Energy Storage consultation on a new cap and floor scheme.
Regen director Johnny Gowdy argues that, if we have another energy price spike, consumers will again be exposed to higher electricity prices as, once again, the government is lagging behind the market.
Government has proposed several positive changes to the current Contracts for Difference scheme that aim to address the complex challenges expected of the transition to net zero. However, the devil is in the detail.
Strategies for building a community around your CMS.
Poppy Maltby outlines four key challenge areas that have emerged so far in the design of the Regional Energy Strategic Planners (RESPs) and possible solutions for local areas and electricity networks.
This report for climate charity Possible explores the potential for new community-owned onshore wind projects to unlock part of the puzzle of making clean, alleviating fuel poverty and protect consumers, the climate and national energy security.
Regen CEO Merlin Hyman welcomes Ed Miliband's announcement that a Labour government would overturn the effective ban on onshore wind in England as one of its first acts if elected.
Following Regen director Johnny Gowdy’s appearance at the ESNZ Select Committee hearing on locational marginal pricing (LMP), Regen has now a submitted further written statement and evidence to the committee.
Regen and the Electricity Storage Network have responded to Ofgem's ten-year review of the Capacity Market rules consultation.
Regen and the Electricity Storage Network have responded to the Ofgem call for input on the Transmission Constraint Licence Condition, following a members' workshop on the issue in mid-January.
The evidence case report for the Outer Hebrides is the first of three studies that will help SSEN better understand the investment needed to enable a net zero transition for Scottish island communities.
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