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The consultation to decide who will undertake the new role of market facilitator is currently underway. Ahead of the consultation's close on 7 February, Elexon's chief executive, Peter Stanley explains why a market facilitator is needed in today's flexibility market and what will be required of the role.

Richard Warren, director of public affairs at heat pump manufacturer, The Kensa Group, discusses the opportunity presented by the newly confirmed Clean Heat Market Mechanism ahead of its launch in April 2024.

Charlotte Lee, Heat Pump Association CEO, discusses the group's new report and makes recommendations to encourage more heat pump installations.

Flexibility services play a critical role in using the electricity network more efficiently, delivering a smarter, cleaner and cheaper energy system. A significant amount of work is currently under way on governing and regulating these flexibility markets, most notably the recent Ofgem decision on the future of local energy institutions and governance.

Schneider Electric Ireland's Darren Kinsella discusses the future of EV charging in Ireland, exploring Private Wire connections, EV energy storage and more.

RES' Lucy Whitford discusses the electricity market design and how the UK can find a way to scale flexibility quickly while maintaining a stable investment market.

Oleg Korolov from New AutoMotive addresses the government's recently announced decarbonisation delays.

Vattenfall Heat UK's Bindi Patel discusses the need to increase district heating to meet the government's decarbonisation targets.

K2 Management's Will Sheard discusses how the disappointing AR5 result for offshore wind should be a learning curve for future CfD rounds.

Stew Horne, head of policy at Energy Saving Trust, talks about why we need a public engagement campaign on the benefits of demand flexibility.