Image: Marine Power Systems The Welsh Government has invested £8 million in a Swansea company developing cutting edge technology, helping to position Wales as a leader in offshore wind. Marine Power Systems (MPS) is the UK’s leading deep-water wind developer....
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, has entered into an agreement for lease with The Crown Estate for a 1.5GW floating offshore wind project in the Celtic Sea, joining Equinor and Gwynt Glas in progressing some of the world’s largest floating...
£800,000 in Government grants has been awarded to five Welsh Freeport projects. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded £3.3 million in Site Accelerator Grants to 16 projects in total across the UK. The Site Accelerator Grants...
The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has released a five-year plan, promising to drive over £100 billion of investment into the UK’s clean energy transition. Established as the government’s “principal investor and policy...
Wales has strengthened its position as the UK’s tidal stream leader, with three of the four successful tidal projects in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewables auction set to be deployed in Welsh waters. Four tidal stream projects totalling around 20MW...
A new three-year action plan has been agreed to improve the marine energy consenting process in Wales. Published by Wales’ Consenting Strategic Advisory Group (CSAG), the plan aims to tackle some of the most persistent barriers facing...
