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Renewable energy in Wales

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Nov 2020 Closed: 15 Nov 2021 12 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

We will look at how the UK Government, in cooperation with Welsh Ministers, can best support the development of renewable energy in Wales. This will include the potential significance of COP26 for Wales. Read the inquiry launch and terms of reference

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - Renewable energy in Wales HC 439 29 Jul 2021 20 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
3 Recommendation Second Report - Renewable energy in Wal… Deferred

We encourage The Crown Estate to continue to work proactively with developers to ensure that...

We encourage The Crown Estate to continue to work proactively with developers to ensure that adequate leasing rounds continue to be offered on a regular basis in the future. Of most importance is that there is, as far as possible, alignment between the timetables being used by The Crown Estate … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states that The Crown Estate (TCE) is an independent body responsible for seabed management and details TCE's confirmed new leasing round for floating offshore wind and progress of test projects. The response effectively redirects responsibility for direct government involvement in leasing timetables to …
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Wales Office

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
29 Apr 2021 David T C Davies · Wales Office, Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy View ↗
15 Apr 2021 Juliet Davenport · Good Energy, Maf Smith · Lumen Energy and Environment, Michelle Davies · Eversheds Sutherland View ↗
18 Mar 2021 Frank Elsworth · Vattenfall, Gary Newman · Wood Knowledge Wales, Huub den Rooijen · The Crown Estate, Matthieu Hue · EDF Renewables, Robert Proctor · Community Energy Wales, Simon Hamlyn · British Hydropower Association View ↗
4 Mar 2021 Christoph Harwood · Simply Blue Energy, Jess Hooper · Marine Energy Wales, Paul Hewett · Belltown Power, Tom Glover · RWE Generation View ↗
28 Jan 2021 Hywel Lloyd · Institute of Welsh Affairs, Professor Nick Jenkins · Cardiff University, Rhys Wyn Jones · RenewableUK View ↗

Who gave evidence

18 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Christoph Harwood · Director of Policy and Strategy Simply Blue Energy 1
David T C Davies · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Wales Office 1
Frank Elsworth · Head of Onshore Business Development Vattenfall 1
Gary Newman · Chief Executive Wood Knowledge Wales 1
Huub den Rooijen · Managing Director, Marine The Crown Estate 1
Hywel Lloyd · Chair of Re-energising Wales project advisory boa… Institute of Welsh Affairs 1
Jess Hooper · Programme Manager Marine Energy Wales 1
Juliet Davenport · Founder and CEO Good Energy 1
Maf Smith · Director Lumen Energy and Environment 1
Matthieu Hue · Chief Executive Officer EDF Renewables 1
Michelle Davies · International Head of Clean Energy and Sustainabi… Eversheds Sutherland 1
Paul Hewett · CEO Belltown Power 1
Professor Nick Jenkins · Leader of the Centre for Integrated Energy Genera… Cardiff University 1
Rhys Wyn Jones · Head of RenewableUK Cymru RenewableUK 1
Robert Proctor · Business Development Manager Community Energy Wales 1
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan · Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Cha… Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 1
Simon Hamlyn · CEO British Hydropower Association 1
Tom Glover · UK Country Chair RWE Generation 1