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...
New infrastructure won’t take as long post Covid
Part of Renewable UK’s bread and butter is talking to stakeholders about policy and regulatory interventions we think are required to reach net zero emissions. This isn’t restricted to established technology of course. We’re now working hard to influence the...
Head of RUK Cymru urges ‘laser focus’ on energy transition policy to aid recovery
This comment relating to the coronavirus crisis appeared in a national newspaper recently: “It is clear that the ways we travel, and use transport, will not be the same after the coronavirus outbreak as they were before.” Perhaps this is the sort of speculative...
Join our Virtual Energy Network
RenewableUK Cymru and Arup are joining forces to offer a regular platform for the renewable energy sector in Wales to discuss key issues facing the industry The Virtual Energy Network Group will be an opportunity to debate and analyse current energy policy challenges...