Milford Haven – the future is renewable
Milford Haven - the future is renewable 22 December, 2020 RenewableuK Cymru, the trade association for the renewable energy industry, has welcomed the Port of Milford Haven as its latest member. Milford Haven is the UK’s largest energy port and has traditionally...
Plans for new wind and storage combo in South Wales
Plans for new wind and storage combo in South Wales 17 December, 2020 RES, one of the world’s leading renewable energy developers, has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate for its Upper Ogmore Wind Farm and energy storage project. The proposal has...
Gwynt y Mor Wind Farm
Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm 26 November, 2020 As part of UK Wind Week, we're taking a look at Gwynt y Môr. RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm located off the coast of North Wales is the fifth largest operating windfarm in the world. Planning permission was granted in...
Plugging the gender gap in STEM subjects
Plugging the gender gap in STEM subjects 26 November, 2020 As we mark #UKWindWeek, one of the things RenewableUK Cymru is focussing on is the potential boom in the offshore wind industry in Wales, and how it can capitalise on this. A major challenge inherent in this...
Wind energy contributes over £4 million to Welsh communities in past year
Wind energy contributes over £4 million to Welsh communities 25 November, 2020 Over £4 million has been contributed to Welsh communities from wind energy projects in Wales, according to RenewableUK Cymru data published in support of UK Wind Week (23 – 27 November). ...
Spotlight on Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm 23 November, 2020 As we kick off UK Wind Week 2020, we're taking a closer look at Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm in south Wales. Vattenfall’s Pen y Cymoedd onshore wind farm in the upper Neath, Rhondda, Cynon and Afan valleys in South Wales is the...
Is Wales on the cusp of an offshore wind boom?
Wales could be on the cusp of an offshore wind boom. This will be discussed at the next session of the Arup and RenewableUK Cymru Virtual Energy Network on Thursday 26 November at 2pm.Projects such as RWE’s Awel y Môr, Blue Gem Wind’s ‘Erebus’ Floating...
Green Recovery – How can Wales “Build Back Better”?
Building Back Better and staying consistent with our principles is the theme of the next Virtual Energy Network session on Thursday 17 September. The session will be hosted by Rhys Jones from RenewableUK Cymru and Helen Westhead from Arup and will include...