Chris Stark on AR8, connections reform, grid charging and more

Chris Stark on AR8, connections reform, grid charging and more

Head of the UK's Mission for Clean Power Chris Stark tells reNEWS editor Stephen Dunne about his ambitions for the upcoming renewables auction AR8, his views on Gate 2 grid connection challenges facing developers and how the thorny issue of TNUoS network charging will be addressed.

How to make a merchant business case stack up in offshore wind

Vattenfall head of wind Catrin Jung tells reNEWS Editor Stephen Dunne how the company has made corporate PPA-based revenue models work on several offshore wind farms and her mixed views on the drive towards Contracts for Difference across Europe

Does Irish offshore wind have a credibility problem?

The first live reNEWS Podcast recorded at Wind Energy Ireland Offshore 2026 in Dublin. Editor Stephen Dunne interviews Statkraft wind and solar SVP Kevin O'Donovan about the current state of offshore wind in Ireland.

'Too much noise around energy from alpha males with big egos but little knowledge'

Vattenfall UK country manager Claus Wattendrup speaks to The reNEWS Podcast on the sidelines of All-Energy 2026 about the political climate for renewables and the company's plans in onshore and offshore wind.

Is UK offshore wind back on track?

A dispatch from All-Energy 2026 in Glasgow featuring interviews with RWE's Adam Ezzamel, Ocean Winds' Mark Baxter, Scottish Renewables boss Claire Mack and Ewan Walker, the project director of the Ayre floating wind farm.