Morriston Hospital in Wales green lights solar energy farm
Morriston Hospital will become the first in Wales to develop its own full-scale solar farm, at a cost of £5.7 million. Work is expected to start early next year on the 4MW development on land at Brynwhillach Farm, linked to Morriston by a 3km private wire. It will supply almost a quarter of Morriston’s power, cutting […]
£60m Swansea Bay City Region low carbon initiative approved
The UK and Welsh Governments have approved the £58.7 million Swansea Bay City Deal’s Supporting Innovation and Low Carbon Growth programme. The programme’s aim is to help establish the Swansea Bay City Region as a leader in low carbon growth and the green economy. Close collaboration with industry, government and academia is key to its […]
Welsh government sets out carbon goals
The Welsh Government has published what it calls a ‘robust and detailed cross-government plan’ to cut emissions and fight climate change. Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales sets out how the country will meet its first carbon budget and lays the foundations for it will achieve an ambitious target of reducing the greenhouse gas […]
‘Energy-positive’ classrooms arrive in Swansea
Swansea University has opened the first energy-positive classroom, generating more than one and a half times the energy that it consumed in its first year. The Active Classroom, named Project of the Year by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RCIS) Wales, took eight months to build and uses a mix of technologies to create […]