Marine Energy Wales

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda – Happy New Year from the team at Marine Energy Wales! Here’s to a bright and sustainable future... let's make 2025 a year of progress, innovation, and success⚡🌊

🌊✨ Nadolig Llawen Merry Christmas from Marine Energy Wales! 🎄🎅 As ever, we'd like to say a huge thank you to our hard-working team, members, partners, and everyone who has supported us in 2024, we look forward to working with you all in 2025! Here's to a relaxing Christmas break and another ground-breaking year to come 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

CELTIC SEA REGION A joint report by Marine Energy Wales (MEW), Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC), and Celtic Sea Power (CSP), is urging decision-makers to recognise the existing capabilities of the Celtic Sea region when it comes to supporting the UK’s future floating offshore wind industry and net zero targets. Offering a new perspective from a regional lens, the report highlights areas where progress is already being made, and areas with existing potential to support the burgeoning renewables industry #CeticSeaRegion #CelticSeaCluster #Renewables https://lnkd.in/eR_YjKm6

2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the tidal stream and FLOW industries in Wales. Our focus at MEW for the weeks and months ahead is on ensuring the industry receives the support it needs to continue progressing and start delivering. We’ve pulled together some of the key highlights and industry updates that have helped shape the past year, and we're looking forward to more progress in the next 12 months 🙌 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/gRupTN_p

It's time to put your thinking caps on 🎩✨ do you know someone worthy of winning our annual Ysbryd Y Môr award? It's our chance to celebrate the trailblazers making waves – whether they’re leading through innovation, championing change, or inspiring others. So if you know someone who's making their mark on the sector, let us know! ⌛️ The closing date for nominations is Friday, January 31st! Find out more 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/e8d4A4H2

The tidal energy array, which is due to be demonstrated at Morlais next year, incorporates the revolutionary Tocardo T3 turbine for the first time. The design has been described as "groundbreaking" and "a gamechanger for tidal energy". Read more 🔗: https://lnkd.in/egGVMBJw Inyanga Marine Energy Group HydroWing Ltd Menter Môn Morlais Ltd Richard Parkinson Andy Billcliff

Tugdock's Submersible Platform (TSP) can be used to support floating wind turbines weighing up to 20,000 tonnes, to facilitate offshore oil platform decommissioning projects and even aerospace operations. The company's Chief Technology Officer said this latest endorsement is testament to the rigorous engineering and testing behind the technology. https://lnkd.in/ecpcDxaF

Could low-carbon concrete be a viable option for tidal lagoons, floating wind platforms and port and coastal infrastructure in the future? Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd researchers tested over 100 samples at META’s Quay 1 site in Pembroke Dock, exposing them to salty water, wet-dry cycles, and real-sea conditions. Unlike lab tests, this experiment revealed how the material performs in the harshest environments. The results? Slightly weaker, but less prone to shrinkage and far more watertight. We spoke with Dr. Riccardo Maddalena to explore what this means for the future of sustainable construction. Ahmad A. Reza Ahmadian Read the interview in full 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eKcrm5AD

The UK Parliament today debated how to harness renewable energy in the Celtic Sea with floating wind turbines and investments in ports. The debate follows the release of a report titled An Enhanced Vision for the Celtic Sea co-authored by Marine Energy Wales (MEW), Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) and Celtic Sea Power (CSP). MEW, OREC and CSP are spearheading regional activity to prepare for FLOW in the Celtic Sea. The three organisations are founding members of the Celtic Sea Cluster which works to provide a regional voice, drive economic prosperity and champion local supply chain. The report states that ‘the manufacture of floating foundations and associated substructures presents a significant opportunity for the Celtic Sea region. With no established global supply chain, this market gap can be effectively filled with strategic investment. The Celtic Sea region is well-positioned to service the growing domestic market as the FLOW pipeline develops, and to capture a share of the Irish, French, and other nearby European markets, leveraging its strategic geographic location and its existing offshore renewables cluster, supported by regional universities with world-leading offshore renewable Research & Development (R&D) capabilities.’ I hope Irish policymakers and stakeholders will now follow suit ASAP and put a plan in place and a public-private partnership together to build what is required to harness renewable energy in the Celtic Sea in partnership with our neighbours on the other side of the sea. The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/em3ef7Rw The debate is available here: https://lnkd.in/e-biaYM5

This was a really useful collaborative exercise which looked at the excellent publications "Celtic Sea Blueprint" and "Industry Growth Plan" through a regional, "bottom-up", prism. Celtic Sea Power, Marine Energy Wales, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult