Oliver Carr

1 week ago | inspiratia.com | Oliver Carr

15 April, 2025EV FleetsMarket UpdateGeopoliticsPolicy & RegulationIn 2025, the electric vehicle (EV) transition has become as much a question of trade policy as it is of technological innovation or climate ambition. What began as a vision of cleaner transport is now entangled with tariffs, industrial strategy, and geopolitical rivalry. In the UK, the government has softened its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate under mounting pressure from automakers and external economic shocks.

3 weeks ago | inspiratia.com | Oliver Carr

In this episode, we cover the latest developments in hydrogen, energy storage, and grid infrastructure across the UK and Europe. We begin with a focus on hydrogen, examining new project acquisitions, financial restructuring efforts, and updates from the UK government's consultations. We then reflect on key takeaways from our recent Energy Storage Summit, where industry participants debated the effectiveness of tender-led versus merchant market models.

3 weeks ago | tandfonline.com | Oliver Carr

ABSTRACTThe impacts of case law on the conceptual evolution of planning practice are important to the fields of administrative law and town planning in the context of the common law jurisdiction of England & Wales, yet they remain under-examined in the literature of both fields. This paper utilizes historical institutionalist theory to analyse the emergence of distinct planning practices, drawing on relevant legislation and citing case law from 1909–1986.

3 weeks ago | inspiratia.com | Oliver Carr

2 April, 2025TransmissionMarket UpdatePolicy & RegulationPermittingFor the UK to achieve its ambitions in clean energy, economic growth, and digital transformation, addressing grid infrastructure constraints is now an imperative rather than an optional enhancement. The strain on the grid is an unavoidable obstacle in Britain’s push toward net zero.

4 weeks ago | inspiratia.com | Oliver Carr

28 March, 2025Battery StorageEventFinancingPolicy & RegulationPermittingM&AAuctionIndustry leaders gathered in London yesterday for inspiratia's Energy Storage Summit. Participants confronted some of the toughest commercial questions facing the UK's energy transition. No longer classed as an emerging technology, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are now embedded in long-term energy system planning.