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Electric car charging

Scottish EV charging infrastructure provider expands European footprint

FOR EV, a Scotland-based provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has announced it is expanding its European footprint with a major installation in Sweden. In...

Build of Golticlay Wind Farm underway in Highlands

CONSTRUCTION work is underway on RWE's 62.7MW Golticlay Onshore Wind Farm located kilometres northwest of Lybster in Caithness. Farrans and local contractor, Alan Gow Groundworks,...
Solar panels

Plans launched for Angus solar farm to power 15,000 homes

RES has submitted a planning application for the build of Bonnyknox Solar Farm to Angus Council. The 49.9MW solar development is proposed on land at...
Net zero homes in Edinburgh

Flagship Edinburgh development wins net zero accolade

THE City of Edinburgh Council and CCG (Scotland) have been recognised for their approach to collaboration in the delivery of net zero homes after...
Data centre

Ravenscraig earmarked for £3.9 billion green AI data centre build

PLANS have been launched to transform part of Ravenscraig into what could become one of the UK's largest green AI data centres in a...
Stuart Macaulay

Multi-billion pound West of Orkney Windfarm secures offshore consent

THE West of Orkney Windfarm has secured offshore consent from the Scottish Government in a major milestone for the multi-billion pound project. The decision by...
Solar panels on roof

Consumer confidence in solar energy soars, but concerns remain about installers

NEW research has found that distrust in installers and poor industry standards risk derailing the boom in solar energy. Solar power specialist GreenFox Energy teamed...
The Seed, Dundee

Dundee woodland project wins major accolade at Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards

A co-living home for two households in a woodland garden near Dundee has won a major accolade at the Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards (ESBA),...
Iain Riddell

Farming hemp could be the building block for decarbonising construction in Scotland

By Iain Riddell, principal consultant at SAC Consulting, part of SRUC INDUSTRIAL hemp is cultivated globally – around 35,000 hectares in the EU alone –...
CGI of Net Zero Teesside Power

Balfour Beatty awarded £833 million Net Zero Teesside Power contract

BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded an £833 million contract by Technip Energies to act as construction partner for Net Zero Teesside Power. The onshore power,...
Aerial shot of Scottish Water site

New solar scheme helps power clean water for over 700,000 people in Glasgow

A new solar scheme is helping to provide clean water to over 700,000 people in Glasgow. The £946,000 project at Milngavie water treatment works has...
Home with air source heat pump

Procast secures deal with ScottishPower to become air source heat pump installer

HAMILTON-based Procast Group has secured a deal to become a key installer of domestic air source heat pumps for ScottishPower. The principal contractor will support...
SSEN operator looking out to sea

SSEN submits application for ‘key part’ of £20 billion project

SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine licence application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Spittal to Peterhead high voltage direct current (HVDC)...
Winners of heat pump schools competition

St Margaret’s Academy crowned winners of heat pump challenge

ST Margaret’s Academy in Livingston has won this year’s Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up!’ Challenge. More than 850 third-year pupils from nine West Lothian secondary...
Built Environment - Smarter Transformation team with CLT press

BE-ST innovation centre awarded Investor in Innovations accreditation

BE-ST (Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) Scotland's innovation centre has been awarded Investor in Innovations (I3) accreditation by the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge...
Retrofitted flats in Kirkintilloch

Retrofit upgrades have transformative impact in Kirkintilloch

UNION Technical has completed an award-winning retrofit project to upgrade 35 flats at Kelvin Court, Kirkintilloch. Delivered in partnership with Hanover Scotland Housing Association, Union...
David Chapman

Procast secures funding boost to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing

PROCAST Group has secured a pot of £8.4 million in funding through Net Zero Fund Management (NZFM), to deliver retrofit upgrades to social housing...
Chris Smith

Aggreko appoints new head of temperature control

ENERGY solutions specialist Aggreko has appointed Chris Smith as head of temperature control for the UK and Ireland. With over 22 years of experience at...
Aerial shot of roadworks

Testing ground for low-carbon road materials launches in North Lanarkshire

A new testing ground has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Amey and Safetytech Accelerator, with the aim of decarbonising roads. The...
Stacked pallets

Barratt Redrow adopts pallet collection service across all sites

THE Pallet LOOP has revealed that Barratt Redrow is rolling out LOOP's pallet collection service across all of its housebuilding sites. The move comes as...