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ENERGY GIANTS PAY £158 MILLION FOR DELAYS

National Grid Electricity Transmission plc and Scottish Power Transmission plc have agreed to pay a redress fee of £158 million for delays to the Western Link Project. The two-year delay made it difficult at times for renewable energy generators in Scotland to export clean electricity to England and Wales.  The consumer redress package holds both […]

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MARINE ALTERNATIVES MAY SOLVE FOOD SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

A team of scientists, coordinated by Professor Stephen Euston at Heriot-Watt University, is tackling sustainability issues by using natural ingredients produced by marine microbes as alternatives to the chemical agents currently used.   Their work is focused on everyday items like foods, pharmaceuticals, and beauty products. The huge market demand for surfactants and emulsifiers is

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SSE ENHANCE GREEN CREDENTIALS WITH NEW RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY DEAL

Businesses signing up for fixed contracts with Perth-based SSE will now receive all their electricity from renewable sources operated by the company. This announcement comes as the group makes it easier for its customers to hit their climate change targets by bringing together its services under a single SSE Energy Solutions brand. SSE, which is

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SCOTLAND FACES ETHICAL INVESTMENT CHALLENGE WARNS LEADING RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST

SUSTAINABLE investing has “come of age” thanks to the pandemic, with recruitment experts across Scotland’s financial sector urging those within it to upskill in order to thrive in a changed landscape – or risk becoming obsolete. Edinburgh-based Core-Asset Consulting is warning of a growing knowledge gap as funds are increasingly held to account and placed

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