Innovation

Maritime Energy Transition: A Scottish Perspective

Energy Transition: A Scottish Perspective

You are invited to join the Scottish Maritime Cluster in collaboration with WISTA UK, on Tuesday 29 April, 2025 from 5pm-8pm, hosted at the Northern Lighthouse Board offices in Edinburgh.

The event will feature speakers discussing sustainable energy practices within the maritime industry, followed by a networking drinks reception.

Making Waves & Breaking Ground

Join Highlands and Islands Enterprise webinar to hear inspiring stories from female leaders in agriculture and aquaculture. Find out more about what innovation means and what support is available to female led agriculture and aquaculture businesses across the Highlands and Islands.

You will also have the opportunity to connect to a like-minded community and find out about future innovation events.

Plans to secure a long-term industrial future for Grangemouth have been stepped up as a feasibility study sets out nine options for its future.

The plan – which is backed by £25 million from the Scottish Government and £200 million from the UK Government – will support jobs, unlock investment and drive growth.

Biodiversity Audits – Help with Habitat Mapping Webinar

As one option within the Whole Farm plan conditions for future subsidy, you can complete a Biodiversity Audit.

This involves creating a habitat map of your farm and is something that farmers, crofters and land managers can easily do themselves.

Livestock farmers and crofters impacted by sea eagle predation will benefit from further support to help with the management and trial of new methods of prevention of livestock loss.  

White-tailed eagles predate lambs and young sheep in some locations  which continues to have a significant emotional and financial impact on affected farming and crofting businesses.

Work to plant 570,000 trees has begun as part of a Scottish university’s nature-based solution to tackle climate change.

The extensive tree planting is taking place across the University of Edinburgh’s land in Stirlingshire and the Pentland Hills Regional Park.

The Scottish Government hosted  a major investment event in Edinburgh on Monday 17th March aimed at unlocking new private investment in the country’s rapidly growing offshore wind industry.

More than 100 stakeholders, including investors and developers, will attend the Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum, to be hosted by First Minister John Swinney.

The Scottish and UK governments have signed a £70 million investment programme with Argyll and Bute Council to deliver vital economic growth for the area.

The Scottish Government is working in partnership with the UK Government to deliver its Project Gigabit programme to bring faster broadband connections to hard-to-reach parts of Scotland.

Small communities across the Highlands are set to benefit from two new mobile library vehicles.

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