Scotland’s First Minister to approach French on Renewables Investment

{ Posted on Feb 08 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Scotland, investment
An announcement is expected to be made later today by Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, that could deliver a massive boost for Scotland’s vision as the “renewable powerhouse of Europe”. The announcement is expected to arise from Salmond’s visit to Paris ...Read More »

Competition to name new marine renewable project

{ Posted on Feb 05 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Competitions, Hydro
As it’s Friday and we are all in need of a little light-hearted fun, we decided to throw some additional light on Scotrenewables, and publicise the details of their rather creative competition. Scotrenewables, based in Orkney, is currently developing a new ...Read More »

A great day for Marine Renewables

{ Posted on Feb 04 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Funding, Marine, Oyster
We welcome the news that Aquamarine Power, Pelamis Wave Power and Hammerfest Storm UK have all won sizeable funding from the Carbon Trust to help prove the commercial viability of marine renewables. Aquamarine Power, based in Edinburgh, has been awarded £5.1m ...Read More »

Families could earn up to £1,000 a year by installing renewable solutions

{ Posted on Feb 02 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Schemes, Renewable Energy
We welcome the news published in the Scotsman today that households will be paid cash rewards for investing in small-scale renewable energy generation devices, such as wind turbines, hydro schemes and PV solar panels. From 1st April households that use renewable ...Read More »

Planning Permission due to be removed for domestic wind turbines | UPDATE

{ Posted on Feb 01 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : PLanning Permission, Wind
Proposals which are due to be submitted next Friday will enable Scottish homeowners to put wind turbines on their roofs without requiring planning permission.  Turbines a maximum of 3m high and 3.5m in diameter would be permitted, however there also ...Read More »

Scottish Companies must act now to take full advantage of Biomass Heating Scheme

{ Posted on Jan 29 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Biomass, investment
The deadline for the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme (SBHS) is fast approaching on February 12th and we decided to take this opportunity to implore any Scottish businesses considering the scheme to take full advantage of the grants offered and do ...Read More »

BT counts on the breeze in “Wind for Change”

{ Posted on Jan 28 2010 by MaxC }
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BT has given the green light to its “Wind for Change” project, aimed at producing twenty five per cent of its energy requirements from renewable installations by 2016.  The project is currently exploring suitable on-shore wind sites in Orkney and ...Read More »

Glasgow to publish its ‘Green’ Vision

{ Posted on Jan 27 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Glasgow, Renewable Energy
We wait with baited breath for a strategy to transform Glasgow into Europe’s greenest city within ten years, due to be published later today.  The Sustainable Glasgow report will propose methods to meet future energy needs through renewable energy and ...Read More »

Argyll set for wind turbine boom

{ Posted on Jan 25 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Argyll, Skykon, Wind, investment
Welcon Towers (part of the Skykon group); an Argyll-based onshore wind turbine manufacturer has released a statement outlining its plans to start production of offshore wind turbines towers in an old Vestas factory in Machrihanish, creating around 300 jobs. The company ...Read More »

Scottish Government backs hydropower

{ Posted on Jan 22 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Hydro, Renewable Energy
The Scottish Government has released a policy statement lending its support to hydro projects after a new study has found that Scotland’s potential hydro capacity has nearly doubled from estimates made in 2008. The study, written by Nick Forrest Associates, estimates ...Read More »
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