The next round of the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, Allocation Round 8 (AR8), has the potential to deliver on the UK’s long-term ambitions for the sector. Marine Energy Wales, on behalf of its members, is...
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...
Marine Energy Wales has submitted its response to a consultation on the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, showing broad support for the proposed refinements. The CfD scheme is the UK’s policy for supporting low-carbon electricity generation. To...
Tickets are now available for MEW2026, the UK’s largest marine renewable energy conference, which this year will take place in Llandudno. Designed to bring together industry leaders, experts, researchers and policymakers, the two-day event will take place on April...
After seven months of data gathering, researchers have successfully recorded the first dolphin encounter using a pioneering combination of marine monitoring technologies. The minute long montage extracted from a half hour period of activity marks a significant...
