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Capacity grants for renewables
The Nature Save Trust has announced that they are now providing start up 'seed corn' grants for community renewable energy projects. The Trust recognises that many lenders and investors may be reluctant to put money into a project at an early stage as it may or may not get past the planning stage.
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Cash for wave and tidal
The Technology Strategy Board has announced a £12 million investment to help develop the wave and tidal technologies of the future, and is inviting innovative businesses to apply through two new collaborative R&D competitions. The first call will open on the 8th March and close on the 29th April, with a total investment of £9 million.
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Domestic micro-generation consultation
The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on extending permitted development rights for domestic micro-generation, specifically micro-wind turbines and air source heat pumps. The deadline for responses is 30 April 2010.
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Get some renewables
There is a great deal of discussion about the opportunities and barriers for micro-generation so why not check out this BBC Scotland radio programme if you missed it first time round. Sheena McDonald investigates fuel poverty and how renewable heat schemes are
providing solutions in tackling it in some Scottish communities.
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Scottish Biomass Heating Scheme
Time is running out - the third and final deadline for the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme is coming up soon on 12 February 2010. The scheme is Scotland-wide, funded by Scottish Government, Forestry Commission Scotland and the European Regional Development Fund.
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Green revolution: natural environment compromised?
The Scottish Government finally made a decision over the controversial Beauly to Denny transmission line. On Wednesday 6 January the scheme was given the go-ahead with permissions being granted to both Scottish Power and Scottish Southern Energy.
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A renewable review
Despite the recession investment and progress in the renewables sector shows no signs of slowing down. Scottish Renewables is the face of the industry in Scotland and has produced a short review of it's and the industry's year.
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Renewable energy supergrid a step closer
Europe's first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea.
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More Power to Your Elbow?
What picture springs to your mind when someone says the words 'renewable energy'?
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E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund
E.On , the power and gas generating and distributing company, has announced that the next application deadline for its Sustainable Energy Fund is 2 April 2010. The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund offers grants of up to £20,000 to community groups and not for profit organisations who wish to consider and implement sustainable energy projects in their buildings.
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Scottish Company wins Carbon Trust Award
Scottish technology developer Artemis Intelligent Power, based in Edinburgh, has been named overall winner of this year’s Carbon Trust Innovation Awards by an independent panel of renowned clean technology-experts.
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It's blowin' in the wind
Christine's Weekly Tip No 3 - Switching to an energy supplier that generates power through renewable sources like the sun and the wind? Help fight climate change, choose green electricity and potentially save yourself some cash!
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The price of power distribution
The European Commission is asking questions of the UK Government regarding the price of connecting renewable energy generating capacity to the national grid. It seems they are concerned that the playing field is not flat, not between the UK and other European countries, but within the UK itself.
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Marine Renewables Proving Fund
The Carbon Trust is managing the Marine Renewables Proving Fund on behalf of the UK government Department of Energy and Climate Change. Announced in July 2009, this fund is designed to fill the gap in development funding to take early-stage wave and tidal power prototypes through to early-stage commercial generation, when support is available through the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund.
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Green heroes awards
If you feel that your deserve recognition or you know someone else who is a bit of a hero in the area of all things green and energy effcient then these awards might be of interest.
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Scottish wind turbine firm in liquidation
Despite positive soundings for greener business, Windsave, the Livingston based turbine manufacturer, has gone bust. On Friday 11 September The Herald reported that
Windsave has been wound up and an interim liquidator has been appointed.
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Renewables grid connection consultation
Red tape restricting renewable energy projects from connecting to the national grid is set to be relaxed. Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband has opened a consultation – Improving Grid Access - into new rules that will revamp the way power plants get connected to the UK’s grid.
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Funding for home energy
Access funding through your energy supplier to increase the efficiency or your property or install renewable technology.
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Cornwall - 1 Scotland - 0
The Westminster government has been accused of a lack of support for Scotland's efforts to become a world leader in marine renewables.
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UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
The UK Low Carbon Transition plan was launched with much fanfare on the 14 July and the Business Council for Sustainble Energy has produced a useful summary analysis.
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Protect your intellectual assets
The Intellectual Assets Centre is delivering a programme in the Highlands and Islands supporting businesses to protect their concepts, designs and products in the renewables sector.
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Strathclyde Electric Car Trials
Congratulations to Strathclyde University, who are involved in two projects being supported by the UK Government's £25 million programme to run trials of electric vehicles that will help to reduce our carbon footprint. Expect to see electric cars on the streets of Glasgow soon.
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Scotland's Energy Future
The Scottish Parliament has published Volume 1 of 'Determining and delivering Scotland's energy future', a poltical vision of the path Scotland needs to take to create a sustainable energy sector.
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Renewable Heat: It's about time
Scottish Renewables, the industry representative body, has just published a report into renewable energy and heat. About time that someone said something important on what is our main use for energy.
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Biomass - carbon sink or carbon sinner?
A new report published by the Environment Agency in England and Wales shines a light on accepted perception that all biomass is carbon neutral, or at least low carbon. As ever, its never as simple as it seems.
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All-energy conference this month
Don't forget the the UK's number one energy conference is on this month up in the granite city.
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Renewables a top investment for private equity
At the Clean Investor conference last week there was great discussion about the potential of renewables to provide returns for private equity investment.
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To clarify or not to clarify
It is always to good to get clarification so what has happened to SPP6 - Renewables and the citing of windfarms...confusion perhaps.
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Celebrate Earth Day
2010 marks the 40th anniversay of Earth Day, and celebrations begin early starting this Wednesday 22 April with an estimated half a billion people taking part around the world.
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Carbon Neutral Copenhagen
The host city of the UN climate conference in December and 100th participant of UNEP's Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) has launched a plan to become the first carbon neutral capital city in the world by 2025. A tall order.
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Scots business in Chinese renewables market
An illustration of the global potential of developing skills and products in the renewable energy market was highlighted by the First Minister on his recent trip to China, where he opened SgurrEnergy's new Beijing office.
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Build your own sustainable house
Are you interested in sustainable house design and construction? If so then the Falkland Centre for Stewardship might just have a course for you.
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Great news for Green Bikers
For bikers with a green conscience out there is a new kid on the block..the Zero S , an electric two wheeler that does 60miles on a charge with charge costs of about 1p per mile.
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Cheeky Guardian blog for Copenhagen
The Guardian has a blog running about Copenhagen 2009, where the leaders of our small world will meet to discuss again the course of climate change and environmental damage.
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Tune in for green jobs
If you are interested in jobs in the environmental sector or a career in greener business then tune in to 3tfm , a pioneering community radio station with jobs programme.
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The winds of change in Fintry
The people of Fintry are reaping the benefits from having the vision and committment to go through with the development of a community owned wind turbine.
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Biomass the real future for renewables
Biomass is tipped to be the renewables technology to have the biggest impact in reducing co2 emissions and contribute to the UK's climate change challenge.
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The 11th Hour
It may not have acheived the same kind of coverage as Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth but Leonardo Di Caprio's film is just as good and does at least try to focus on what we can do.
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Floating windfarms given the go-ahead
Offshore windfarms might be the answer to the prayer of many concerned about the current batch of landbased turbines being a blot on the landscape. A 5MW pilot project is now underway.
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It's easier than you think- being green
They have made it easier to be green, living every day. Follow the continuing adventures of the Strawbridges.
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Go green for your DIY
If you are planning spring home improvements think about doing it greener and better. There are a host of suppliers of green paints and other products for those considering doing up there home.
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Disappointment for micro-renewables
Some micro-renewables have now been classified as permitted development by the Scottish Government, unfortunately not all.
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Pentland Firth marine renewables map
News from the BBC website that the Scottish Government has commissioned the Marine Spatial Plan to map the renewables potential of the Pentland Firth and the seas around the Orkney Islands.
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Green jobs plan
An announcement today (2 February 2009) from John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, that at least speaks about sustainable growth in a way you'd recognise as sustainable and has a chance of reducing our carbon output and tackling climate change.
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Distillery powered by waste
The Rothes distillery is to become the first in Scotland to be powered by biomass following planning approval from Moray Council.
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Wave power go ahead
Welcome news that the Scottish Government has granted consent for the construction of a 4MW wave power station at Siadar, Isle of Lewis. A collaboration between nPower and Wavegen, the planning application was lodged in April last year.
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Biofuels challenged on green credentials
A recent study paper suggests that biofuel is one of the most unreliable sources of renewable energy and that it does little to reduce climate change impacts.
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UK leading the way for renewables cash
The UK is the European hotbed of investment and innovation in low carbon technologies, attracting 41% of the total venture capital and private equity investment in low-carbon companies in the EU, according to a recent report.
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Cash for business biomass
Thinking about reducing your revenue running costs, replacing an outdated energy inefficient, costing you a fortune heating system. Get some cash from the government and go wood fuel.
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Renewables winners announced
Trailblazing
businesses and individuals who have played a key part in helping reduce
Scotland's carbon
footprint have won major accolades at the Scottish Renewables Green Energy
Awards.
Winners were announced at a gala ceremony on Thursday, December 4, at
the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
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