News – September 2013

74% increase in UK jobs in wind and marine energy

RenewableUK, the trade body for the UK wind and marine renewables sector, today published an update of its 2010 study into employment in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors. Working for a Green Britain and Northern Ireland reveals that together these important growth industries now directly employ 18,465 people full time. That’s equivalent to three times the number of people employed in UK coal industry (5,005 in June 2013 according to DECC) and a …

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Energy-efficient show home opens at Ravenscraig site

An energy-efficient show home which aims to promote sustainable building has been opened at the Ravenscraig site near Motherwell in North Lanarkshire. The concept three-bedroom family house incorporates recyclable materials and was built using a pod design which allowed partial off-site assembly. Planners and builders will be invited to visit and learn how environmental low-impact homes are affordable.

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Your environment, your views - get involved!

Scotland’s Environment is running an exciting competition for young people with fantastic prizes! You have the power to make change happen. Changing the way people in your neighbourhood behave is the first step to changing the way the world works. Tell us how you would change where you live to make it a better place for you and your family? How would you reduce harm caused to the environment and the amount of resources which …

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New wave of grant funding from The Scottish Government welcomed

Government announcement today of grant funding for Edinburgh based wave businesses Pelamis and Aquamarine Power, and the first tidal project in Pentland Firth given go ahead. Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal array …

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Switched On Scotland: A Roadmap to Widespread Adoption of Plug-in Vehicles

Transport Scotland, working closely with partners from across the electric vehicle community, has developed Scotland’s Electric Vehicle Roadmap. The Roadmap sets out a vision for Scotland’s electric vehicle future – that by 2050 Scotland’s towns, cities and communities will be free from the damaging effects of petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles. Electric vehicles will not only help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change, but also help improve local air quality and therefore public health …

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