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Podcast: Catherine Cleary on the Modo Energy podcast

23 January, 2025|Connectology, Podcasts|

Connectologist® Catherine Cleary was invited to join the well-respected Modo Energy Podcast. Hosted by Ed Porter and joined by Joe Colebrook, Head of Grid Connections at Innova, they discussed grid connections and Connections Reform.

Podcast: Guest series with Susan McDonald, Deloitte

20 January, 2025|Connectology, Podcasts|

Kyle Murchie is joined by special guest Susan McDonald, UK Energy Transition Lead for Net Zero Transformation at Deloitte. They discuss the future of the UK energy sector including Clean Power 2030, the challenges of rapidly expanding infrastructure, and the UK's leadership in offshore wind

Podcast: Guest series with Alasdair MacMillan, Ofgem

16 December, 2024|Connectology, Featured, Podcasts|

We are delighted that Alasdair MacMillan, Policy Lead of Electricity Connections at Ofgem joined Connectologists® Catherine Cleary and Kyle Murchie for our latest podcast. This episode delves into the complexities of Connections Reform in Great Britain, specifically focusing on the end-to-end review of the grid connection process.

Podcast: Guest series with Merlin Hyman and Joe Colebrook

27 November, 2024|Connectology, Podcasts|

Join Connectologists® Pete Aston and Nikki Pillinger as they welcome two special guests: Merlin Hyman, Chief Executive of Regen, and Joe Colebrook, Head of Grid Connections at Innova. Together, they dive into the complexities of Connections Reform and what it means for developers, policymakers, and the entire industry.

Podcast: Connections reform update #3 webinar – questions and answers

26 November, 2024|Connectology, Podcasts|

During our Connections Reform update #3 webinar we didn’t have time to answer all the questions. In this podcast, we help to shed light on some of the main themes running through the unanswered questions.

Podcast: The impact of the transmission network on distribution demand applications

13 November, 2024|Connectology, Podcasts|

In our latest podcast, our experts unpack how distribution and transmission networks interact and how the transmission network is affecting connection applications for demand at distribution level.

Podcast: How did we get here? A review of recent changes to connections policy

22 October, 2024|Connectology, Podcasts|

With grid connections undergoing significant changes in recent years, it’s important to reflect and consider the alterations which have been made. In this episode of our Connectology® podcast, our team discuss what these shifts mean for the future of grid connections, setting the scene for 2025 and beyond.

Podcast: Decarbonising by 2030 – can GB achieve it?

07 October, 2024|Connectology, Podcasts|

The Connectologists® explore the feasibility of achieving a clean power system by 2030, Labour’s plans for net zero. They examine how we can realistically transition towards cleaner energy, the mix of technologies required to achieve this goal and potential alternative approaches.

Podcast: Guest series with Laura Henry, Connections Policy and Change Manager at National Grid ESO

12 June, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this episode of the Connectology® Podcast, Catherine Cleary is joined by Laura Henry, Connections Policy and Change Manager at the Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO)

Webinar: Connections Reform: where to invest in your projects now

21 May, 2024|Connectology, Webinar|

With several month to Connections Reform implementation, developers are considering what risk is or isn’t put onto which projects. In this webinar gain insight to help navigate these important but complex decisions.

The Energyst highlights the growth in our Due Diligence service

20 May, 2024|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Grid Consultancy, Public Sector, Published Articles|

The Energyst has highlighted our surge in demand for our due diligence service which helps investors understand the grid connection risks in the projects they are acquiring.

Roadnight Taylor announces huge growth for grid risk services

13 May, 2024|Commercial & Industrial, Grid Consultancy, News|

We've had an extraordinary surge in demand for its due diligence service that helps investors understand the grid connection risks in the projects they are acquiring.

Podcast: Hydrogen and the grid – considerations for developers, investors, networks and regulators

11 March, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this podcast, Roadnight Taylor’s Connectologists® discuss the Hydrogen development market and various opportunities and challenges around connecting the different types of hydrogen projects to the grid.

Podcast: Agreements to vary and mod apps

27 February, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

With some 700 schemes about to receive an agreement to vary from National Grid ESO, our team set out the reasons why, the differences between the cohorts and the risks and opportunities associated with each. They highlight differences between these agreements to vary and mod apps, and flag the interaction between mod apps and milestones, termination risk and critical dates.

Podcast: Grid News and Views #6

12 February, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this Grid News and Views episode of the Connectology® Podcast, Roadnight Taylor's Pete Aston hosts colleagues Nikki Pillinger, Philip Bale and Kyle Murchie as they discuss National Grid ESO and the DNOs' progress with the Technical Limits initiative, and more...

Webinar Request: Top 10 lessons learnt from red flag due diligence

07 February, 2024|Connectology, Webinar|

Join this interactive webinar to see how our learning-points from conducting grid connection due diligence can be applied to your energy, real estate, industrial or datacentre development projects.

Podcast: Grid News and Views #5

04 January, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this Grid news and views’ episode, Pete Aston hosts colleagues Catherine Cleary, Philip Bale and Kyle Murchie, as they discuss National Grid ESO's progress with two-step offers, when this will come to an end and more...

Podcast: what a good investment director needs to know about grid due diligence to mitigate risks and potentially save £millions

18 December, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

On this podcast, two of Roadnight Taylor’s elite connections engineers discuss the key themes that they see determining the success of a connection and grid due diligence exercise, and some of the areas of risk that they see having been missed.

My experience of working with Roadnight Taylor’s Connectologists® was exceptional

18 December, 2023|Champions - Testimonials, News, Public Sector|

"My experience of working with Roadnight Taylor’s Connectologists® was exceptional.” Read more of what Ingrid Hooley of Local Partnerships had to say...

Kyle Murchie joins the Roadnight Taylor team

11 December, 2023|Energy Developers, Featured, Grid Consultancy, News|

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kyle Murchie who joins from SSEN Transmission, where he was manager of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within the Project Engineering department.

Current± outlines the importance of our Open Letter to Ofgem

05 December, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, Public Sector, Published Articles|

Current has outlined the content of our letter to Jonathan Brearley, OFGEM CEO, and explores the three options our Connectologist® Pete Aston proposes to solve the current issues with SGT charging

Podcast: Are your projects’ curtailments about to get a lot worse?

22 November, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

On this podcast, three of Roadnight Taylor’s elite connections engineers explore the issues around changes to DNO curtailment modelling and operation. They help identify higher risk projects, suggest mitigations and point to industry initiatives that may bring about positive change.

Podcast: The new treatment of Battery Energy Storage Schemes (BESS)

07 November, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

Specialist grid connections engineers Pete Aston and Philip Bale, discuss the new rules regarding the treatment of Battery Energy Storage Schemes (BESS) by Distribution Network Operator (DNOs).

Podcast: The Technical Limits initiative. Will it accelerate your projects?

13 October, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this podcast, our Connectologists discuss the ENA's Technical Limits initiative and help developers and investors to understand the implications for the portfolios of large-scale projects they are building or acquiring.

The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) announces exclusive session partnership with Roadnight Taylor

02 October, 2023|News|

The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) announces exclusive session partnership with Roadnight Taylor

Connectologists® featuring in ‘Grid Locked’ article in The Times’ Raconteur report: “Energy & Sustainability”

20 September, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector, Published Articles|

We are excited that two of our Connectologists® have featured in the Times’ Raconteur article that has been published as part of a special report: “Energy & Sustainability.”

Utility Week interviews Roadnight Taylor to discuss the contents of our open letter to Ofgem

06 September, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector, Published Articles|

Following our Open letter to Ofgem urging them to consider reforming the mechanism for supergrid transformer charging, Utility Week got in contact to discuss the letter's contents and our suggestions for reform.

Podcast: Understanding outage risks (transmission)

31 August, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

In this podcast, our Connectologists give insights to help you understand transmission-connected energy projects’ abnormal running risks and how to mitigate them

Financial Times reaches out to Roadnight Taylor for insight into how the grid capacity issue is stunting UK economic growth

22 August, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector, Published Articles|

Financial Times reaches out to Roadnight Taylor for insight into how the grid capacity issue is stunting UK economic growth

BloombergNEF’s report on grid connection queues supported by Roadnight Taylor’s perspective and data

16 August, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector, Published Articles|

BloombergNEF’s report on grid connection queues supported by Roadnight Taylor’s perspective and data

Webinar Watch: Grid connection feasibility studies (distribution)

01 June, 2023|Connectology, Webinar|

Webinar: On this webinar with Q&A, Pete Aston and Philip Bale will set out the incremental steps that they take, as Roadnight Taylor Connectologists® in seeking to make a project work on any given part of the network.

KPMG seeks insight from Roadnight Taylor for their report on Smarter Grids

26 May, 2023|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector, Published Articles|

We were delighted to have been asked by KPMG as‘UK electricity experts’ to give insight and pre-publication feedback on the UK content of their ‘Smarter Grids: Powering decarbonisation through technology investment’

Roadnight Taylor is by far the most knowledgeable and influential grid consultancy in the UK

17 May, 2023|Champions - Testimonials, News|

"Roadnight Taylor is by far the most knowledgeable and influential grid consultancy in the UK.” Read more of what Rory Compton of Trina Solar had to say...

Ongoing relationship with Roadnight Taylor has been worth its weight in gold

19 April, 2023|Champions - Testimonials, News|

"The ongoing relationship with Roadnight Taylor has been worth its weight in gold.” We were delighted to receive this feedback from David Gilbert at Octopus Energy Generation

Webinar Watch: SCR shovel ready and existing schemes

18 January, 2023|Connectology, Webinar|

Free webinar: Game or be gamed? Opportunities and risks for investors in shovel ready developments and owners of existing generation and storage schemes under the new grid connection charging regime game - the Significant Code Review (SCR)

Second year as headline sponsor of Green Energy Awards

05 January, 2023|News|

We’re proud to be headline sponsor of the Regen Green Energy Awards 2023 - a leading national celebration of innovative technologies, pioneering companies, and inspiring individuals shaking up the energy system and driving the UK towards a zero-carbon future.

Podcast: NetZero Vs RIIO-ED2 final determinations

19 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

Roadnight Taylor Connectologists® Pete Aston and Catherine Cleary discuss the RIIO-ED2 final determinations with Merlin Hyman, Chief Executive of Regen

Podcast: The gifts we’d like to give the GB electricity networks for Christmas

15 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

Pete Aston hosts a festive chat with two of our other Connectologists®, Philip Bale and Nikki Pillinger, to find out what they would like the networks and DNOs to receive for Christmas.

Podcast: National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage

15 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage. Could it be a gamechanger and reduce your generation connection timeframes by a decade?

What is network protection and what risk can it bring to connections?

03 December, 2022|Connectology|

This article is about how network companies isolate faults on the network and the risks for new connections. These protection-related issues can significantly impact on the cost of a scheme and can be the make-or-break factor.

The NSIP threshold change from 50MW DC to AC, and solar farm design considerations

16 November, 2022|Energy Developers, Guest Blog, News, Public Sector|

The September 2021 updated Draft National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3) has implications on project sizes. We found out more about this and the latest in large-scale solar design.

1_Webinar_Request: Grid consenting your hyper scale demand ambitions

09 November, 2022|Connectology, Webinar|

Request a recording of our free webinar to hear our Connectologists® explain the common challenges in getting permission to connect to the grid at extra-high voltage and at transmission – and how to overcome them

Webinar Watch: Grid consenting your electric fleet ambitions

19 October, 2022|Connectology, Webinar|

Grid-consenting your electric fleet ambitions 19 October 2022 The running time is one hour Summary: Webinar #2 in a series of 3 Common challenges in getting permission to connect large-scale electric vehicle charging to the grid – and how to overcome them. More and more organisations are seeking to invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, but are increasingly struggling to achieve their aspirations due to grid connection challenges. In this webinar Catherine Cleary and Nikki Pillinger – two of our elite Connectologists® – outlined the key steps [...]

1_Webinar_Request: Grid consenting your behind the meter ambitions

05 October, 2022|Connectology, Webinar|

Request a link for our free webinar to hear our Connectologists® explain the common challenges in getting permission to connect large-scale, on-site generation and storage to the grid – and how to overcome them.

Landholding portfolio feasibility study for demand for a partnership of councils, business and academia

25 May, 2022|Current Projects|

Landholding portfolio feasibility study for 59 sites for demand for a partnership of councils, business and academia

What are Statement of Works, Project Progression, Appendix G and Modification Applications?

01 May, 2022|Connectology|

Statement of Works, Appendix G, Project Progressions and Modification Applications - what are they and what is the difference? And what are the implications for new generation connections?

Grid Connections Manager – Position Filled

22 February, 2022|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Grid Consultancy, News|

We have a vacancy for a Grid Connections Manager to have complete oversight of specific clients’ grid connections operations – becoming each client’s own Virtual In-house Network Specialist.

Partnering with NFU Energy to deliver their Renewable Energy Solutions Service

05 October, 2021|Archive|

We are delighted to partner with NFU Energy to deliver their new Renewable Energy Solutions – a service to help farmers and landowners assess and develop renewable energy schemes on their land.

Pete Aston joins the Roadnight Taylor team

28 June, 2021|Energy Developers, Feasibility Studies, Featured, Grid Consultancy|

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Pete Aston as Network Engineer. He joins from Western Power Distribution (WPD), where he was Primary System Design Manager responsible for all grid connections to the high and extra-high voltage networks across all WPD's licence areas.

Exclusivity agreements for energy schemes: pitfalls and opportunities

21 October, 2020|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Farms & Estates, Feasibility Studies, Featured, Grid Consultancy, Guest Blog, Public Sector|

In seeking to achieve a solar, wind or energy storage scheme, one of the first steps a developer will take is to secure an exclusivity agreement with the landowner.  We take a closer look at exclusivity agreements, speaking to the expert team at Renew Legal, to understand what they are, the issues that can arise from them and if there are alternative approaches.

Webinar: Maximising chances of achieving large-scale energy schemes

25 August, 2020|Farms & Estates, Feasibility Studies, News|

Hugh was invited to speak on webinar hosted by Lodders. Hugh lit a clear path to maximising your chances of achieving long-term, reliable leases from large-scale energy schemes, while Alastair Frew provided insight on a range of renewable energy legal issues.

CLA members – find out if you have potential battery storage or power scheme sites

13 March, 2018|Archive|

While opportunities for power generation and battery storage schemes exist in industrial and urban areas, the greatest potential can be found in rural areas. Find out why we are offering CLA (Country Land and Business Association) members an exclusive offer on our Stop/Go feasibility studies.

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