Lucy
Dolton

Lead Analyst

Phone: +44 (0) 1603 542177
Email: l.dolton@cornwall-insight.com

Lucy is the Lead Analyst of the Low Carbon Generation theme pod within the Assets and Infrastructure team.

Her work focuses on the pipeline and planning landscape for new-build renewable and low carbon projects, green generator revenues and routes to market, and researching nascent low carbon generation technologies. She has also authored reports relating to the Renewables Obligation scheme.

Lucy is the lead presenter of Cornwall Insight’s Low Carbon Generation Academy, and is also a presenter at Cornwall Insight’s monthly Green Generators Group.

Lucy Dolton

Latest thinking

Low carbon generation

What’s in store? Our analysis of the co-location development pipeline

Amid underlying volatility in wholesale power prices, opportunities for access to wider flexibility revenue streams, and the impact of price cannibalisation, the case for co-location for renewable energy assets is growing. As part of Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker service, a case study is included in each report’s release based...

Low carbon generation

High and Volatile: Trends from our Q421 Green Power Forecast

At the end of January we released our latest Green Power Forecast, projecting renewables generators revenues over a five-year horizon whilst also providing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) pricing and benchmarking updates, and a survey to gauge the latest renewables market trends. Amid the current “energy crisis” arising from an underlying...

Energy storage and flexibility

Five highlights from our latest PPA market research

Recently, as part of both our Renewable PPA Market Share and Green Power Forecast reports, we have undertaken research into the renewables PPA market, hearing views from generators, offtakers and other renewables PPA market participants. Our recent Chart of the Week detailed the latest research from our Renewable PPA Market...

Low carbon generation

Our Renewables Pipeline Tracker: In with the new – scoping projects and progression through planning stages

Our latest Renewables Pipeline Tracker was published on 11 June, and this blog provides a summary of some of the recent developments in our coverage of the pipeline for new build and repowering renewables assets in GB. What’s new? Seabed leasing rounds, scoping projects and CfD announcements Since our previous...

Low carbon generation

Renewables Pipeline Tracker: Higher, faster, stronger – the changing nature of offshore wind

Having released our October 2020 Renewables Pipeline Tracker report, which covers the latest developments for pipeline renewables sites across GB, this blog explores our recent findings on the pipeline and in particular offshore wind. The Renewables Pipeline Tracker is updated quarterly and includes information across over 1,000 prospective renewables sites...