RenewableUK Cymru has welcomed EDF Renewables announcement of a plans to develop a wind farm called Garn Fach, south of Newtown, Powys, in partnership with 14 local farming families. The project is likely to consist of up to 22 turbines, each producing around 5 MW....

In the last 12 months, the Welsh Government has taken a major step in declaring a climate emergency.  However, while the Minister for Environment’s foreword to the Energy Generation in Wales 2018 report alludes to this, it doesn’t give any immediate sense of a...

RenewableUK Cymru has published its response to the Welsh Government consultation on the National Development Framework 2020-2040. Commenting on the consultation response, Rhys Wyn Jones, Head of RenewableUK Cymru said, “The NDF has much to commend it in terms of its...

RenewableUK Cymru will be hosting a working session to discuss the NDF as it relates to the development of renewable energy on October 18th The NDF is Welsh Government’s 20-year plan for Wales up to 2040.  It aims to cover the big issues important to Wales’ success,...

Today sees the Welsh Government launch its consultation on the National Development Framework (NDF). This is a critical piece of planning policy work which sets the direction for development of renewable energy projects (Onshore wind and solar) between 2020 and 2040....

1600 new jobs could be created in Wales by developing new Onshore windfarms according to new research by independent analysts Vivid Economics. The findings follow a recent landmark report on reaching net zero emissions by 2050, by the UK Government’s advisers, the...