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Drilling down to details

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Cogeneration electricity supplier opts for a sustainable retrofit

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Government backs Big Data trial on district heat networks

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Around £3.5 million will be invested in the former Johnnie Walker bottling plant.

Geothermal demonstrator

The Scottish Government is to invest £5.3 million to turn a former Kilmarnock bottling plant into a low carbon development