New training programme aims to accelerate low-carbon heating solutions
THE Electric Heating Company has launched a new training programme to help accelerate the transition to low-carbon heating solutions.
The firm has attained official Continuing...
Dozens of Kilwinning households to benefit from property upgrades
DOZENS households in Kilwinning, Ayrshire are tipped to benefit from a £4.5 million programme of energy-efficiency improvements.
Union Technical and Riverside Scotland are set to...
Gensource helps drive solar milestone at Eastern Western Motor Group
SUSTAINABLE energy specialist Gensource has completed its latest phase of a multi-site solar programme for Eastern Western Motor Group (EWMG), hitting the milestone of...
Net zero is not just about carbon; it’s about building better businesses
By Malcolm Morrison, a director of several companies including Sutherland-based GMG Energy and Melvich Bay Caravan Park. He was the winner of the Inverness...
Robertson reports 85% reduction in operational carbon intensity
ROBERTSON has reduced operational carbon intensity by more than 85% compared to its original 2014/15 reporting baseline, according to its latest ESG report.
The 2025/26...
Accelerate to Zero Awards winners announced during Glasgow ceremony
THE winners of this year's Accelerate to Zero Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow.
BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) hosted the...
Milestone reached in £80m refurbishment of Perthshire site
SSE has reached a major milestone in its £80 million refurbishment of Lochay Power Station, with the first of two new turbine generating units...
Build of treatment centre in Glasgow that would serve 40% of Scotland moves closer
THE build of 'one of the UK's largest' bioresource treatment centres in Glasgow has moved a step closer.
Glasgow City Council is to commence negotiations...
Landmark peatland restoration project complete at Backwater Reservoir in Angus
SCOTTISH Water has completed one of its largest peatland restoration projects to date in Angus, with help from contractor Mackenzie Construction and specialist partner...
Changeworks earns award recognition for role in decarbonising Scottish homes
CHANGEWORKS is celebrating after being named Environmental Social Enterprise 2026 at the Social Enterprise Scotland Awards.
The win recognises the organisation's work to decarbonise homes...
Student swaps Harvard for Highlands to complete peatlands research placement
A Harvard University student crossed the Atlantic to gain hands-on research experience through a nine-week placement with the peatlands team at UHI North, West,...
Highland housebuilder warns red tape risks losing capable small businesses
A Highland housebuilder is warning that red tape is threatening the future of small firms that rural and island communities depend on.
Speaking today at...
Scottish Water earns biodiversity recognition for Glengavel woodland project
A woodland creation project near Strathaven has earned Scottish Water its first Nature 30 recognition in honour of biodiversity benefits being delivered at the...
Proposed £3 billion Highland hydro project would create 1,180 Scottish construction jobs
AROUND 1,180 construction jobs could be created in Scotland through SSE's proposed Coire Glas pumped storage hydro project in the Highlands, an independent economic study...
Indian polyurethane foam recycler announces plans for £6m facility in Scotland
ONE of India's largest recyclers of polyurethane (PU) foam has announced plans for a £6 million manufacturing facility in Scotland.
Sarva Foam collects over 15,000...
Plans approved for Aberdeenshire Passivhaus development
PLANS have been approved for the build of a five-home Passivhaus development in Woodend of Glassel near Banchory, Aberdeenshire.
Insch-based Coldwells Build will lead the...
Aberdeenshire to trial lower carbon road infrastructure
ABERDEENSHIRE Council is trialling lower carbon road infrastructure options on a section of the A952 at Mintlaw, as it looks to reduce long-term emissions...
New Passivhaus school building opens in Edinburgh
STAFF and pupils at Wester Hailes High School have returned from the half term break into a new Passivhaus school building.
McLaughlin & Harvey was...
Jones Bros marks construction milestone at £400m Sanquhar II Wind Farm
ALL 44 turbine foundations are now complete at the £400 million Sanquhar II Wind Farm, which spans Dumfries and Galloway and East Ayrshire.
Jones Bros...
Organisations from across Scotland come together for ‘pioneering’ climate change study
A 'pioneering' study is to establish the extent at which climate change could disrupt Scotland's critical infrastructure.
The study is being jointly commissioned by multiple...
