Marine Energy Wales welcomes more than five hundred delegates to #MEW2023, and sets a challenge to the industry to scale up by attracting a more diverse workforce.
The growing success of the annual two day event, held in Wales’ waterfront city at Swansea Arena this year, is a clear signal that the tide is turning in favour of marine energy.
The conference brings together industry leaders, researchers, academics and experts to network and learn about exciting developments in tidal stream, tidal range, wave and floating offshore wind energy projects in Wales.
Tom Hill, Programme Manager for Marine Energy Wales said:
“With the shift to renewables and the need to scale up skills and training to meet market demands, collectively we all need to engage and attract a more inclusive and diverse workforce.
That is why this year, we are bringing that issue centre-stage, with a practical session on ‘Building a More Inclusive Industry’ – equipping delegates with the knowledge and useful resources to capture the diverse range of talent on offer. We recognise our sector could be instrumental in a just transition to net zero – if we act now to break the bias for future generations.”
With over 70% of carbon emissions coming from the energy sector, the shift to a zero carbon electricity system by 2035, presents an enormous challenge, but also an opportunity.
Grace Millman, Energy Analyst for Regen, will be discussing how to engage, recruit and retain a more diverse workforce with Dan McGrail, Chief Executive of Renewable UK, and Kerry Hayes, Projects Development Manager for Simply Blue Group.
To accompany the session, Marine Energy Wales has created a free download packed with useful links, guidelines and resources: