Net Zero Industry Wales spoke to our new member Techniquest about their work to engage young people, open up new pathways, and support the take up of STEM subjects in schools and colleges across Wales. Can you tell us about how Techniquest came about? The UK’s longest-established Science Discovery Centre, Techniquest, was founded in 1986 … Continued
Net Zero Industry Wales spoke to FSEW about their recent success in making low carbon transport commercially viable and helping clients to accelerate their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint across all modes of freight transportation. Based in Wentloog, Cardiff, FSEW is a privately-owned freight forwarding company that is working to decarbonise the intermodal freight … Continued
Net Zero Industry Wales spoke to Water to Water about their recent success in achieving funding through Round 3 of the South-West Wales Launchpad. Water to Water was founded in Scotland in 2017 with a goal to develop green hydrogen communities locally and globally to accelerate the transition to a net-zero emissions future. Tell us … Continued
Net Zero Industry Wales’ (NZIW) annual EmpowerCymru conference took place last Monday (10 March) at Techniquest in Cardiff Bay, with 200 delegates in attendance. Returning for its second year, the event aimed to bring together the decarbonisation community to identify solutions to some of the challenges facing the clean energy transition in Wales. EmpowerCymru … Continued
We are proud to present our plan for a Welsh Chapter of the UK Industrial Strategy. You can read more about our proposal below.
We are delighted to have five sponsors of EmpowerCymru 2025; they are all major players in the decarbonisation and net zero space. We wanted to turn the spotlight onto them and see what they are doing to support Wales in its journey to net zero and a just transition. PLATINUM SPONSORVale Vale is one of the largest … Continued
The current impact of Wales’ manufacturing and power sector In October last year, the UK Government launched its green paper titled: “Invest 2035, the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy”. The paper sets out its plan to deliver the certainty and stability that businesses need to invest in the UK and deliver the UK Government’s growth ambitions. … Continued
As part of the Innovate UK-funded South West Wales Net Zero Launchpad, Net Zero Industry Wales (in partnership with BIC Innovation) hosted a series of funding masterclasses during January and February 2025. The sessions covered a wide range of topics from choosing the right funding stream to exploiting a project post-funding. This series was designed … Continued
The North East Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster (NEWID) has today (06 February) unveiled its brand new plan — kickstarting a strategy for industrial decarbonisation across North East Wales, in 2025 and beyond. The NEWID project partners — Uniper, Bangor University, Wales & West Utilities, SP Energy Networks, and Net Zero Energy Systems — have worked … Continued
A Batri-led consortium is excited to announce a new era of clean energy innovation is unfolding in Wales Batri, a leading UK company specialising in sodium-ion battery materials and technology, is delighted to have achieved significant funding from Innovate UK, highlighting the UK Government’s commitment to innovation, growth and investment into the sector. This pivotal investment … Continued