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Webinar: Register – Last chance to secure your demand grid connection?
Are you a data centre, hydrogen electrolyser or industry looking to decarbonise? If yes, is March your last chance to secure a grid connection offer in 2025? With NESO set to pause applications for demand connections at transmission, the context for getting connection strategies right has rarely been more pressing.
Webinar Request: Grid Connections Reform #4 – January 2025
With significant Grid Connections Reform developments since our last webinar in November, this fourth interactive instalment explored and debated key connections reform topics and answered audience questions
Podcast: Guest series with Alasdair MacMillan, Ofgem
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.
Roadnight Taylor becomes certified B Corp
We are excited to announce our status as a Certified B Corporation and we have officially joined the UK’s B Corporation movement.
Podcast: Grid News and Views #8
In this episode of the Connectology® Podcast, Pete Aston, Nikki Pillinger and Kyle Murchie discuss current grid connections news.
Podcast: Guest series with Laura Henry, Connections Policy and Change Manager at National Grid ESO
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 Request: Grid Connections Reform: where to invest in your projects now?
With several month to Connections Reform implementation this webinar will help developers gain insight to help them navigate important but complex project decisions
Transmission queue management – milestones calculator
To support clients and the industry as a whole, Roadnight Taylor has developed a simple Milestone Calculator for transmission queue management. This free to download tool offers a view of milestone dates ahead of any Modification Application Offer or Construction Agreement Offer associated with a new application.
Kyle Murchie joins the Roadnight Taylor team
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.
Webinar Request: Network infrastructure for placemaking
On this webinar with Q&A gain potentially game-changing insight from those who have led significant infrastructure acquisition efforts for their local authorities
Webinar Request: Mission critical grid connections
On this webinar with Q&A, we look at overcoming the challenges in achieving the grid connection permissions and network infrastructure that your business or community needs to achieve its mission critical projects
Our open letter to Ofgem – reforming the mechanism for supergrid transformer charging
In an open letter, we have urged Ofgem to draw its attention to the critical importance of ensuring there is a more appropriate mechanism implemented for charging for supergrid transformer reinforcement. The current charging mechanism is creating stalled and cancelled projects caused by funding risks for investors.
Specialist Connections Engineer – Vacancy
We are looking for two network engineers to join us as the fifth and sixth Connectologists®.
Podcast: National Grid’s Call For Expressions of Interest – What you should know, before it’s too late…
We discuss National Grid's call for expressions of interest from contracted connection customers whose connection dates have been impacted by transmission reinforcement works requirements. The deadline for responses is 30 April 2023.
Podcast: National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage
National Grid’s new modelling assumptions for battery storage. Could it be a gamechanger and reduce your generation connection timeframes by a decade?
Green hydrogen – what role can it play in solving grid issues, and more…
With the potential to unlock additional revenue for renewables projects, green hydrogen can be an avenue for developers to explore. Hugh Taylor spoke to Will Turner at Octopus Hydrogen to find out more.
Nikki Pillinger joins Roadnight Taylor as our fourth Connectologist®
Find out more about Nikki Pillinger, former grid connections manager at British Solar Renewables and GRIDSERVE, and her reasons why she joined Roadnight Taylor. Our CEO, Hugh Taylor, also explains why Nikki is a perfect fit for the Roadnight Taylor team.
P28, the engineering recommendation limiting the deployment of battery storage
Interpretation by some DNOs of Engineering Recommendation P28 is threatening the deployment of battery storage schemes across large parts of the GB network. It has sparked an urgent debate, and one which Roadnight Taylor is proud to be influencing.
Pete Aston joins Roadnight Taylor as Network Engineer
Find out more about Pete Aston, former Primary System Design Manager at Western Power Distribution, and his reasons why he joined Roadnight Taylor. Our CEO, Hugh Taylor, also explains why Pete is a perfect fit for the Roadnight Taylor team.
Pete Aston joins the Roadnight Taylor team
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.
Overcoming grid capacity issues – Solar and Storage Live 2020
Hugh was invited to take part in a panel discussion at the virtual Solar and Storage Live event in December 2020. You can watch the recording here. The panel discussed the barriers and opportunities for addressing grid capacity, and how we can get the most from existing grid infrastructure to deliver Net Zero efficiently.
Exclusivity agreements for energy schemes: pitfalls and opportunities
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.
Farm diversification income from energy projects – frequently asked questions
As rural landowners look to diversify and tackle the economic challenges post-Brexit, energy schemes can offer those with viable sites a new income solution. We’ve compiled a list of answers to the most common questions we get asked by landowners - including likely incomes.