New action plan agreed to improve marine energy consenting in Wales
A new three-year action plan has been agreed to improve the marine energy consenting process in Wales.
Welsh Government takes equity stake in major north Wales tidal energy project
Welsh Government backing has been given to what will become the largest consented tidal energy project in Europe and taken an £8 million equity stake.
UK-headquartered Inyanga Marine Energy Group to spearhead renewable energy development in Canada
UK-headquartered Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced that it has set up a new office in Canada to help drive the development of offshore renewable energy in the country.
Wales’s leading marine energy conference returns to Cardiff in Spring 2025
Wales’ leading marine energy conference, hosted by Marine Energy Wales, will take place in Cardiff next year following two hugely successful years at Swansea Arena.
Series of supply chain networking events starts for Anglesey’s Morlais project
This month has seen the start of a series of business networking events running until 5th December for companies across the region to learn about the supply chain opportunities linked to North Wales based tidal energy development, Morlais.
UK -headquartered Inyanga Marine Energy Group takes over first grid-connected tidal turbine in France
UK headquartered Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced that it is taking over the D10 tidal turbine in France. The D10 tidal turbine was the first grid-connected tidal turbine in France, initially deployed in 2015.
Tidal stream technology continues to lead in Wales as UK Government publishes AR6 Results
An additional 10MW of tidal stream capacity has been contracted in Wales as part of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference renewable auction.
Latest renewables auction secures record pipeline of clean cheap energy projects
Millions of homes and businesses across Britain will be powered by a new supply of clean, cheap, homegrown energy as a record number of projects receive funding through the government’s most successful renewables auction to date.
Inyanga Marine Energy Group and Verdant Morlais agree pioneering tidal energy partnership to deliver 4.9MW tidal stream energy project
Inyanga Marine Energy Group and Verdant Morlais Ltd (VML) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver a 4.9MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais in Wales, the largest consented tidal energy scheme in Europe.
Winners of Welsh Government’s £750,000 Tidal Lagoon Challenge announced
Climate Change Minister Julie James has just announced the successful applicants of the Welsh Government’s £750,000 Tidal Lagoon challenge.
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Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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