Getting involved in the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival

30th July 2024

The third Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will take place from the 1st – 30th September 2024. The festival is a celebration of community led climate action. It shines a light on the incredible work happening where we live and its impact on our people and planet. The festival is organised by the Highlands and […]

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A Forss for Change – New Management at Forss Business & Energy Park

30th July 2024

Forss Business & Energy Park is a 200-acre site situated 7 miles west of Thurso town, comprising of 60,000 sq ft of combined office and industrial space, alongside a 6 turbine windfarm and an Anaerobic Digestion Plant. Under new management since March 2024, the park has gone from strength to strength in recent months. Existing […]

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Call for Taste North Exhibitors 2024

30th July 2024

The Taste North Food & Drink Festival are inviting producers and exhibitors to register interest in attending the 2024 event, due to take place in Wick on Sunday 3rd November. The 2023 showcase of Highland food and drink attracted a footfall of over 1700 last November and has also been shortlisted in the ‘Outstanding Cultural […]

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Green Engineers for the Future: New Course and Workshop Launched at UHI North, West and Hebrides’ Thurso Campus

30th July 2024

A new, fully funded, short course aimed at engineers and technicians looking to train in green engineering maintenance skills is now open for applications from businesses. The ‘Green Engineers for the Future’ five-day short course is a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills, focusing on sustainability and the integration of engineering maintenance and control […]

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‘For Peat’s Sake’ Project Partnership to Deliver Peatland Restoration Training to Businesses

29th July 2024

UHI North, West and Hebrides, in collaboration with NatureScot Peatland ACTION, is excited to announce the launch of the ‘For Peat’s Sake’ project, which will deliver an introductory peatland restoration training course to businesses. The five-day course, An Introduction to Peatland Restoration, will combine classroom-based learning with practical field trips equipping businesses with an introduction […]

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New DASA Themed Competition: Innovation in Support of Operations

22nd July 2024

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new £2 million Themed Competition called Innovation in Support of Operations. Run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, this competition seeks fast paced scalable proposals across four key challenge areas: Novel and enhanced scale complex manufacture of materiel Autonomous system navigation and applique […]

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Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub secures FID

17th July 2024

Hydrogen Scotland member bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited – the joint venture between bp and Aberdeen City Council – announced this week that their final investment decision for its Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub project has been agreed. Construction activities are expected to begin before the end of 2024, targeting green hydrogen production from 2026. The Aberdeen […]

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ESO Future Energy Scenarios FES2024 update & 4 webinars Weds/Thurs

17th July 2024

National Grid has released the latest update to their Future Energy Scenarios, FES2024. For an introduction to the FES2024 Pathways there is a series of four FES2024 webinars taking place this week on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th July, see below for details. The ESO Pathways to Net Zero represent different, credible ways to decarbonise […]

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Chris Stark to lead Mission Control to deliver clean power by 2030

15th July 2024

The UK Government has appointed Chris Stark to head the new Mission Control initiative tasked with delivering clean power across the UK by 2030, and this week’s announcement of £7.3bn of additional funding for the new National Wealth Fund will help unlock private investment in new technologies such as hydrogen and green steel. Chris Stark […]

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NATO DIANA launches its 2024 challenges

15th July 2024

Building on the success of its inaugural year, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has launched five 2024 challenges to continue to attract the best and brightest innovators across the Alliance in support of its mission to build a peaceful and more resilient future. Innovators selected will receive funding to enable participation […]

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