United Kingdom: Renewables

Explore how the energy transition is reshaping investment landscapes, from sustained deal flow in renewable energy projects to evolving regulatory frameworks for heat networks. Discover the strategic shifts driving diversified portfolios and the legal considerations shaping compulsory purchase in the renewables sector.

If you own farmland, there’s a good chance you’ve been approached — or will be approached — by a developer looking to use your land for a renewable energy project. Solar farms, wind turbines and battery storage facilities are all expanding rapidly across the UK, and developers need land.

New regulations permit plug-in solar systems in domestic properties across Great Britain, removing significant barriers to small-scale renewable energy generation. What practical implications do these changes have for landlords, tenants, and property owners navigating consent requirements, insurance considerations, and compliance obligations?

The UK government has released its Reformed National Pricing delivery plan, marking one of the most significant structural reforms to the GB electricity market in recent years. This comprehensive reform package introduces new mechanisms for strategic spatial planning, constraints management, and balancing arrangements that will fundamentally reshape how energy projects are sited, connected, and remunerated across Great Britain.

Satisfying demand for dispatchable baseload power generation is a priority for governments. Even better if delivered via low carbon solutions. Hard-to-abate industries are also focusing on how to decarbonise their processes.

As solar power patent filings surge globally, driven by next-generation technologies and shifting manufacturing centres, innovators face critical decisions about where and how to protect their intellectual property. With China now accounting for over half of all new international solar patent families and emerging markets rapidly expanding their solar infrastructure, understanding the evolving patent landscape has never been more crucial for securing competitive advantage in the renewable energy sector.

The recent Supreme Court decision is a significant development for taxpayers, particularly those involved in large infrastructure and renewable energy projects and might require a reassessment of previously filed or anticipated capital allowances claims in respect of pre-construction development costs.

A new report from the International Energy Agency's Ocean Energy Systems programme examines how global marine energy test centres have collaborated over the past decade to advance tidal and wave energy technologies.

The UK's ambitions for sustainable energy are driving transformative changes across sectors, with the construction industry increasingly recognised as a pivotal player in shaping a greener...