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MSIP’s accelerator programme expands with 14 new green tech ventures

Published 5 months ago

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has welcomed a further 14 businesses to its accelerator programme.

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Scottish EV charging firm Connekt secures £250,000 funding boost

Published 5 months ago

Scottish-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging network and installation business Connekt Group has secured a £250,000 Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS) loan via appointed fund manager The FSE Group.

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Wood Group posts $1bn first half loss

Published 5 months ago

Wood Group reported a significant pretax loss of almost $1 billion (c. £770m) in the first half, primarily due to an impairment charge related to its 2017 acquisition of Amec Foster Wallace.

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Aurora Energy expands into South America with Chilean acquisition

Published 5 months ago

Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services has announced its expansion into South America with the acquisition of a Chilean wind energy services business.

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FOR EV brings major charging destination to Edinburgh

Published 5 months ago

Infrastructure supplier FOR EV has officially launched a major EV charging hub in Edinburgh.

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Montrose energy storage project gets green light

Published 5 months ago

Renewable energy company RES received planning consent from Angus Council for its 49.9MW Dunmill Energy Storage System located on land adjacent to Bridge of Dun Substation near Montrose.

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Anglo-Scottish ‘electricity superhighway’ clears final fast-track funding hurdle

Published 5 months ago

A proposed new subsea and underground 500km cable between Scotland and Yorkshire which could power up to two million homes has been awarded a £3.4 billion funding package.

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Port of Aberdeen breaks ground on Scotland’s largest commercial power system

Published 5 months ago

Construction of Scotland’s largest commercial shore power system started last week at Port of Aberdeen as part of a £4 million project designed to supply clean electricity to vessels at seven berths.

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Moray solar firm acquires heat pump specialist

Published 6 months ago

Moray-based AES Solar has completed its acquisition of heating systems specialist Black Isle Renewables, making it one of the biggest renewable energy companies in Scotland.

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Masterplan unveiled for Chapelcross Green Energy Hub

Published 6 months ago

A masterplan for the future of Chapelcross has been unveiled which showcases the vision to develop the site into a Green Energy Hub.

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Record £1.5bn budget unveiled to deliver UK clean energy projects

Published 6 months ago

The UK Government has today announced an increase to the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) budget.

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Energy Training Academy expands with Glasgow facility

Published 6 months ago

The Energy Training Academy (ETA) has launched the first phase of a Scotland-wide growth plan with an expansion into Glasgow.

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Cost of decarbonising buildings ‘four times higher than Scottish Government estimate’

Published 6 months ago

The cost of decarbonising Scotland’s homes and buildings could be as much as £130 billion, four times more than the Scottish Government’s official estimate, Scotland’s Just Transition Commission (JTC) has warned.

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Scottish cities bid to be home of Great British Energy

Published 6 months ago

Scotland’s four largest cities are on course to fight it out to be the home of Labour’s flagship public energy company.

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Consumer protections in green home heating market to be investigated

Published 6 months ago

Scotland’s statutory body for consumers has launched an investigation into consumer protections in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products.

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