META NEWS
WALES’ NATIONAL MARINE ENERGY TEST FACILITY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The META team with Jeremy Miles AM at Pembroke Port. L-R: David Jones, Holly Pretious, Jeremy Miles AM, Nick Ainger, Jess Hooper, Bethan Simes, Joseph Kidd Marine Energy Wales has today announced that phase 1 of its Marine Energy Test Area (META) project is officially...
MARINE ENERGY TEST AREA PUBLIC EXHIBITION – SECOND ROUND
Marine Energy Wales is developing a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in and around the Milford Haven Waterway. Sites for testing wave and tidal devices, along with other marine energy equipment, are proposed near Pembroke Port, Warrior Way, Dale and north of...
MARINE ENERGY TEST AREA PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS 2018
Marine Energy Wales is developing a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in and around the Milford Haven Waterway. Sites for testing wave and tidal devices, along with other marine energy equipment, are proposed near Pembroke Port, Warrior Way, Dale and north of...
MARINE ENERGY WALES SUBMITS SCOPING REPORT FOR TEST SITE
Marine Energy Wales has submitted an environmental scoping report to Natural Resources Wales and relevant stakeholders, asking for their scoping opinion for the development of the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in and around the Milford Haven Waterway. META...
MARINE ENERGY WALES AWARDS LEGAL CONTRACT TO BURGES SALMON
Marine Energy Wales has appointed leading UK law firm Burges Salmon LLP to provide legal services for the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford Haven Waterway. Burges Salmon will support the Marine Energy Wales team on a range of legal matters such as...
MARINE ENERGY WALES AWARDS EIA CONTRACT TO RPS
Marine Energy Wales has appointed RPS to provide environmental support for the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford Haven Waterway. META will see the creation of a series of pre-consented, non-grid connected areas suitable for a range of component,...
SCOTLAND AND CORNWALL TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF WELSH MARINE ENERGY TEST SITE
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd and Wave Hub Ltd have signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide strategic advice to develop the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project which is underway in Pembrokeshire. Between them, the teams behind the...
EU FUNDING AWARDED FOR MARINE ENERGY TEST SITE IN WALES
Welsh Government has announced a further £1.2 million in funding to accelerate marine energy development in Wales. The investment is to develop a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford Haven Waterway. The funding will support the work of Marine Energy...
MARINE ENERGY TAKES A STEP FORWARD IN WALES
Marine Energy Wales are delighted to announce that they have received funding from the Coastal Communities Fund for their Marine Energy Test Area (META) project. The project aims to create pre-consented testing areas in the Milford Haven Waterway for technology...
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managed by Marine Energy Wales
META is managed by Marine Energy Wales, the national industry body for Wales and is administered by Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, a Community Interest Company that works to protect and enhance the Pembrokeshire coast.
Funded by the EU
META is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, and the Coastal Communities Fund, and aims to contribute towards Wales’ plans to play a key role in a growing global market.
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