CWM Environmental has launched a new Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge as part of the Innovate UK-backed Net Zero Industry Launchpad pilot. This pilot was recently responsible for delivering over £14million of public and private sector funding to small innovators across the region, and the new challenge fund hopes to capitalise on this success. Focussing on … Continued

Latent Drive’s SeaStack is the world’s first commercial direct seawater-to-hydrogen electrolyser stack. Powered by renewable energy from offshore wind, the project aims to reduce costs and enable new opportunities for large-scale low-carbon hydrogen production. Having recently secured funding through the South West Wales Net Zero Industry Launchpad, JOMEC students spoke with Anna Studley, Latent Drive’s … Continued

Net Zero Industry Wales spoke to Dr Paul Evans, Principal Consultant at Intertek Metoc, about its its growing presence in Wales, and how it is working to support the development of a low-carbon economy. Part of the Intertek group, Intertek Metoc is developing innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by climate change, helping clients … Continued

Engineered for longevity and sustainability, Power-Roof® is Advanced Construction Technologies Limited (ACTL)’s answer to rethinking how social housing can transition to net zero. Following its success in securing funding through the South West Wales Net Zero Industry Launchpad, ACTL is accelerating the development of Power-Roof® — a fully integrated roof cassette designed to transform the way homes … Continued

As demand for renewable energy accelerates, offshore deep-water wind is emerging as the next frontier. While onshore wind and fixed-bottom offshore turbines are now well established, around 80% of the world’s wind resource lies in deeper waters, beyond the reach of traditional foundations.  Swansea-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) aims to unlock this opportunity through its innovative … Continued

As the race towards net zero accelerates, low-carbon hydrogen is emerging as a crucial part of the UK’s clean energy strategy. South-Wales-based Creo International is helping to drive that shift, developing safer and more affordable hydrogen storage technologies that could support large-scale adoption.  Originally founded to build zero-carbon homes, Creo has evolved into a specialist … Continued

Welcome to Launchpad Leaders.  This new blog series will bring together two powerful forces in Wales’ net zero ecosystem: the innovative businesses driving low-carbon solutions in South West Wales, and our student journalists – the next generation of storytellers who will shape how that future is understood. Created in partnership with students from Cardiff University’s … Continued

Tidal energy is one of the most dependable low-carbon energy sources, offering a constant and predictable supply of power driven by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon.  Porpoise Power was co-founded by Adrian Thomas, Professor of Biomechanics at the University of Oxford, alongside John Kennedy, Hillary Struthers and Martin Hall. Bringing together … Continued

AI-powered sonar systems could change how marine environments are monitored, particularly in the turbid waters along the UK’s coastline.  PEBL, a community interest company (CIC), is working to unlock this potential with a goal to make marine monitoring more accessible and affordable for researchers, industry and coastal communities.  In conversation with Managing Director Christian Berfer, … Continued

What if the water we usually throw away could help power a net zero future? Across industrial sites, contaminated wastewater is an unavoidable by-product — costly to treat and energy-intensive to transport. But what if that same water could be transformed into something valuable?  The CWTCH project is doing exactly that, exploring how contaminated wastewater … Continued