Rolls-Royce begins build of energy storage facility in Falkirk
ROLLS-Royce has commenced work on an engineering, procurement, and construction EPC contract from Voltaria Helios Energy Storage to build a large-scale battery energy storage...
Turbine installation marks milestone at Stirlingshire hydro scheme
A turbine installation has marked a major milestone at a £3.4 million hydro energy scheme at a Scottish Water site in Stirlingshire.
The turbine will...
Housebuilder ramps up sustainability commitments by backing tree initiative
HOUSEBUILDER Dandara Scotland has announced its support for the charity Trees for Cities.
Hundreds of trees will be planted this year as part of the...
John Heaney Electrical steps up sustainability drive with first electric van
LIVINGSTON-based John Heaney Electrical (JHE) has taken delivery of its first electric van as it steps up its focus on sustainability.
The firm, which provides...
Edinburgh office development boasting ESG ‘excellence’ launches
CBRE and Savills have been instructed by Stamford to bring NEW YARDS, a 185,000 sq ft office development in Edinburgh’s west end, to the...
RIAS calls for more post-construction checks to safeguard building energy performance
THE Royal Incorporation of Architects (RIAS) is calling on MSPs to press for more post-construction checks, in response to changes in building regulations being...
JR Group commissions full carbon audit as part of green objectives
THE JR Group has teamed up with its new carbon partner Auditel to help become carbon neutral while strengthening the company's longer-term objective of...
Dandara publishes firm’s first ESG report
HOUSEBUILDER Dandara has issued its first ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Report, showcasing the strides the firm is taking to reduce its impact on...
West Lothian park project honoured for sustainable credentials
A landfill reclamation project on the edge of Winchburgh, West Lothian, has won the UK’s Best Sustainable/Urban Regeneration/Infrastructure Scheme at the Environmental Analyst’s Brownfield...
New Glasgow base for floating offshore wind farm project opens
BUCHAN Offshore Wind has officially opened its office in Glasgow city centre as it continues developing a floating offshore wind farm 75km northeast of...
Apatura secures planning consent for new battery storage system in Tealing
RENEWABLE energy storage specialist, Apatura, has secured planning permission to build and operate a new 100 megawatt (MW) capacity battery energy storage system (BESS)...
Dalkeith training academy helps sustain positive energy around net zero
THE co-founder of a social enterprise training academy offering a range of net zero-related courses has admitted he has been taken aback by the...
Rewilding centre opens in Highlands in ‘world first’
A rewilding centre has officially opened near Loch Ness in what has been heralded as a 'world first'.
Designed by Threesixty Architecture and built by...
Clancy teams up with social enterprise to support wind energy investment
CLANCY has revealed it is working with Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC) to support the transportation of wind turbine blades and components across south...
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...
Environmental strategy must be more than just a box-ticking exercise
By Mark Murphy, chief risk officer, Donaldson Group
As a business that originated in sustainable forest products, it’s no surprise that we are focused on...
Solar entrepreneurs give backing to Scottish construction start-up business
SOLAR entrepreneurs and climate campaigners Dr Jeremy Leggett and Paddy Padmanathan have backed Inverness-based MAKAR Timber Engineering (MTE), a new company that aims to...
Hydro Ness officially opens in Inverness
THE award-winning Hydro Ness hydroelectric scheme and visitor attraction has officially opened in Inverness.
Found on the banks of the River Ness, Hydro Ness utilises...
Majority of Scottish office stock could become ‘unlettable’ without upgrades
NEW analysis from Knight Frank has found that almost a third of Scotland’s office space could be at risk of being unusable if the...
Firm plants 125 trees to mark milestone anniversary
DM Hall Chartered Surveyors is marking its 125th anniversary by planting 125 trees in Cashel Forest, a 3,000-acre estate which is being transformed with...
