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RWE: A proud and long history of energy development in Wales
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RWE has a proud and long history of energy development in Wales and as one of largest power producers is committed to continuing this investment: with an ambitious development pipeline, including 4 onshore and 1 offshore wind projects.
RWE is an international energy company with ambitious global renewables development targets and a clear goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The UK is a key market for the company that already has a very strong position in Wales: operating around 3GW of energy generation across 12 sites. To put that into context that is enough to power the whole country!
Energy diversity is key and will be a very important factor to support Wales’ ambitions of achieving net zero. RWE has a diverse portfolio of onshore and offshore wind, hydro and gas, directly employing around 200 people (plus many more indirectly) at our dedicated offices in Baglan, Llanidloes, Dolgarrog, and Port of Mostyn as well as onsite at our power stations.
Over the last decade, RWE and partners have invested well over £3bn to deliver projects in Wales. Our major investments include 2.2GW Pembroke Power Station, Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, and onshore wind projects at Brechfa Forest West, Clocaenog Forest and Mynydd y Gwair. As one of the cleanest forms of energy generation, offshore wind has a central role to play in reducing carbon emissions and meeting the UK’s climate target to be net zero by 2050. Large scale projects will be critical if we are to achieve these ambitious government targets and our Awel y Môr (the Gwynt y Môr extension) is scheduled to be the largest single renewable energy investment in Wales in the next decade.
In the future new technologies will be developed to support the broader decarbonisation of industry and here
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RWE can play a key role. As a proud and supportive member of South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) we are working with local partners on solutions to develop hydrogen infrastructure and support the decarbonisation of Welsh industry.
RWE has chosen the Pembroke Power Station site to develop a decarbonisation hub known as the Pembroke Net Zero Centre (PNZC.) It links-up innovative technologies needed to deliver a low carbon future, including decarbonisation of Pembroke Power Station, with feasibility studies on Carbon Capture and Storage and Hydrogen; Green Hydrogen production. It also includes feasibility studies into the development of a 100-250MW ‘pathfinder’ electrolyser project, and Floating Offshore Wind development in the Celtic Sea.
RWE recognises the importance of the local communities in which it operates and has always strived to support local jobs and important community initiatives. To date, projects operated by RWE has contributed over £8.6m to neighbouring communities from funds associated with our renewable energy sites in Wales. Annually, community funding in Wales alone amounts to over £2.4m with all decisions on how the funds are allocated made by local people. Supporting high-skilled jobs for the country is essential for a just net zero transition and RWE has implemented meaningful training opportunities. In partnership with Coleg Llandrillo Menai, RWE established an award-winning turbine apprenticeship programme at the facility that is now home to our National Training Hub.
With a strong investment pipeline, RWE hopes to maintain our position as one of the largest investors in Wales, directly employing and training a skilled workforce across a variety of technologies, as well as many more indirectly across the supply chain.
