Plummeting support for fracking and nuclear

Aug 4, 2015 | News

DECC today published the latest in its series of opinion trackers. Interestingly, the questions were far more limited this time, and nuclear and fracking were the only individual technologies of interest. The data shows that nuclear and fracking have both recorded...

Westminster policy comes to Machynlleth

Aug 3, 2015 | News

Having already paid a visit to Chepstow, risking 125 jobs in the high-quality renewable energy manufacturing sector, government policy is now travelling to rural parts of Wales and hitting jobs there, too. The UK Government’s policy of removing subsidy for...

Media vs Reality

Jul 31, 2015 | News

We’ve been delighted to host a Nuffield Research Placement over the past month. Sian, from Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, has been researching the way the media reports on onshore wind, and comparing it with DECC’s own data. Her research demonstrates a big...

Introducing the Wales Green Energy Awards Finalists!

Jul 30, 2015 | featured, News

The finalists for this year’s Wales Green Energy Awards have been announced today and include an offshore wind farm, two solar installations and an agricultural renewable energy demonstration site.  Now in their third year, the awards are organised by RenewableUK...

Smart Energy Wales; too popular?!

Jul 21, 2015 | News

When we created the Smart Energy Wales concept, we decided to be ambitious. We were going to attract 100 of the brightest and best thinkers, practitioners and entrepreneurs to Cardiff to network, interact, and hear from leaders in the field about what Wales had to...

Renewable Developments Wales; our latest member

Jul 17, 2015 | News

We’re delighted to announce that Renewable Developments Wales, a Carmarthenshire-based developer with a focus on the agricultural sector, has become our latest member. RD Wales has an enviable track record in bringing forward successful projects and the team, with a...