Planning & Permitting – Navigating the New UK Planning Landscape
Planning and permitting remain a key bottleneck for utility-scale solar and storage. The new Planning Reform Bill introduces changes that could streamline approvals, but projects still face complex regulatory, environmental, and community requirements. This session examines the practical implications of these reforms and identifies where further clarity is needed. The changes introduced by the Planning […]
The Future of NSIP and DCO Projects: Commercial Viability and Investment Strategy
As utility-scale solar ambitions grow, the NSIP and DCO route presents both opportunity and complexity. This session tackles the hard questions facing developers and investors: Are we approaching saturation point for commercially viable large-scale projects? Can single 400-megawatt developments secure funding in today’s market, or is a portfolio approach the only sustainable path forward? Join […]
Roundtable Discussions
Grid Connection Strategy Clinic Small groups work through real connection scenarios, sharing strategies for queue positioning, timing, and managing uncertainty. Community Engagement Playbook Interactive session developing approaches to local opposition, using BNG as engagement tool, and building community support. Technology Integration Deep Dive Technical discussion on SCADA integration, predictive maintenance, and data management for hybrid […]
Can Cap & Floor Accelerate the Next Phase of UK Energy Storage?
As the UK scales renewable generation and grid flexibility, attention is turning to whether cap and floor-style mechanisms could help unlock investment in long-duration and strategically important storage assets. The role of revenue certainty in scaling storage Could cap and floor improve investment confidence? Supporting long-duration and strategic storage projects Lessons from interconnector market frameworks […]
Designing Through Supply Chain Constraints in Utility-Scale Solar
Utility-scale solar projects are no longer constrained only by engineering they are constrained by what can actually be procured, when, and at what cost. Panels, inverters, transformers, and BESS components now carry long and uncertain lead times, forcing design and preconstruction teams to make decisions earlier, with incomplete information. This session focuses on how supply […]
CfD Performance Review: Lessons from AR7 and AR7a to Prepare for AR8
The session will assess the outlook for AR8, including strike price expectations, cannibalisation risk, budget allocation, and whether current auction structures reflect real-world project economics. The outcomes of AR7 and AR7a and evaluate the effectiveness of CfD reforms. How developers are balancing CfD participation with merchant and corporate PPA strategies in an increasingly cannibalised power market. How reforms influenced […]
Opening Address
Grid Connection Planning – Gate 1 Offers and Developer Strategies
This panel examines the outcomes of Gate 1 connection offers and their implications for developers. It focuses on how projects can respond to offer decisions, navigate reapplications, and access alternative connection options. Regulators and system operators will provide insight into how grid access is prioritised and the factors influencing project delivery, helping developers plan effectively […]
M&A, Competition and Project Delivery
M&A activity across the UK renewables sector is at an all-time high, reshaping competition, project delivery and supply chain dynamics. Bringing together leading developers and EPCs, this session will explore what is driving consolidation, how it could impact delivery of Phase 1 projects and NESO targets, the growing pressure on service providers and EPC panels, […]
Investor Confidence in Utility-Scale Renewables: Opportunities & Risks
Capital remains available for clean power, but investors are selective. Grid uncertainty, market reform and policy risk are reshaping how capital is allocated. Current investor risk perceptions in utility-scale renewables. The policy and regulatory clarity investors now expect. How RNP, balancing reform, curtailment risk and transmission charging uncertainty are influencing investment appetite and project valuation. […]
