Dr McClean continues her interview with Steph David. In this episode, Dr McClean discusses deep geothermal energy and how it is regulated, including both the environmental and financial risks associated with this form of energy. She considers the extent to which the Government currently relies on geothermal energy in its Energy Security Plan; and provides her views as to the key legal developments and barriers in the sector.

Resources: You can access Dr McClean’s paper, McClean, A and Pedersen, O.W “The role of regulation in geothermal energy in the UK” (2023) in the Journal of Energy Policy, here. For further information on her research, you can access her page here.