South Lanarkshire council slashes energy costs with renewables-powered datacentre
A Scottish local authority has massively reduced its carbon footprint after upgrading and moving its digital and IT services provision to a renewables-powered datacentre. South Lanarkshire council is transforming its…
Edinburgh tech firm to use AI to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK
An Edinburgh-based tech firm has partnered with a nationwide smart meter company to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK. UrbanTide’s powerful AI platform uZero will use anonymised smart…
Power up a net zero future through digital
Faced with transitioning to cleaner and renewable sources, the energy sector needs to unlock the potential of data and embrace digitalisation to enable greater opportunities to integrate, consolidate and optimise…
Scotland looks to create ‘green heat hub’ to support new low carbon technologies
Scotland is looking to create a ‘green heat hub’ to support new low carbon innovations including heat pumps and new battery technologies. Scottish Enterprise launched the initiative and is looking…
Low carbon opportunity requires testing and development of innovative technologies, report finds
Rapid investment coupled with the testing and development of innovative technologies can unlock the potential of the UK’s low carbon economic opportunity, according to a new report. The study, by…
Scottish Enterprise launches online tool to help firms reach net zero
Scotland’s economic development agency has launched a free online tool to support businesses to develop sustainability plans. Scottish Enterprise’s new platform helps firms by making recommendations across five key areas on how they…
School meals by drone – remote part of Scotland pioneers lift-off lunches
Pupils in a remote part of Scotland could soon be tucking into school meals delivered by drone following technology trials. Children in Argyle and Bute are expected to be the…
Scotland’s Net Zero Technology Centre to work with partners in Japan and Egypt
Scotland’s Net Zero Technology Centre is to work with overseas partners in Japan and Egypt on decarbonising the energy sector. The Aberdeen-based centre will join forces with the National Institute…
Sustainable estate management: A cleaner, safer and healthier future…starts with data
Scottish public sector organisations are under increasing scrutiny to meet ambitious net zero targets of all greenhouse gases by 2045, alongside a multitude of other sustainability goals. For those which have large estates and property portfolios, the challenges…
Brighter future for screens as new technology seeks to reduce rare earth metal use
One of Scotland’s innovation centres is working with St Andrews University on new screen technology that will reduce the reliance on rare earth metals. CENSIS – the centre for sensing,…
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