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MiAlgae bags £14 million to scale up commercialisation
Sep 18, 2024 · MiAlgae has secured £14m in funding to accelerate its operations and scale production. Based at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh campus, the biotechnology business has reached commercial-scale of its marine Omega-3 product, NaturAlgae. The 2023 launch of MiAlgae's demonstrator site helped prove the viability of its new approach, which ...
Statera Energy submits plans for 'utility scale hydrogen project' in ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Statera Energy has submitted plans for the UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project, to be built in Aberdeenshire. Kintore Hydrogen should help balance a renewables-led power system by using surplus renewable energy to produce green hydrogen. Once constructed, Kintore Hydrogen will be the ...
Scottish Government 'squandered' offshore wind opportunity, says …
5 days ago · The Scottish Government has "squandered" an offshore wind opportunity presented by ScotWind, according to the UK energy minister. In a one-on-one interview with Holyrood magazine, Michael Shanks said that Scotland had let slip an opportunity of "enormous potential". The leasing of Scotland's seabed ...
Scottish retailers face 'challenging environment' for rest of year
Sep 3, 2024 · Scottish sales decreased by 0.3% on a like-for-like basis compared with August 2023, when they had increased by 5.2%. This is above the three-month average decrease of 1.2% and below the 12-month average growth of 0.9%. SRC director David Lonsdale said: “Scottish retailers suffered a hat-trick of falling sales figures during the three months ...
Abrdn study hails success of UK small company stocks
5 days ago · New research from Abrdn has unveiled that the UK smaller companies market is both the cheapest and best performing globally. The study of Britain's smallest listed businesses comes amidst speculation over the Budget, which has seen many AIM stocks decline due to rumours of a proposed repeal of inheritance tax relief on junior market shares.
Australian-owned fintech to establish Glasgow base
Aug 28, 2024 · HALO Invest has announced its intention to set up a new operations and development centre in Glasgow - and create more than 60 jobs over the next two years. Douglas Boyce, formerly of Interactive Investor and FNZ, has been appointed chief executive of HALO Invest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sydney-headquartered fintech firm HALO Technologies.
Cockenzie power station redevelopment progress revealed
Oct 11, 2024 · A new image of progress at the former Cockenzie Power Station site. Nearly a decade after its chimneys came crashing to the ground, a new image of the former Cockenzie Power Station site has been released. East Lothian Council bought the giant 230 acre site from ScottishPower in 2018, with a vision of creating employment and an economic centre ...
Ministers hail £63bn investment in UK – but tax questions hang …
4 days ago · King Charles III talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a reception for international business leaders at St Paul's Cathedral on October 14, 2024 (Image: Getty Images). Laura Trott, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, stated: "The Chancellor has chosen Labour's first investment summit to sow further uncertainty and chaos for businesses who are now braced for Labour's jobs tax."