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

By |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: Grid Connections Reform – an update, May 2024

By |01 May, 2024|Connectology, Featured|

Request this webinar to get an update, so far, on GB electricity network Connections Reform including progress on queue management, letters of authority and more. Gain clarity on the evolving connections landscape.

Transmission queue management – milestones calculator

By |01 March, 2024|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology|

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

By |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.

Our open letter to Ofgem – reforming the mechanism for supergrid transformer charging

By |04 September, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News, News & Connectology|

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.

Podcast: National Grid’s Call For Expressions of Interest – What you should know, before it’s too late…

By |19 April, 2023|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology, Podcasts|

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

By |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?

Webinar: Game or be gamed? For commercial and industrial developers

By |14 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology|

On this webinar with Q&A, Catherine Cleary and Pete Aston helped commercial and industrial developers and investors identify the opportunities and risks of SCR for and how to come out on top.

Webinar: Game or be gamed? For energy scheme developers

By |08 December, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Energy Developers, Featured, News & Connectology|

On this webinar with Q&A, Philip Bale and Pete Aston helped identify the opportunities and risks of SCR and how to come out on top.

Webinar: Grid-consenting your hyper-scale demand ambitions

By |09 November, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology|

Common challenges in getting permission to connect to the grid at extra-high voltage and at transmission - and how to overcome them

Green hydrogen – what role can it play in solving grid issues, and more…

By |27 September, 2022|Energy Developers, Featured, Guest Blog, News, Public Sector|

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®

By |29 June, 2022|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Featured, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector|

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

By |02 May, 2022|Connectology, Connectology Insight, Featured, News & Connectology|

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

By |01 August, 2021|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Featured, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector|

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

By |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.

Overcoming grid capacity issues – Solar and Storage Live 2020

By |10 January, 2021|Commercial & Industrial, Energy Developers, Featured, Grid Consultancy, News, Public Sector|

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

By |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.

Farm diversification income from energy projects – frequently asked questions

By |30 September, 2020|Farms & Estates, Feasibility Studies, Featured, News|

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.

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