Mae arwyddo bargen Dinas-Ranbarth Bae Abertawe wedi cael ei groesawu gan Borthladd Aberdaugleddau, sy’n arwain Môr Doc Penfro – prosiect fydd yn datblygu canolfan o’r radd flaenaf ar gyfer ynni môr o amgylch Dyfrffordd Aberdaugleddau.
Ar ddydd Llun 20 Mawrth, fe wnaeth y Prif Weinidog Theresa May gyfarfod â Phrif Weinidog Cymru Carwyn Jones ac arweinwyr y rhanbarth, gan nodi dechrau buddsoddiad gwerth £1.3bn mewn un ar ddeg prosiect dros y pymtheg mlynedd nesaf yn Sir Benfro, Sir Gâr, Abertawe a Chastell Nedd a Phort Talbot, gan greu dros 9,000 o swyddi.
Mae Môr Doc Penfro’n gweld cydweithio rhwng pedwar prif bartner prosiect - Porthladd Aberdaugleddau, Ynni Môr Cymru, Catapult a Wave Hub. Bydd y partneriaid yn ffurfio craidd y Bwrdd Prosiect, ynghyd â chynrychiolwyr academaidd o Brifysgol Abertawe a Choleg Sir Benfro.
Gan adeiladu ar safle clwstwr sydd â sgiliau uchel, mae Môr Doc Penfro’n canolbwyntio ar greu isadeiledd a chyfleusterau ym Mhorthladd Penfro sy’n angenrheidiol ar gyfer effeithlonrwydd proses mwyaf, wrth ddwyn ynghyd y sgiliau sydd eu hangen i ddechrau arloesi a rhagflaenu masnacheiddio technoleg ynni môr. Bydd yn gwella cynnig presennol y diwydiant yn y DU trwy ychwanegu pedwar prif elfen:
a. Ailddatblygu gofod gweithredol yn Iard Longau Penfro i gynyddu effeithlonrwydd a lleihau costau
b. Canolfan Rhagoriaeth mewn Peirianneg Ynni Môr (MEECE) – cyfleuster ymchwilio a hyfforddi fydd yn cynnig cyfleoedd dysgu a phrofi ymarferol ar y safle;
c. Ardal Profi Ynni Môr (META) – creu ardaloedd cydsyniol o Ddyfrffyrdd yn agos i ganolfan weithredol gydag isadeiledd sy’n galluogi; a
d. Parthau Arddangos Arae ar gyfer ynni tonnau ac ynni llanw – datblygiad safle 90km2 ar brydles ar gyfer gweithredu masnachol cynhwysedd o 100MW o araeau ynni tonnau ar raddfa lawn.
Croesawodd Alec Don, Prif Weithredwr Porthladd Aberdaugleddau, y Fargen Ddinesig, gan ddweud, “Er bod gwireddu’r cynllun yn dal i fod ychydig flynyddoedd i ffwrdd, mae hwn yn gyfnod cyffrous i ni fel busnes. Bydd prosiect Môr Doc Penfro yn ei gyfanrwydd yn denu tua £28m o arian ac yn dod â buddion enfawr i’r gymuned leol. Mae dod â buddsoddiad newydd, swyddi a chyfleoedd i genedlaethau’r dyfodol yn adeiladu Porthladd mwy llewyrchus ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda’n partneriaid yn yr ardal i wneud i hyn ddigwydd.”
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Port of Milford Haven welcomes signing of £1.3bn City Region deal
The signing of the landmark Swansea Bay City Region deal has been welcomed by the Port of Milford Haven, which is spearheading ‘Pembroke Dock Marine’ – a project that will develop a world class centre for marine energy around the Milford Haven Waterway.
On Monday 20th March, Prime Minister Theresa May met with Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones and the region’s leaders, marking the start of £1.3bn of investment in eleven projects over the next fifteen years in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot and the creation of over 9,000 jobs.
Pembroke Dock Marine is a collaboration between four key project partners – the Port of Milford Haven, Marine Energy Wales, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Wave Hub. The partners will form the core Project Board, along with academic representatives from Swansea University and Pembrokeshire College.
Building on from an existing high-skill cluster site, Pembroke Dock Marine is focused on creating infrastructure and facilities at Pembroke Port necessary for maximum process efficiency, while bringing together the skills required to drive innovation and herald the commercialisation of marine energy technology. It will enhance the UK’s current industry proposition by adding four key elements:
a. The redevelopment of operational space at Pembroke Dockyard to increase efficiencies and reduce costs
b. A Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) – a research and training facility offering practical onsite test and learn opportunities;
c. A Marine Energy Test Area (META) – the creation of consented areas of Waterway close to an operational base with enabling infrastructure; and
d. Array Demonstration Zones for wave and tidal – the development of a 90km2 leased site for commercial deployment of 100MW capacity of full-scale wave energy arrays.
Alec Don, Chief Executive at the Port of Milford Haven, welcomed the City Deal commenting “Although the realisation of the plan is still a couple of years away, this is an exciting time for us as a business. The Pembroke Dock Marine project in its entirety will draw down around £28m of funding and will have huge benefits for the local community. Bringing in new investment, jobs and opportunities for future generations builds a more prosperous Haven and we are looking forward to working with our partners in the area to make this happen.”
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Notes to Editors
Port of Milford Haven
The Port of Milford Haven is the UK’s top energy port and Wales’ busiest port handling around 20% of Britain’s seaborne trade in oil and gas. It is widely recognised in the industry as the energy capital of the UK.
The Port, along with the cluster of energy-related businesses along the Waterway, is a key driver of economic activity in Pembrokeshire, attracting inward investment and supporting over 4,000 jobs.
The Port of Milford Haven also owns and operates Pembroke Port and Milford Dock. Activities such as cargo handling, ferry operations, fish landing and cruise calls as well as a first class marina are spread across these two sites.
One of the most prominent on the West Coast, the Port is in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the only Coastal National Park in Great Britain. It is marked as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and has many areas designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The Port of Milford Haven is a trust port – an independent, commercially run organisation that has statutory responsibilities governed by its Acts, to maintain and improve navigation and the provision of Port and Harbour services and facilities. Additionally, the Port provides significant financial and in-kind support to a wide variety of local causes. All profits are retained within the business to fund these objectives.
For further information, visit www.mhpa.co.uk or contact:
Anna Malloy
Port of Milford Haven
01646 696100
anna.malloy@mhpa.co.uk