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Climate Change Minister announces Winners of Welsh Government’s £750,000 Tidal Lagoon Challenge
Climate Change Minister Julie James has just announced the successful applicants of the Welsh Government’s £750,000 Tidal Lagoon challenge. The challenge was announced at the Marine Energy Wales Conference by First Minister Mark Drakeford in March 2023, where he said...
“Wales’ abundance of natural renewable resources is one of our nation’s greatest assets” – Welsh Secretary addresses delegates at the Marine Energy Wales Conference
David TC Davies MP, Secretary of State for Wales, outlined the UK Government’s support for the floating offshore wind and tidal stream sectors in a virtual address to hundreds of delegates at the Marine Energy Wales conference in Swansea today. The two-day...
Anglesey pioneer Gerallt Llewelyn Jones recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Welsh marine energy sector
Gerallt Llewelyn Jones, Director of Menter Môn Morlais Ltd, has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Welsh marine energy sector with an award from Marine Energy Wales (MEW). Mr Llewelyn Jones was announced as the recipient of the first ever Marine...
UK Government to introduce sustainable industry rewards to CFD process from 2025
The UK Government has today published its response to a consultation on introducing a CfD Sustainable Industry Reward (SIR). The response confirms that the CfD SIR process will run for three years from Allocation Round 7 (2025) onwards as a competitive allocation for...
Welsh marine renewable industry to gather in Swansea for UK’s largest conference dedicated to the sector
Hundreds of delegates and organisations will gather in Swansea this week, as the Marine Energy Wales conference returns for its sixth edition. The two-day event brings industry leaders, experts, researchers, and policymakers together under one roof, to explore...
Marine Energy Wales reacts to ‘largest ever budget’ for Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6
The UK Government has outlined the budget for their next Contracts for Difference auction, confirming a £10 million ringfence for tidal stream projects, and an increased funding pot for wave, tidal and floating offshore wind developers to bid into. The budget...
Marine Energy Wales welcomes new Chair
Marine Energy Wales is pleased to announce the appointment of Tam Bardell as its new Chair, succeeding Martin Murphy, who has been a stalwart leader in guiding the sector through a decade of growth and progress. Tam Bardell, currently Energy Development Manager at the...
Celtic Sea floating wind farms could power 5,000 new jobs and £1.4bn, according to independent study
An independent study commissioned by The Crown Estate, has determined that delivery of the first three floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea, which will be able to generate enough energy to power more than four million homes, will deliver £1.4bn GVA into the UK and an...
Three Welsh firms selected for ORE Catapult’s first floating offshore wind F4OR programme in Wales
Ledwood Managing Director Nick Revell (left) with Colin Ferguson, Engineering Director (right). Ledwood Mechanical Engineering, Mainstay Marine Solutions and CELSA Steel UK have been named as the three Welsh companies selected to take part in the first Fit 4 Offshore...
Pembrokeshire’s SPARC Career Programme gains momentum with new funding
Exciting developments are underway for the SPARC Alliance, as the project has received additional funding from the Swansea Bay City Deal, Skills & Talent Fund. The initiative is a joint collaboration between RWE Renewables, Blue Gem Wind, Floventis Energy, Port of...