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The UK’s bioeconomy development is being impeded by policy fragmentation, according to a new report from BB-REG-NET, a network established to develop regulatory standards to support market adoption of bio-based and biodegradable materials.
The ‘Addressing the UK’s Polysemous Bioeconomy: A Call for Policy Cohesion’ report highlights how differing departmental priorities are creating contradictory policies that stifle innovation and limit economic growth in the sector.
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Two Scottish-based companies are among five who have been announced as recipients of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) Manufacturing Facility Support Programme. The programme is designed to drive investment and increase the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing capacity and capability.
A total of £1.4 million has been awarded to five companies and two of them based in Scotland with Global Energy Nigg and W3G Marine receiving funds.
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The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of its first-ever Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP). A total of £1.4m has been awarded to ARC Marine, DFS Composites, Global Energy Nigg, Venterra Group and W3G Marine to develop new manufacturing facilities or expand existing ones.
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John Swinney has tried to breathe fresh life into stale claims that Scotland is in line for a low carbon bonanza as the SNP Government puts faith in an initiative that will require massive support from UK taxpayers amid pressure on public spending.
Mr Swinney rehearsed a familiar script about Scotland’s exceptional advantages in terms of renewable energy generation in a speech to a conference focused on the key offshore wind sector last week.
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