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SCOTTISH COLLEGE LEAD UK’S FIRST DRIVE FOR BUSINESSES TO REACH NET ZERO

L-R Beena Sharma and Jordan Ferguson of Imperium, with Caryn Gibson of Dundee and Angus College. Dundee and Angus College joins forces with leading Net Zero experts and Aberdeen-based carbon accounting specialists Imperium to help businesses understand the implications of impending legislation requiring them to reduce and report their carbon emissions. This is part of […]

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SCOTTISH RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRM PURCHASED BY ENGLISH RIVAL

Cheshire-based sustainable solutions provider RSK Group has acquired Loch Lomond-basedrenewable energy business Absolute Solar and Wind.The deal – for an undisclosed sum – continued RSK’s “strategic expansion”, with Absoluteadding expertise in renewable energy design, installation and maintenance services forcommercial and industrial renewable energy projects, primarily in the solar sector.It will join RSK’s agriculture, land and

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SCOTTISH FIRM LAUNCHES NEW ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING POINT

A new electric car charge point which could revolutionise the house building industry has been launched by a Scottish solutions firm. The BriXcell is a simple, compact EV solution which is designed to save time and money for developers.  The BriXcell can be easily installed during the construction phase of any new build, with the

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BAILLIE GIFFORD PARTNERS WITH PAWPRINT TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

Edinburgh-based investment partnership, Baillie Gifford, has partnered with Scottish eco-tech business, Pawprint, to help understand and reduce the carbon footprint of its employees. Pawprint is one of a growing breed of businesses harnessing technology to solve some of the biggest issues of our time and was recently highlighted by the UK Government as a Climate

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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT WELCOMES CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Chartered Accountant Wylie & Bisset has welcomed Crown Estate Scotland’s launch of a capital investment fund and advised SMEs to diversify and innovate their way to prosperity. Launched to help promote the sustainable development of Scotland’s natural resources, the £3m Innovation with Natural Resources (INR) Fund, which will support innovation in a range of sectors,

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ABERDEEN BIOHUB SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENT

The BioHub project, aiming to accelerate the growth of pioneering life sciences companies in Aberdeen, has received a £2m funding boost from Scottish Enterprise. The £40m project is set to double the size of North East Scotland’s life sciences sector, becoming home to spin-out, start-up and scaling businesses bringing new drugs, treatments, therapies and technology

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NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL ACCELERATE DUNDEE’S DRIVE TO ELECTRIFY SCOTLAND

L-R: Jamie Duffy (Tronius), Gill Simpson (Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc), Caryn Gibson (Dundee and Angus College) and Seiki Payne (Tronius). Dundee and Angus College, Dundee-based Tronius and Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) are joining forces to position the city as a driving force in skilling and upskilling the workforce to help Scotland achieve net-zero. Tronius,

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PLANS SUBMITTED FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN PAISLEY

A housing developer plans to create ‘a new gateway to Paisley town centre’ as it unveiled proposals for 67 new apartments on the site of a former Department for Work and Pensions office. An application was validated by Renfrewshire Council’s planning department this week. Kelvin Properties, an award-winning developer renowned for regenerating urban brownfield sites

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SCIENCE CENTRE TEAM GEARS UP AS DUNDEE LEADS SCOTLAND’S EV DRIVE

A group of Dundee Science Centre staff swapped lab coats for boilersuits today exploring the workings and safety implications of electric vehicles.       Having recently acquired a Citroen E-Dispatch 75Kw for use in community events, festivals and outreach activities, the team attended the Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Training Centre in Dundee to gain a Level 1

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