National Trust Cymru have been working with researchers from Trinity and Bangor University on a pioneering heat recovery system at Penrhyn Castle. Results show it reduces energy consumption by 230 kWh per month, equivalent to £1,770 per annum in heat savings.
Academics from Aberystwyth University will lead a new European project to boost tourism in rural areas of Wales and Ireland.The new initiative, announced on St Patrick’s Day, sees researchers from Aberystwyth University Department of Geography and Ea
County hall, Carmarthen Carmarthenshire County Council has secured an additional £1.5 million for a second phase of the Celtic Routes tourism project. The successful bid was made on behalf of the Celtic Routes partnership to the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) which will take the project through to 2023. Celtic Routes is a partnership project between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire County Councils and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority in Wales and Wicklow, Wexford and Waterford County Councils in Ireland. It’s a branded collection of tourism experiences encouraging travellers to visit Ireland and Wales to discover the Celtic spirit by suggesting immersive and authentic experiences in West Wales and South East Ireland.