Glasgow satellite firm among businesses flying flag for Scotland at COP28 climate conference
A Glasgow satellite firm which uses earth-mapping imagery to help tackle climate change will be among 19 Scottish firms attending COP28. Digital Content Analysis (D-CAT) will head to the UN…
Clean energy start-up accelerator opens applications with £1.2m grant funding available
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has today opened applications for the 2024 cohort of its award-winning TechX Accelerator programme. Clean energy start-ups from around the world can now apply…
Ten Scottish climate tech firms to take part in investor showcase in London
Ten Scottish climate tech companies will travel to London next week to participate in an investor showcase event. Firms ranging from agri-tech businesses to startups using low earth orbit satellites…
Glasgow real estate data analytics platform plans to create 50 jobs after £5m investment
A Glasgow-based data analytics platform is planning to create 50 new jobs after securing £5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank. Utopi, which specialises in energy consumption monitoring technology, will…
NZTC extends application closing date for latest funding competition for net zero technologies
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has extended the application closing date for its 2023 Open Innovation Programme to Friday 24th February. NZTC is seeking game changing ideas that will…
Green maritime tech innovation gets £60m boost
Regions across the UK are to benefit from a multimillion pound funding boost to develop clean maritime technology. The UK government has distributed £60 million to innovative companies nationwide developing…
Six businesses in south of Scotland to benefit from net zero funding
Six firms in the south of Scotland are to benefit from 12 months of net zero funding thanks to a new ‘pathfinder programme’. The programme is to be delivered by…
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…
