Welsh Government

The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) has published a new analysis which lays out four key areas of improvement for the Welsh government’s green strategy.

The Welsh Government has launched its first public consultation on a target to deliver 100% of its electricity needs from green energy by 2035 with an extra proposal to target at least 1.5GW of renewable capacity from local sources, excluding heat pumps.

The Welsh Government will provide all businesses in Wales with a new rates support worth more than £460 million over the next two financial years.

The Welsh Government has revealed plans to establish a publicly owned renewable energy developer to tackle energy security, the cost-of-living crisis and decarbonise the energy system.

​RenewableUK has launched a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force to support the UK’s ambition to be at the forefront of the rollout of the technology.

​Western Power Distribution (WPD) has launched a new project dubbed Equinox, to explore the potential of domestic low-carbon heat technologies like heat pumps to provide flexibility.

​Onshore wind and solar energy need to be increased in South Wales to enable a net zero energy system in the region by 2050.

The Welsh government has set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero by the middle of the century, as well as stating it will push to “get there sooner”.