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Competition watchdog responds to green home heating market investigation

Published 2 months ago

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its response to Consumer Scotland’s call for information as part of a review of consumer protection frameworks in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products.

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Deal struck for GB Energy to work with Scottish public bodies

Published 2 months ago

The UK and Scottish Governments have today announced a new agreement for Great British Energy to work in partnership with Scottish public bodies to support clean energy supply chains and infrastructure.

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Local firms set for economic windfall from Middlerigg battery storage proposals

Published 2 months ago

Potential economic benefits from Middlerigg battery storage facilities to construction companies in the Lothians have prompted the opening of formal supplier registration, allowing them to register interest in the project.

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Canada’s Noventa Energy acquires Scottish heat-from-wastewater assets

Published 2 months ago

Canadian decarbonised heating specialist Noventa Energy has acquired three innovative heat from wastewater assets from Scottish Water Horizons located in Glasgow, Stirling and Campbeltown.

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New funding for electric wallpaper clean heating pilot

Published 2 months ago

A pilot project to assess the effectiveness of electric wallpaper as a clean heat source for tenement properties in Glasgow has been granted new funding.

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RBS to host free net zero webinar for Scottish businesses

Published 3 months ago

Royal Bank of Scotland, in collaboration with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, is hosting a free webinar on 29 October to help Scottish businesses capitalise on the opportunities presented by the transition to net zero.

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AquaTerra Group tops £3m revenue in renewables

Published 3 months ago

Aberdeenshire-headquartered integrated services provider AquaTerra Group has surpassed £3 million in revenue from renewable energy contracts.

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£130m Bathgate battery storage park passes through council committee

Published 3 months ago

A 200-megawatt battery storage facility in Bathgate has passed through West Lothian Council’s Executive Committee without objection.

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Disappointment at council’s objection to Aberdeenshire wind farm

Published 3 months ago

RES, the renewable energy company behind Hill of Fare Wind Farm, has expressed disappointment at Aberdeenshire Council’s decision not to back the 16-turbine proposal, despite the project being predicted to deliver a £156 million boost for the regional economy.

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Perth & Kinross firms set for economic windfall from local wind farm

Published 3 months ago

Potential economic benefits from Craighead Wind Farm to businesses in Perth and Kinross have prompted the opening of formal supplier registration, allowing them to register interest in the project.

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NZTC backs green hydrogen pioneers with £500,000 funding

Published 3 months ago

Three UK companies innovating green hydrogen, including one in Scotland, have been given a funding boost after winning the Net Zero Technology Centre’s (NZTC) 2024 Electrolyser funding competition.

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Scottish Water delivers £1.4m solar scheme near Edinburgh

Published 3 months ago

Scottish Water has completed work on a £1.4 million solar scheme at a site near Edinburgh which is set to save 221 tonnes of carbon a year. 

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‘Carbon-eating’ building materials research set to advance sustainable construction

Published 3 months ago

A team of scientists, led by Dr Mehreen Gul from Heriot-Watt University, are investigating the use of biochar as an innovative, low-carbon building material.

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Great British Energy to be based in Aberdeen

Published 3 months ago

Great British Energy is to be headquartered in Aberdeen, with two smaller sites in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the UK Government has announced.

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Innovative project aims to develop greener solutions for heating homes

Published 3 months ago

Businesses are being invited to bid for funding as part of an innovative project aimed at developing greener solutions for homes across Scotland.

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