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Andy Regan

Head of Nesta Cymru

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Missions

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Policy

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Wales

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Andy leads Nesta’s work in Wales, with a particular focus on influencing devolved policy around our missions, and promoting the use of applied innovation in policy making.

He joined Nesta in 2021 as Wales Mission Manager in the Sustainable Future team, leading our partnership project with the Development Bank of Wales, and our work to influence devolved policy on heat. He later became a Senior Mission Manager, leading the mission’s GB-wide work on demand flexibility and Inclusion

Andy has a background in energy policy in roles at Ofgem and Citizens Advice - where he co-chaired the Fuel Poverty Coalition Cymru. He joined Nesta from the independent think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs, where he oversaw their policy and external affairs work.

Outside work most of his interests revolve around music, including being guitarist in Welsh indie-pop band The School.

Browse content from Andy Regan

Understanding barriers to heat pump uptake in the private rental sector

Report
11.11.25

The future of heat

Report
24.10.25

Can time-of-use tariffs make heat pumps cheaper to run?

Blog
17.02.25

A plan for Wales’ clean heat future

Project Update
28.01.25

Domestic heat pump flexibility modelling

Report
19.11.24

HeatFlex: the untapped potential of automated heat pump flexibility

Report
19.11.24

Insights into electricity consumption patterns in Great Britain

Project Update
15.10.24

Smart prepayment customers’ experience of the Demand Flexibility Service

Report
07.10.24

Nesta responds to Welsh Government proposed heat pump target

Project Update
30.04.24

Nesta responds to Welsh Government heat strategy consultation

Project Update
30.04.24

Could Wales lead the UK’s ‘heat pump revolution’?

Blog
14.12.23

All the things I could do: financing green home upgrades

Report
15.05.23

Testing options for retrofit loans

Project Update
05.01.23

How green is my tariff?

Blog
12.05.22

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Jonathan Bone

Mission Manager, healthy life mission

Sara Elias

Policy Advisor, Nesta Cymru

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