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Perth and Kinross Council plans to invest £100,000 in renewable energy

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Funding, Renewable Energy
Several schools in the region already use biomass energy, including the Breadalbane, Blairgowrie and Crieff Community Campuses. The council said it was particularly keen to fund biomass energy projects and hydro-electric schemes. The investment will be made over the next ...Read More »

Alistair Darling makes keynote speech on Economic Recovery and Renewable Energy Skills in Edinburgh

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy
Friday February 12 Alistair Darling, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered a speech covering a raft of topics relating to the state of the economy, investment, and the financial system. Below is an extract from the speech detailing his views ...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 »

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 »

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 »

AG Barr to install £2.5m wind turbine

{ Posted on Jan 18 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Renewable Energy, Wind, investment
The makers of Scotland’s favourite fizzy drink, Irn-Bru, are due to construct a 400ft wind turbine at their Cumbernauld factory after having planning permission approved.  In a rare turn of events, AG Barr are pioneering the use of renewable energy ...Read More »

Moray Firth and Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Schemes Approved

{ Posted on Jan 08 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Offshore, Renewable Energy, Wind
We welcome the news that the Crown Estate – The owner of the UK’s coastal seabeds – has granted offshore wind rights for energy companies in the Moray Firth and the Firth of Forth.  This is a major renewable energy ...Read More »

Europe unites to build new renewable ‘Supergrid’

{ Posted on Jan 05 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : EU Supergrid, Renewable Energy, Transmission
In what has been touted by many as the European ‘Supergrid’, it has emerged this week that initial plans made by Scotland with Norway to create a renewable energy grid have now been deemed to be a good idea by ...Read More »

German Firm Chooses Scotland

{ Posted on Jan 04 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Clean Technology, Renewable Energy, Scottish Enterprise, Wind, investment
2009 saw 356 Clean Tech deals totalling $4.85 billion, down from around $8 billion in 2008 -understandable given the prevailing market conditions. What is encouraging, however, is that the number of deals has increased whilst the monetary investment has declined, ...Read More »

Salmond: Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources

{ Posted on Dec 30 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy, Scotland, Scottish Independence
We report the news today that Alex Salmond, First Minister, has said in his New Year message that Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources so that it can become the global leader in renewables. Salmond has predicted ...Read More »
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