Tuesday, Jun 26 | Marine Energy Wales News, Tidal Lagoons
Marine Energy Wales regrets the recent UK Government’s decision to not support the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. With significant backing from Welsh Government and the clear “no regrets policy” made by the independent Hendry review, this demonstrates not...
Tuesday, May 29 | Developer News, European News, Events, Marine Energy Wales News, Research/Academia, Supply Chain News, Tidal Lagoons, U.K. News
A new Interreg Atlantic Area project focused on investigating the forces acting on blades and structures of tidal energy converters (TECs) and their impact on reliability will be officially launched at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in June 2018....
Wednesday, May 09 | Government/Policy, Marine Energy Wales News, Tidal Lagoons
Marine Energy Wales welcome the recent announcement from BEIS and the Welsh Affairs Committee of an inquiry into the UK government’s decision-making process for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. The news comes just a week after the release of ORE Catapult’s landmark Cost...
Friday, Jan 19 | Marine Energy Wales News, Tidal Lagoons
Last week the First Minister announced significant financial support from the Welsh Government to kick-start plans for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Marine Energy Wales welcomes this as a positive step forward for Tidal Lagoon Power, and for the marine energy industry....
Wednesday, Jan 10 | Tidal Lagoons
The first minister has offered cash to help kickstart plans for a £1.3bn tidal lagoon energy project in Swansea Bay. Carwyn Jones said the Welsh Government would offer a “substantial” investment, but did not say how much. He accused the UK government of...
Tuesday, Nov 21 | Tidal Lagoons
Over 100 leading Welsh businesses have signed a letter to the Prime Minister, urging her to give the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project the green light as soon as possible. The letter, which was hand-delivered to 10 Downing Street today has been signed by companies in...
