According to new data, nearly 3,000 drivers were fined for breaching Glasgow’s low emission zone (LEZ) in its first month. Introduced on 1st June to try to tackle air pollution in the city centre, the zone bans higher polluting vehicles in a square mile in the city centre. But as the first month’s data proves, […]
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Award-winning JBS Group, the innovative multi-disciplined engineering firm, is executing a series of contract wins worth £2.6m for its Sea Axe technology. The company, based in Peterhead, is undertaking or has already completed several projects in the UK and internationally with the patented solution which enables fast, large-scale mass flow excavation (MFE). The programmes of work include recent support for a global engineering contractor performing reburial work as part
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It may be one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland, but Royal Belfast is certainly ahead of its time when it comes to embracing green technology. Founded in 1881, the lavish surroundings of Royal Belfast Golf Club (RBGC) in Holywood, County Down, have got even greener after partnering with Belfast-based solar energy specialist Next-Gen Power (NGP) to ensure
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has seen its membership base grow to more than 150, as more organisations become part of Scotland’s burgeoning bioeconomy. The innovation centre’s members include multinational life sciences companies and small-scale startups from across the UK. Over half (54%) are headquartered in Scotland, and the majority (91%) are micro businesses
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ScottishPower has announced plans to work with tourist attractions across the country to create a new electric tourist trail of public charge points. Glasgow Science Centre joins the green energy firm’s Whitelee Windfarm as the first major attractions to join this network of electric charging hubs. Glasgow Science Centre has reached a major milestone with over
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In keeping with its commitment to a minimal impact on the environment and the natural world, timber products specialist GMG Energy has announced that is planting another 10,000 trees in a swathe of forest it owns in the far north-east of Scotland. The latest enhancement of its strategic reserve of timber is part of an
Scotland’s largest water retailer has saved the country’s public sector a record £2.85million over the course of the last year, taking total savings over three years to £6.4million. Business Stream has supported public sector organisations across the country, including NHS Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue, Police Scotland and the Scottish Government with leak detection, water
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Social enterprises in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now apply for a share of a £2 million funding pot designed to support the third sector with the transition to net zero. The Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund, supported by the Scottish Government has been extended following a successful pilot year, during which seven social enterprises
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Research being undertaken by Aberystwyth University in the role of artificial intelligence in crop breeding has gained a half a million pound boost from the UK Government. The project which is led by scientists at the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, explores how AI can select varieties of miscanthus that are best to
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Local communities in Wales are being invited to have their say on updated plans for the Plas Power Solar Project on an area of land near Wrexham. The Plas Power Solar Project aims to provide a renewable energy source while helping to reduce carbon emissions, contributing to Wales’ net-zero goals. It will also contribute to
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