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We are the most powerful voice for the renewable energy industry in Wales, working for a cleaner, greener Cymru. www.renewableuk.com/cymru

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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Watch @rukcymru.bsky.social Director Jessica Hooper speak to @seabrookclimate.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social, addressing concerns over new onshore wind farms in South Wales from 02:05 to 2:25 📺 news.sky.com/story/battle...
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Battle of the wind farms: Can the 'blockers' beat the government?
Some admit they're NIMBYs. Others say that word doesn't mean what you think it means…
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
As Vice Chair of the Celtic Sea Developer Alliance, RenewableUK Cymru would like to share this webinar from Marine Energy Wales: 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝: 𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 🌊 www.tickettailor.com/events/marin...
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Welsh AR7a Onshore Wind Results, 5 onshore wind farms in Wales!🚨.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 UK AR7 Onshore Wind Results Are In 🚨 The results of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 (AR7) mark an important step forward for onshore wind in the UK, reinforcing its role as one of the fastest-to-deploy and lowest-cost sources of new generation.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Head of Policy @stevenagnew.bsky.social comments on the announcement by the Government and Great British Energy of the Local Power Plan which will help communities to develop their own renewable energy projects in our latest press release ⚡️🏠👇
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 Record onshore wind win for Wales 🚨 Wales has just secured its strongest onshore wind auction result in almost a decade - with five projects, 185MW of clean power, and a clear signal that the sector is back in motion.
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🎉𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐔𝐊 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We're delighted to see two Welsh projects succeed in this year's highly competitive offshore wind auction, unlocking £2.6bn of investment and enough clean power for almost one million homes.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
𝟴.𝟰𝟰 𝗚𝗪 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝟳, 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ~£𝟮𝟱.𝟮𝗯𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗫 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 – 2 projects, 𝟭𝟵𝟮.𝟱 𝗠𝗪, 216.49 £/MWh (2024) Erebus (100 MW), Pentland (92.5 MW)
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Wishing our friends, followers and members a Happy New Year for 2025, a special year for the renewables industry as we celebrated 25 years of offshore wind in the UK🎂 🎆 👇 📽️ youtube.com/watch?v=wGoo... See you all again soon for a jam packed events programme in 2026! 👋 📅 renewableuk.com/events/
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25 Years of offshore wind anniversary
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
We wish all our members and followers a Happy New Year 2025, Blwyddyn Newydd Dda before we return for an important year for Welsh politics in 2026 Watch the Cymru team at this years EV Wales Rally 🏎️🔌 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yecu... #RenewableEnergy #Wales #Cymru #NewYear2025 #BlwyddynNewyddDda
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Wales Is Going Electric — Can Our Grid Keep Up?
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
As @renewableuk.bsky.social look on to 2026 and the all-important AR7 auction in January with our final blog of the year, a deep dive explaining CfDs and Allocation Rounds in "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐟𝐃𝐬? by Nick Hibberd and Sam Sheppard 🔍 👉 renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
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How do Allocation Rounds work, and what are CfDs?
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
RenewableUK Cymru offices will be closed from today Monday 22 December until Monday 5 January 📅 We wish all our members and supporters a restful and relaxing break over the festive period before we return for an important year for Welsh politics in 2026🎄
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Wales Is Going Electric — Can Our Grid Keep Up?
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
RenewableUK's London offices will be closed from Monday 22 December until Monday 5 January 📅 We would like to to thank our members for your support throughout 2025, a year of amazing achievements outlined in our 2025 annual review: 👉 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
⚡𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽? Driving 500 miles across Wales in the EV Rally, we explored how ready the country is for an electric future. 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yecu...
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Wales Is Going Electric — Can Our Grid Keep Up?
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Wishing the Jewish community a happy hanukkah 2025 ✡️🕎 #hanukkah2025
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
🏆THREE YEARS IN A ROW! 🤩 We are ecstatic to announce for the third year in a row our dream RenewableUK events team have won at the ABPCO Excellence Awards 🥳
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Huge thanks to Alex Atkinson for this brilliant blog post on what it feels like to turn 25, just like offshore wind! 👏 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
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Turning 25 with offshore wind – the view from Wales
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) is delighted to announce that Melissa Read, Head of UK Offshore Wind at Equinor UK , and Andrew Elmes, Head of Government Affairs UK & Ireland at Seimens Energy , have been appointed OWIC Vice-Chairs by Government Co-Chair of OWIC @michaelshanksmp.co.uk 👏
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Today we submitted an evidence-led position paper to Welsh Government calling for a more nuanced, science-based approach to peatland policy in Wales.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Last night we were delighted to unveil our annual review for 2025 as part of our Christmas Connect event at St Ermin's Hotel London, sponsored by Kent 🍸 🎄 📰 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
RenewableUK kicks off our last event of the year, Future Leaders 2025 #RUKFL25📅 Supported by the RenewableUK Shadow Board, and kindly hosted by The Carbon Trust, we are delivering an intimate programme of panels, keynotes and workshop to help develop and nurture aspiring future leaders 🧑‍💼 👩‍💼
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@rukcymru.bsky.social Clean Growth Map 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 17 Conferences 🍸 9,500 attendees and 700 speakers 🗣 75 new member companies 👷 100+ MP engagements 🤵‍♀️ 3,000 media articles 📰 12 TV and Radio highlights 📺📻 3M+ social media views 🤳 9 Misinformation articles 🔍 100,000 followers on LinkedIn 🖇
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐔𝐊 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱 Read the thoughts of RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves budget announcements in our press release 👇 📰 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
📢Congratulations to OW Ocean Winds who will join Equinor and Gwynt Glas in developing some of the largest floating wind farms in the world after being awarded rights for a third site in the Celtic Sea.
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Our Director Jessica Hooper kicked off this year's Planning for Infrastructure in Wales conference in Cardiff by setting the scene for the challenges and opportunities facing Welsh projects in 2025.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
RenewableUK is urging the Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves to take a series of key measures to help billpayers and stimulate industrial growth in the clean energy sector in her Autumn Budget statement on 26th November 💼
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
RenewableUK Cymru's Director Jessica Hooper attended @renewableuk.bsky.social and Scottish Renewables Floating Offshore Wind 2025 in Aberdeen, there was a strong focus on Welsh waters in 𝐀7: 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐚 🌊
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🌿 Saving Wales’ Curlew: When clean energy and conservation work together ⚡ There are some who would argue that renewable energy and nature recovery are competing causes; at odds with one another. This story from Wales proves the opposite is true. They’re two sides of the same future.
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
We’re off! 🚗⚡ Team Cymru is proud to be taking part in the Greenfleet EV Rally — showcasing Wales’ EV & clean energy potential! We've already seen how the EV sector is powering up in North Wales - Welsh company CostelloesEV has seen a 40% increase in demand for charging in this region alone.
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
A strong ‘energy’ theme at this Autumn’s @plaidcymru.bsky.social conference in Swansea, and how we strike the right balance - delivering the clean power we need as a forward thinking nation, while capturing as many of the benefits here in Wales, along with the hearts and minds of our communities.
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Really glad we covered this session at @rukcymru.bsky.social's Future Energy Wales, the scale of misinformation about renewable energy and net zero is off the scale and getting worse 🤥
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Renewable energy explained
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Closing day two of Future Energy Wales 2025, @renewableuk.bsky.social Cymru Director Jessica Hooper Hooper looked forward to the pivotal months ahead for the sector 📅
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
👉 renewableuk.com/news-and-res... #RUKFEW25 #wales #cymru #mythbusting #misinformation #renewableenergy #fakenews
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Renewable energy explained
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
RenewableUK's Senior Communications and Campaigns Manager Sam Sheppard chaired our next session 𝐁7: 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 at @rukcymru.bsky.social Future Energy Wales in #Newport ❓
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Wales’ First Minister Eluned Morgan opened day two of Future Energy Wales this morning alongside @renewableuk.bsky.social Cymru's Director Jessica Hooper reassuring the renewable energy sector that her government remained committed to clean growth and clean power.
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Michael Shanks MP @michaelshanksmp.co.uk · 07/10/2025
From its proud industrial heritage to leadership in clean energy, Wales has always been a crucial driver of innovation and economic growth. Agreements today with Equinor & Gwynt Glas will deliver world-leading floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news/next-mi...
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Next milestone achieved for Round 5 in the Celtic Sea as Equinor and Gwynt Glas enter agreements for lease for floating wind farms
The Crown Estate is an independent commercial business, created by Act of Parliament. We invest in and manage some of the UK’s most important assets, aiming to create significant value beyond financia...
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A thank you to the excellent Welsh political journalist Will Hayward for chairing our timely energy election session 𝐀2: 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥, discussing the impacts of the upcoming Senedd election on renewables.
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#renewableenergy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember from @bbcnews.bsky.social 📈 👏 ⚡ 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We are live at @rukcymru.bsky.social Future Energy Wales 2025 #RUKFEW25, launching the latest EnergyPulse report on the Welsh wind power pipeline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 📈
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Diolch yn fawr and a croeso cynnes i bawb to #FEW25. Our Director Jessica Hooper outlined the £10 billion pound opportunity for Welsh businesses from building renewable energy projects across Wales ⚡
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Good luck to RenewableUK Cymru at ICC Wales in #Newport for Future Energy Wales 2025, kicking off day one launching the latest EnergyPulse report - October 2025, 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 2025 📅
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Bore da to everyone in at the ICC Wales hashtag#Newport for Future Energy Wales 2025, the RenewableUK Cymru team are delighted to kick off conference launching the latest EnergyPulse report - October 2025, 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 2025 📅 📊 www.renewableuk.com/energypulse/...
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Last chance to join the team and the big red dragon at ICC Wales tomorrow for Future Energy Wales 2025 #RUKFEW25 🐉 Follow RenewableUK Cymru for session updates across the two days, you can find all photos from the event with the Smugmug link below: 📸 fotowales.smugmug.com/Future-Energ...
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
You will never be as cool as the big red dragon at the ICC Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 - 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼! ⏱️ 👏 Excitement is building up at the ICC Wales! Don't miss the official networking drinks reception, sponsored by Green GEN Cymru - connect with the brightest minds in clean energy over food and drinks 🍸
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
If you want to hear more about our misinformation blog series, join our Senior Communication and Campaigns Manager, Sam Sheppard, in Wales as part of @rukcymru.bsky.social Future Energy Wales #RUKFEW25 conference session, 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
As #stormamy rages with high 90 mph gusts, causing blackouts and power cuts in Scotland and Northern Ireland already, we will likely be generating vast amounts of wind power.
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RUKCymru @rukcymru.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
With the upcoming Welsh Senedd elections coming in 2026, Renewableuk Cymru will explore political landscape in Wales and feature the next generation of Senedd candidates in session 𝗔𝟮: 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹, chaired by columnist at @theguardian.com, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The RenewableUK team where delighted to welcome so many MP's and Ministers to our special wind turbine stall at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Party conference in Liverpool, our miniature turbine table we even made it on BBC News 📺 🐄
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David .G. Stewart @windpowerdave.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
If you're a fan of our series of misinformation blogs, join our Senior Communication and Campaigns Manager Sam Sheppard for in Wales at @rukcymru.bsky.social Future Energy Wales 2025 session, 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 🔍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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