Huge appetite for Green Building in Wales

Individuals, companies and organisations from across Wales have demonstrated their appetite for a dedicated green building event, by signing up in their dozens to attend the Wales Green Building Marketplace. With two weeks to go, more than 60 different organisations...

Wind power means less fossil fuel imports

In 2013, wind energy reduced the UK’s need to import coal by an estimated 4.9 million tonnes and gas by 1.4 billion cubic metres, a study by Cambridge Econometrics has revealed. 56% of the UK’s gas supplies and 79% of coal were imported in 2013.  Without...

Minister to speak at Wales Green Building Marketplace

The Wales Office today confirmed that Baroness Randerson, the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, will be delivering the Political Keynote speech for the inaugural Wales Green Building Marketplace. The event, organised by RenewableUK Cymru and being held at the iconic...

Plaid calls for a national energy company

In what is perhaps the last energy policy statement of a political party before Christmas, Plaid have today called for a publicly owned energy company for Wales, in the fashion of EDF (France) and Vattenfall (Sweden). They have also called for responsibility over...

ScottishPower pulls out of Dyfnant project

ScottishPower has today announced that they will no longer be proceeding with their project at Dyfnant Forest. Their announcement states: “Unfortunately, with anticipated lengthy planning processes and major grid modernisation required, we are not confident the...

Evidence to the Environment and Sustainability Committee

RenewableUK Cymru’s Matthew Williams gave evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Environment and Sustainability Committee inquiry into the General Principles of the Planning (Wales) Bill last Thursday. The committee is currently assessing the general impact...