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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 »

Renewable Energy Generation in Scotland

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy, Scottish Government
As the festive period of overindulgence approaches we were delighted to read a press release from the Scottish Government that shows Scotland continues to generate more renewable energy than ever before.  The statistics published today show that in 2008, renewables ...Read More »

SubOcean Secures £42m Investment

{ Posted on Dec 22 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Clean Technology, Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Wind, investment
SubOcean, a Scottish company based in Aberdeen, has won £42m of funding for overseas expansion.  Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) – Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity division – will fund £17m; with HSBC funding the remaining £25m. SubOcean employs 90 people and ...Read More »

Copenhagen Climate Summit – Your Thoughts

{ Posted on Dec 16 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, UN Climate Change Summit
With much media attention focused on the failings of the United Nations to reach a climate change agreement we would like to ask our readership what thoughts you hold and whether this summit will actually make a difference. Register and take ...Read More »

Scotland could meet its renewable energy targets three times over

{ Posted on Dec 09 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Energy Targets, PLanning Permission, Renewable Energy, Scotland, investment
We welcome a new report published by Scottish Natural Heritage that Scotland will meet its 2020 renewable energy targets three times over if all planned schemes were granted permission. There is currently enough wind farms, hydro and marine renewable schemes in ...Read More »

UPDATE: Could Scottish Independence be a good thing?

{ Posted on Dec 01 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence
Back in October, we wrote a post exploring whether Scottish Independence would be a positive step for Scotland’s renewable energy generation prospects.  With recent media coverage and political maneuvering from Alex Salmond, this issue has sparked controversial debate, with many ...Read More »

Skykon wins contract for Europe’s largest onshore wind farm

{ Posted on Nov 25 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Wind, investment
Skykon, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, has won the contract to build 152 80-metre high towers for Scottish and Southern Energy’s gargantuan Clyde wind farm, to be situated close to Abington.  The Clyde onshore wind farm is set to become ...Read More »

Scottish Marine Energy Research Centre to receive £2.5m

{ Posted on Nov 19 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Research, Scottish Enterprise, investment
In the news today, Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced that Orkney’s marine energy testing facilities are to receive an additional £2.5million in funding. The investment in the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is said to increase the facility’s research ...Read More »

Planning Permission removed for community and homeowner renewable projects

{ Posted on Nov 18 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech, Cleantech Scotland, Legislation, Renewable, Renewable Energy
We welcome the news this week that community, business and homeowner renewable electricity generation projects – for example wind turbines and air source heat pumps – will no longer have to apply for planning permission under new government proposals. Housing Minister, ...Read More »

The Launch of the Cleantech Scotland Forum

{ Posted on Nov 17 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Forum, Renewable Energy, Scotland
We launched our new forum over the weekend to provide an outlet for discussion and commentary for anything Cleantech related. If there is an opinion you wish to share, a piece of news you wish to bring to light ...Read More »
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