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Report on effectiveness of UK wave energy policy set for launch

The International Public Policy Institute at the University of Strathclyde will host a launch event for the new report which examines the effectiveness of support for UK wave energy innovation since...

EU funding awarded for Marine Energy Test Site in Wales

Welsh Government has announced a further £1.2 million in funding to accelerate marine energy development in Wales. The investment is to develop a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford...

Smart Stream Renewables receives support from Port of Milford Haven

The Port of Milford Haven has offered support to Welsh based Smart Stream Renewables to carry out their three year operation to develop their vertical axis tidal stream converter Smartstream ™...

Welsh Government Press Release – Lesley Griffiths high on ambition for clean energy

Cabinet Secretary for Environment Lesley Griffiths today announced new ambitious targets for energy generation in Wales. Electricity generation from renewables in Wales has trebled since 2010, and...

Welsh Government Press Release – £4m to drive forward marine and tidal energy development in North Wales

Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates has today announced £4.5m of EU and Welsh Government funds to help boost the marine and tidal energy sector in North Wales.The funding will support...

UK government launches plan to accelerate growth of green finance

New measures will build on the UK’s global leadership in green finance as part of the move to a low carbon economy. Government establishes taskforce of senior financial experts to accelerate growth of...

A deal has been struck to connect Cardiff’s £8bn tidal lagoon to the electricity network

A deal has been signed to connect an £8bn tidal lagoon planned for Cardiff to the electricity grid. The lagoon, which will only go ahead if a smaller pilot project planned for Swansea is approved and...

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon is ‘at risk’ because of lack of UK Government action

The Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project is at risk because of the UK Government’s lack of action, MPs have warned. The flagship renewable energy proposals were given the thumbs-up in January by the...

Wales rugby legends back Swansea tidal lagoon plans

A new campaign has been launched encouraging people to get behind plans for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Love the Lagoon aims to help secure what would be the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant...

Offshore Marine Management appoints new team members to support business growth in 2017

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) welcome two team members to the team this January. Mr Perry Symons joins the OMM family as chief operating officer. Overseeing OMM international offshore projects, he...

Welsh Government Press Release – National priorities announced in Natural Resources Policy

Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths today published her new Natural Resources Policy (NRP), the second major milestone in the implementation of the...

Milford Haven Marine Energy Test Area secures funding boost

Plans to provide a pre-consented testing area in Welsh waters for marine energy developers awarded fresh funding support. Ambitious plans to build a marine energy testing zone off the Welsh coast took...