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 … 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
Wales is quickly becoming a hotspot for marine energy innovation, and at the heart of this momentum is the Lobe-Tendon Anaconda – an innovative wave energy converter developed by Checkmate Sea Energy (an affiliate of Checkmate Flexible Engineering), to reimagine how the power of the ocean can be converted into clean electricity. Thanks to Launchpad … Continued
A new Clean Energy Investment Prospectus for Wales has been revealed today (02 February) — outlining the scale of the investment opportunity for clean energy and a pipeline of projects with the potential to unlock over £20bn of investment over the next decade. Created by Net Zero Industry Wales (NZIW) in partnership with Acre, the … Continued