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Scotland’s First Minister persuades French Firm to move to Aberdeen

{ Posted on Mar 03 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Scotland, investment
Further to yesterday’s article reporting the news of Alex Salmond’s push to marry French energy giants with Scotland’s renewable potential; we welcome the announcement that following a meeting with Mr Salmond yesterday, Technip – a French energy company – will ...Read More »

Scotland’s First Minister to approach French on Renewables Investment

{ Posted on Mar 03 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 »

Beauly-Denny and the SNP’s Volte-Face

{ Posted on Jan 11 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Scotland
Opponents of the highly controversial Beauly-Denny power line have discovered an important footnote in Holyrood’s planning blueprint clearly allowing subsea cables as opposed to the 600 gargantuan pylons which were approved last week. There have long been calls for the scheme ...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 »

Ten Clean Tech Predictions for 2010

{ Posted on Dec 18 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Clean Technology, Predictions, Scotland
Nick Parker, Chairman of the Cleantech Group, has published his clean tech predictions for 2010. His predictions are as follows: 1. Private capital growth recovers, record fund year. 2. Clean economies become the new space race. 3. Electric cars take the back seat ...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 »

E.ON granted planning permission for 29.9MW South Lanarkshire Wind Farm

{ Posted on Dec 03 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech, PLanning Permission, Renewable Energy, Scotland, Wind
E.ON’s thirteen turbine development has been granted planning permission by South Lanarkshire Council and will be built at Dungravel Hill. E.ON has claimed that it will displace 40,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide and produce 29.9 Megawatts of electricity. "This is excellent ...Read More »

Scotland announces the most Eco-Friendly Businesses at VIBES award ceremony

{ Posted on Nov 26 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Award Ceremony, Cleantech, Scotland, VIBES
Eight companies selected from a plethora of Scottish green businesses took winners titles at the 2009 Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards – which are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year. The winners are: Best Management award Large company ...Read More »

Green light for massive £22.5m biogas energy plant

{ Posted on Nov 24 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Biogas, Biomass, Cleantech, Scotland, Waste
South Lanarkshire Council has given the go-ahead on a £22.5m biogas facility that will turn waste into energy with the potential to power 2,800 homes. Proactive Energy, a new and pioneering renewable energy company has had its plans for a five ...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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