META NEWS
META Project team boosted by new Operations Manager post
The Marine Energy Test Area (META) based in Pembrokeshire, west Wales has been strengthened with the addition of a new Operations Manager to the team. Saul Young has joined the META team as Operations Manager. Saul was...
We are hiring – META Operations Manager
We are looking for an Operations Manager to oversee the operation and delivery of the META project Established in 2000, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF) is a multi-award-winning Community Interest Company that works to enhance the coast and marine environment for...
£60 million Pembroke Dock Marine Project gets the go ahead
The META Team has welcomed the news that the £60 million marine energy project that will help tackle climate change while reviving Pembrokeshire’s economy in the wake of Covid-19 has been given the green light. The UK Government and Welsh Government have now approved...
Marine Energy Test Area secures Marine Licence
Marine Energy Test Area secures Marine Licence META, Wales’ national marine test centre, has obtained its Marine Licence for Phase 2 of the project from Natural Resources Wales (NRW). This marks a significant step forward for the project, enabling META to...
Celtic ocean energy innovation hubs connect
Cross border connections have been strengthened as Scottish and Welsh ocean energy test centres progress the development of the UK’s test centre network Following a signed agreement in April 2020 between Marine Energy Wales and the European Marine Energy Centre...
META Town and Country Planning Application
Application FormDownload Letter to Pembrokeshire Country CouncilDownload META Warrior Way Planning StatementDownload Warrior Way Site Location and BlockPlanDownload Planning NoticeDownload Chapter-1-META-IntroductionDownload...
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...
Live marine data
We have a range of live marine and tidal data avilable from several sources in our testing areas.
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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