£20 million for carbon reduction University investment underlines Scottish Government commitment to innovation. Three universities are to help Scotland meet its carbon emission reduction targets through a number of new cutting edge projects. Strathclyde, Stirling and St Andrews universities will receive a total of £20 million from the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), as part of a programme of investment in carbon reduction developments, which could become demonstrator projects for other bodies. The projects are as follows: * £10 million to St Andrews University for a wood-fuelled biomass project at Guardbridge in Fife * £8 million to Strathclyde University to construct a combined heat, power and district energy network, linking Strathclyde’s campus with major energy users in the area * £2 million to Stirling University for the installation of a Combined Heat and Power plant to serve its main campus. Education Secretary Michael Russell said: “Today’s announcement further underlines both the value of our universities in leading research and innovation and Scotland’s ambitions for low carbon energy. “Investment for these three universities will not only contribute to reducing our carbon emissions, their work will offer other bodies the opportunity to learn from their work, develop their own projects and further enhance Scotland’s global reputation in this area. Minister for Environment Paul Wheelhouse added: “Climate change is a serious issue both here in Scotland and further afield and all work to limit the impact of this global issue is to be welcomed. “Scotland’s Higher Education sector is very well placed to make a significant contribution, both in research and in action, to carbon reduction, and the projects being funded today have the potential to make a real difference to reducing our carbon emissions. Laurence Howells, Chief Executive of the Scottish Funding Council, also said: “These are exciting investments with huge potential, not least because they tap into the world-leading knowledge within our universities and allow them to show what the future could be for carbon reduction in Scotland. We see this as an important step forward but recognise there is still much more to be done. No one can be complacent about protecting our environment.”
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:14:49 +0000
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