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Co-Authoring Wales’ Clean Energy Investment Prospectus with Net Zero Industry Wales

At Acre, we exist to drive systemic change. Sometimes, it begins with a single conversation.

 

What began as a proposal to support NZIW’s EmpowerCymru conference quickly developed into a broader collaboration focused on unlocking investment for clean energy in Wales. We approached NZIW with the idea of convening a clean energy investment roundtable at the 2025 conference. The aim was to bring the right people together around the right questions and help generate practical momentum in support of Wales’ net zero ambitions.

 

The roundtable convened stakeholders for substantive, focused discussion. Developers, government, investors, advocacy groups and others came together in a room full of intent. A clear message emerged from the session: Wales offers significant opportunity, with a supportive investment environment and an expanding pipeline of investable projects.

 

With over two decades of experience as a trusted partner in clean energy hiring and strategic workforce advisory, we understand that progress towards net zero depends on people as much as projects. Our work focuses on bridging ambition and execution by helping organisations build the teams required to scale climate solutions, often in emerging or under-leveraged markets. This alignment made NZIW’s vision one we were pleased to support and help bring into action.

 

 

A New Coalition

 

Together with NZIW and Amber Energy, we co-created the Clean Energy Investment Summit in Cardiff. The event brought together a broad coalition from across the energy investment ecosystem. The strength of the summit lay in the quality of contribution. Participants were engaged, ambitious, and aligned around a shared view that Wales’ energy future requires a bold, coordinated effort.

 

The room included senior representatives from infrastructure funds, public bodies, utilities, and advisory groups, each contributing insight into what is needed to unlock clean energy investment at scale.

 

 

Introducing: The Clean Energy Investment Prospectus

 

In partnership with NZIW, we have co-authored The Clean Energy Investment Prospectus for Wales, a document that sets out the scale and viability of investable projects across the country. It supports and strengthens the existing Trade & Invest Wales platform, while helping position Wales as a key contributor to the UK’s clean energy transition.

 

Following the summit, we held one-to-one sessions with attendees to test and refine the Prospectus messaging and content, ensuring it reflected shared ambitions rather than individual perspectives.

 

Available in both English and Welsh, the paper increases visibility of Wales’ projects, infrastructure and freeports, while providing investors with clear information and practical guidance. The Prospectus is designed to be updated over time, serving as a living record of opportunity that grows alongside Wales’ progress and continued focus on building its clean energy portfolio.

 

 

 

Why Acre?

 

We are not a policymaker, an infrastructure fund, or a public body. Our strength lies in deep connections to the talent that underpins the net zero economy. Across clean energy, finance, infrastructure and innovation, we have supported the appointment of leaders who shape national strategies, secure transition capital, and deliver the systems that turn policy into action.

 

In Wales, the opportunity is clear. Realising it depends on aligning investment with the capability to deliver. Acre plays a practical role here, acting as a connector, convenor and trusted advisor to those building the teams and ecosystems needed to deliver net zero.

 

 

What’s Next?

 

We are proud of the Prospectus and even more proud of the coalition that brought it together. The work, however, is just beginning. The next step is to amplify its reach by sharing this gateway document with investors, developers and policymakers who can help drive the next phase of Wales’ clean energy journey.

 

We encourage you to read, share and, most importantly, act on it.

 

Interested in joining the conversation or learning more?
You can download the full Clean Energy Investment Prospectus for Wales here. To speak directly with Acre or Net Zero Industry Wales, get in touch at:

 

info@nziw.wales

ac@acre.com or georgina.sell@acre.com