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Reflections from Ocean Energy Europe 2025
We’re back in the office after a great few days at Ocean Energy Europe last week, here’s a look at the team's takeaways from the event... A sector moving from advocacy to delivery This year's conference carried a clear sense of realistic optimism. The atmosphere was...
Reflecting on NESO’s Strategic Case for Tidal Range (2025) – A Call For Credible, Collaborative Next Steps
Last week’s publication of the National Energy System Operator’s Strategic Case for Tidal Range (2025) marks the first system-level assessment of tidal range energy in nearly a decade. Its release should be a step forward for the sector, yet many across industry...
Data Transferability in Tidal Energy: A Framework Worth Testing
Insights by Project Manager, Jay Sheppard. Environmental data has never been more abundant in the tidal energy sector. From underwater sonar and video monitoring to tagged seals and marine mammal observers, we have a growing wealth of insight into how marine life...
Does Offshore Wind Need To Float?
Written by Jay Sheppard, Project Manager at Marine Energy Wales. This opinion piece explores the current industry discussions around whether offshore wind needs to float. It follows our Project Manager, Jay’s, visit to FloWave in Edinburgh, where Marine Power Systems...
A New Industrial Strategy: What it really delivers for Wales
The UK Government’s new Industrial Strategy sets out a bold, UK-wide mission to become a Clean Energy Superpower. It explicitly pledges to “double down on wind – onshore, offshore and floating offshore” and positions the UK’s “first and largest grid-connected floating...
Global Offshore Wind 2025: Highlights and Insights
The Marine Energy Wales team had an action packed few days at Global Offshore Wind in London last week. We joined a fantastic line up of Welsh companies in the Wales Pavillion, thanks to Trade and Invest Wales, and Welsh Government. It was a great opportunity to...
MEW2025: Ushering in The Decade of Delivery
In its ninth year, the Marine Energy Wales conference 2025 saw industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, and supply chain businesses explore the latest developments in tidal, wave, and floating offshore wind at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff. The theme this year...
From Observation to Insight: A Data-Driven Journey Through Tidal Stream Monitoring
By Jay Sheppard, MEW Project Manager. The Crown Estate’s new report, Tidal Stream Energy Project: Collision Risk Data and Evidence Summary (2025), offers more than a summary of monitoring techniques and collision risk findings—it offers a story. A story of how we’ve...
Securing the Future of Floating Offshore Wind: Why Allocation Round 7 Must Deliver for FLOW Test and Demonstration Projects in the Celtic Sea
Image Credit: Principal Power By Charlie Allen, FLOW Project Manager. With the Allocation Round 7 Marine Energy Wales consultation response submitted, we’ve been reflecting on whether this marks a significant milestone - especially for test and demonstration projects...
Marine Energy Wales’ Response to the Senedd’s Green Economy Report
The Senedd Economy Committee’s Green Economy Report lays out an important vision for Wales’ transition to a net-zero economy. It’s encouraging to see the report focus on key areas such as pipeline certainty, planning reform, port investment, skills development, and...