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Record breaking end to 2013 for wind energy
Anybody who is in doubt about the role that wind energy is playing in the electricity generation mix should read the latest figures from RenewableUK. In December 2013, a total of 2,841,080 megawatt...
View ArticleConstraint payments – why we need to see the full picture
Anybody who has read the newspapers recently can’t fail to miss the recent reports about the amount of money paid to wind farm operators not to generate electricity. Having worked in the energy...
View ArticleIt’s official – 2013 was a great year for wind energy
It’s that time of year again when I have even more reason to shout about how great wind energy is – the publication of the provisional UK Energy Statistics for 2013 from the Department of Energy and...
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Wales Green Energy Awards 2014 now open for entries
Regular visitors to the blog may remember me writing about the first Wales Green Energy Awards, which took place in October last year. It was the first year and I’m delighted to announce they’ll be...
View ArticleWales cuts ribbon on first food waste anaerobic digestion plant
First Minister Carwyn Jones has officially opened a new £6m food waste recycling plant in Llwyn Isaf, near Caernarfon. Prosiect GwyriAD is Wales’ first purpose built anaerobic digestion facility...
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New survey still shows strong support for onshore wind
Keen readers to this blog will know how much I love a good news story about renewable energy, even more so when there’s some statistics to go with it. Today’s is the publication of the annual YouGov...
View ArticleTime running out to enter this year’s Wales Green Energy Awards
There are less than six weeks to get your entries in for the Wales Green Energy Awards. Entries close at 5pm on Tuesday 1 July for the awards, which are in their second year of celebrating and...
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Why take a big risk on fracking shale gas when renewables are under-developed?
This article originally appeared in the Western Mail on Monday 9 June 2014. Steve Howell is chief executive of Freshwater UK, the Cardiff-headquartered media group, and chairman of WalesWorldWide.org,...
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Let’s celebrate National Women in Engineering Day!
Today (Monday 23 June) is National Women in Engineering Day. To celebrate this, we’re profiling Angharad Wrigley, who is an apprentice at turbine tower and bridge manufacturer, Mabey Bridge in Lydney...
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Renewable energy creates new Valleys landscape
As someone who was brought up in the South Wales Valleys and still lives there, I’m used to looking at the landscape and seeing reminders of its coal mining past. Sometimes that’s a good thing,...
View ArticleFinalists announced for Wales Green Energy Awards
You may recall me writing a few months ago about the launch of the Wales Green Energy Awards. These awards, which are in their second year, celebrate the success and achievements of the green energy...
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Great day out at Pen y Cymoedd
Earlier this summer I was lucky enough to be invited to attend an event celebrating the first foundations at Vattenfall’s Pen y Cymoedd wind farm, which spans the Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon...
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Winners of Wales Green Energy Awards announced
Faithful readers of this blog will know the Wales Green Energy Awards took place earlier this month and some of you may well have been wondering who the winners are. Well, wonder no more as I reveal...
View ArticleLet’s get more women working in renewables!
On Ynni Cymru, we always like to showcase talent within the renewable energy and by doing so hope we can encourage more people to come and work in the sector. Quantity surveyor Lisa Tudor has two...
View ArticleTime running out to enter 2015 Wales Green Energy Awards
I cannot believe I am writing about the third Wales Green Energy Awards. It seems like only a few weeks ago I was telling you about the first ones. Anyway, time has marched on and they are now upon...
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