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75 new member companies 👷
100+ MP engagements 🤵‍♀️
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The timing of this award also gives our ports breathing room to sequence investment and build capability in a way that’s sustainable and strategic. The Crown Estate’s model delivering surveys and grid connection up front has clearly unlocked the market, attracting highly experienced developers.

Great news for Wales and another major milestone for the Celtic Sea.

Our Director Jessica Hooper comments:

"Securing the third Leasing Round 5 site sends a powerful signal about investor confidence in Welsh floating wind and the strength of our ports and supply chain.

Senior figures, including Aled Rowlands (NESO), Cathryn Tracey (Burges Salmon) and Owen Struthers (Welsh Government Government) all reiterated a common theme: Wales is entering a decisive decade for infrastructure, and success will depend on faster, clearer and more coordinated planning.

This conference brings together leaders across government, energy, planning and infrastructure and comes at a time when the Infrastructure (Wales) Act is providing the most significant change in planning policy in Wales in a generation.

Energy of Orkney | Fugro | First Marine Solutions | Mineral Products Association | Odfjell Oceanwind | Tarmac | Waves Group

Core Media Partner: reNEWS - Renewable Energy News

Media Partners: Energy Global | Insight Energy | Power Engineer, Offshore Wind Journal | PES Wind | Windtech International

And Tim Pick MBE, Chair Offshore Wind Growth Partnership 🗣️

Thank you to our Event Partners and Sponsors: Buchan Offshore Wind GreenVolt (Flotation Energy, Vårgrønn) | Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm Limited | Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult | Balmoral Group | Crown Estate Scotland | ESB | Equinor

On the panel was Sian George, Chair, Port of Milford Haven, Heledd Cressey, Head of Renewable Energy Policy, Welsh Government, Julia Rose, Head of Offshore Wind, The Crown Estate, Mike Corney, Project Director, Equinor, Andy Reay, Head of Offshore Wind Associated British Ports.

The panel explored explored how stakeholders like The Welsh Government and developers are preparing to deliver projects in the Celtic Sea, what challenges must be tackled, what role does The Crown Estate play in shaping market confidence for long term industrial development across Wales 🗺️

The old “turbines vs habitats” debate misses the bigger picture — renewables can be one of nature’s strongest allies when we act strategically — public and private sectors working side by side to safeguard biodiversity while accelerating the energy transition.

Photo credit: Bob Brewer

📊 Over 700 km² of survey data (from 53 wind and solar projects) has been shared to strengthen Wales’ Curlew Recovery Plan, providing insights that would have taken years — and major public funding — to replicate.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.renewableuk.com/cymru/saving...

By pooling their ecological data, renewable energy developers across Wales have given Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales an unprecedented boost in the fight to save one of our most threatened bird species — the curlew.

M-SParc aims to become the first UK science park to become net zero - but grid constraints are restricting it's development. Faced with the cost of covering solar PV connections themselves, expansion has become financially challenging. Another reason why Wales needs a modern grid network.

A quick stop for lunch at M-SParc by Bangor University — a hub of innovation driving clean tech and renewables across Wales.

Collaboration between academia, business and energy is vital to scaling our transition.

Also on the way we looked at some of the transmission lines that connect wind farms to homes in North Wales. As demand for electricity increases in Wales, we will need to upgrade our grid infrastructure across the country in order to unlock the true potential of Wales's renewables.

Next stop: Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm 🌊⚡ — a powerful symbol of Wales’ renewable potential.

Offshore wind is already transforming our energy system, and today we’re connecting the dots between clean transport and clean power.

First checkpoint ✅ Beautiful stop at Llyn Brenig —

We've just passed RWE's Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm and the recently consented Alwen Forest Wind farm. Alwen will be the first large-scale project with local ownership in Wales.

Diolch to our sponsors RenaultUK for our two EVs for this trip!