United Kingdom: Energy Law

The London Stock Exchange’s August 2026 reforms to the AIM Rules could make AIM materially more attractive to Australian mining and resources companies, particularly established ASX-listed issuers considering a secondary London quotation.

As organisations shift from setting sustainability targets to implementing them, five critical questions are emerging around infrastructure capacity, energy access, supply chain resilience, project financing...

In his Labour Party Conference speech this week and a subsequent BBC interview, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK should assess a range of options for its EU relationship – from the status quo, through a customs...

As nuclear fusion technology moves closer to commercial viability, a critical question emerges: should patent protection be extended when mandatory regulatory processes consume years of the standard 20-year patent term? This analysis examines whether the patent system adequately incentivizes investment in fusion energy, where foundational inventions may expire just as they become commercially deployable.

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 proposed sweeping reforms to decouple electricity prices from volatile gas markets, introducing a voluntary Wholesale Contract for Difference scheme and increasing the Electricity Generator Levy from 45% to 55%. These measures aim to provide revenue certainty for renewable generators whilst protecting consumers from gas-driven price spikes that currently influence wholesale electricity costs approximately 60% of the time.

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.

Reforms have been proposed which signal the next step in Great Britain's (GB) evolving connections reform process and a more interventionist and strategic approach to demand connections. More proposals are expected in the second half of the year.