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...
Checkmate Flexible Engineering has secured a £750k grant from Innovate UK to accelerate development of its pioneering Lobe-Tendon Anaconda wave energy converter. The 18-month project, known as Môr Neidr (‘sea snake’ in Welsh), will build on two years of in-house...
We recently supported the Innovate UK project Milford Haven: Hydrogen Kingdom to explore hydrogen offtake as a driver for wave energy deployment off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Wave energy remains an under-utilised part of the UK’s renewable portfolio, it...
Wales’ leading marine energy conference, hosted by Marine Energy Wales, will take place in Cardiff next year following two hugely successful years at Swansea Arena. The two-day event will be held on the 7th and 8th May at the capital’s All Nations Centre. Now in its...
Bristol-based firm Blackfish Engineering have announced a strategic partnership with Aberdeen-based manufacturer AJT Engineering to fast track the commercialisation of their C-Dart Technology. Designed for renewable energy applications, the system offers a new...
