Our Action Plan

The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (opens in a new tab) requires public bodies in Wales to think about the long-term impact of their decisions; to work better with people, communities and each other; and to prevent persistent problems such as poverty, health inequalities and climate change. The Act requires public bodies to implement five key ways of working in future decision-making:

(1) looking to the long-term;

(2) taking an integrated approach;

(3) involving a diversity of the population;

(4) working with others in a collaborative way; and

(5) understanding the root causes of issues to prevent them from recurring.

The Council works in close collaboration with a vast range of private, third-sector and community partners. The following (non-exhaustive) lists give examples of some of the private- and third-sector organisations that it proposes to work with in order to deliver this Action Plan.

Led by Pembrokeshire County Council Milford Haven: Energy Kingdom (opens in a new tab) (MH:EK) is a two-year £4.5 million project, completing in 2022, exploring what a decarbonised, ‘smart’, local energy system could look like for Milford Haven, Pembroke and Pembroke Dock. The project partners are:

• PCC;
• The Port of Milford Haven;
• Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult;
• Riversimple;
• Wales & West Utilities;
• Arup; and
• Energy Systems Catapult.

Project supporters and collaborators are:

• RWE Generation UK plc;
• Simply Blue Energy;
• The Welsh Government Energy Service; and
• Community Energy Pembrokeshire.

The project will explore the potential of hydrogen as part of a multi-vector approach to decarbonisation. Central to the project, and to achieving net-zero, is a commitment to engage with the community and local industry, providing insight and opportunities for growth. PCC’s ambition is to gather detailed insight into the whole energy system around Milford Haven in order to identify and design a future, smart, local energy system based on a truly multi-vector approach (heat, electricity, transport) and comprehensive energy-systems architecture. The project is multi-faceted, and will see the team investigate the following areas:

• local renewable energy – including solar, onshore wind, future offshore wind and biomass for decarbonised gas transition;
• diversified seed markets for hydrogen across buildings, transport and industry;
• consumer trials of fuel-cell vehicles; and
• hydrogen-ready hybrid heating systems.

The project promises to showcase the far-reaching benefits of low-carbon energy. If successful, it has the potential to lead the way and become the first of many Smart Local Energy Systems supporting the UK and its local communities in reaching the government’s target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. MH:EK is one of the chosen ‘Detailed Design’ projects within the Prospering from the Energy Revolution (PfER) programme of works funded by Innovate UK as part of its Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).

The Council is a non-funded collaborator on the South Wales Industrial Cluster (opens in a new tab) (SWIC) Roadmap project, which will seek to identify the best options for the cost-effective decarbonisation of industry in South Wales – including the industrial cluster on the Milford Haven Waterway. The project will look at the infrastructure required for the development of the hydrogen economy; for large-scale carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and transport; as well as on-site strategic opportunities specific to each industry. Key partners for the Phase 2 £1.5m bid will be industry, infrastructure providers, power generators and councils – bodies such as:

• Wales and West Utilities;
• National Grid Electricity Transmission plc;
• Western Power Distribution;
• Calon Energy;
• RWE Generation UK plc;
• Pembrokeshire County Council; and
• Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Other planned partners include:

• CR Plus Limited
• Costain Limited
• Progressive Energy Limited
• Siemens plc
• ITM power
• University of South Wales (USW)
• Environmental Resources Management Limited
• Capital Law Limited
• Tata Steel
• Valero Energy Limited
• Vale Europe Limited
• Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Limited
• Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA)
• Tarmac Trading Limited
• Confederation of Paper Industries
• Associated British Ports
• National Farmers’ Union (NFU)
• BOC
• Rockwool Limited
• Calor