Plans to deliver a once in a generation tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay have taken a major step forward, following a landmark agreement between Swansea Council and Batri Ltd. The deal will see the former Tir John landfill site transformed into a major new solar farm,...
Earlier today, Welsh Government launched the ‘Renewable Energy Sector Deal for Wales’. The new Sector Deal brings together all parts of the renewables sector and aims to support the skills, supply chains and infrastructure needed to meet Wales’ 2035 target...
Image: Marine Power Systems The Welsh Government has invested £8 million in Swansea-based company Marine Power Systems (MPS), to accelerate the commercialisation and scale-up of the company’s deep-water offshore wind platform technology. Marine Power Systems...
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...
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...
