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Torry Heat Network progress welcomed

DOMESTIC and commercial customers in eligible properties in Torry will be able to enter agreements to have their heating supplied by the Torry Heat...

Thousands of Edinburgh homes to receive ‘transformational’ energy efficiency upgrades

THE City of Edinburgh Council has announced it is to improve the energy efficiency of more than 1,000 homes in the capital this coming...
Aggreko BESS Guide

New guide ‘demystifies’ misconceptions around battery energy storage systems

ENERGY solutions specialist Aggreko has released a guide for construction managers which aims to demystify common misconceptions surrounding battery energy storage systems (BESS). With 21%...
Aberdeen from above

Over 3,500 Aberdeen homes now connected to city’s district heat network

OVER 3,500 homes have now been connected to Aberdeen's district heating network, the city's local authority has announced. As well as 3,631 residential properties, some...

Fife firms hail success of SPE Offshore Europe

EIGHT Fife-based businesses recently participated in SPE Offshore Europe, held at the P&J Live in Aberdeen. CluisTROM, TDC Parsons Peebles, PFI Sign Plus Ltd, International...
Andy Sloan, Executive Vice President, COWI UK & International-resized-to-large

COWI partners with University of Strathclyde to trial environmental DNA for sustainable infrastructure

THE use of environmental DNA (eDNA) is to be trialled by COWI and the University of Strathclyde as a potentially more efficient way to measure...
Heat pump ready for installation on roof of Warmworks office building

Warmworks leads by example by completing net zero project at Leith base

WARMWORKS has announced it has become one of the first organisations in Leith to make its office space an entirely net zero working environment. The...

Inverclyde peatland restoration project secures funding boost

A three-year project to restore an area of peatland in Inverclyde larger than 780 football pitches has been awarded funding by Peatland ACTION. The Duchal...

Highland Heritage Woodwork’s expansion set to boost sustainable supply chains

HIGHLAND Heritage Woodworks is set for further growth after opening its new £250,000 sawmill at Aberdeenshire's Dunecht Estate, supported by a £100,000 grant from...

Onshore facilities help support offshore farms

Will Rudd’s Gerard Carson and Stewart Mackay provide an overview of the firm’s Moray West project and explain how the work at Buckie is...

Are solar batteries a viable alternative to exporting to the Grid?

By Steven Dale, a surveyor in the Peterhead office of DM Hall Sometimes there are straws in the wind which can make you reassess...

Homegrown timber project receives funding boost ahead of COP26 initiative

A project exploring the use of Scottish homegrown timber in construction has secured funding to create a demonstrator home for COP26. The Transforming Timber initiative...

Jacobs launches recruitment drive to support climate response

JACOBS has announced plans to recruit 600 people to respond to the UK and Ireland’s climate response goals for energy transition and decarbonisation. The firm said...

Barrhead Housing’s smart homes programme to be expanded

BARRHEAD Housing is to expand its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region's 5G Innovation Region (Smart and...

Building new homes while meeting climate targets is possible

By Stewart Dalgarno, project director at the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project THE end of the UN’s climate change conference...

Second Green Home Festival hailed a ‘resounding success’

SCOTLAND'S second Green Home Festival has been hailed another 'resounding success', with more than 500 delegates having signed up to the five-day event. Attendees enjoyed...
Location of the Craig Murrail substation

Balfour Beatty secures £192m contract to construct three new substations in Argyll

BALFOUR Beatty has been awarded a contract to construct three new substations in Argyll on behalf of SSEN Transmission. The contract has been awarded through...

Major plans unveiled to transform Chapelcross into net zero-focused site

THE masterplan to develop Chapelcross into a green energy hub has been unveiled by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The multi-million pound, net zero-focused proposals...
Juergen Maier CBE, chair of Great British Energy and Stuart Black, chief executive of HIE

HIE and Great British Energy sign partnership agreement

HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Great British Energy (GBE) have signed a partnership agreement to work together to accelerate the UK's transition to...

Major carbon savings made on Scottish Water’s Giffnock project

A series of innovative carbon cutting methods have been at the centre of a multi-million pound Scottish Water project to tackle sewer flooding in...