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Is the world ready for the offshore renewables revolution?
The development of offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies is being heralded as an essential element of global efforts to reduce emissions and protect the planet. But as advances continue to be made on innovations that fully harness the ocean’s power, a new project will examine some of the opportunities and challenges...
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Two Aberdeen projects among those powering a net zero future in Scotland
Two research projects led by the University of Aberdeen in partnership with St Andrews, Dundee and Heriot-Watt are among eight to have secured funding to tackle the challenges Scotland faces in the transition to a net zero future.
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University unveils strategy to boost innovation and drive new business creation
A new approach to fostering an enhanced spin-out culture at the University of Aberdeen will now see the institution reduce its equity stake, in favour of increasing innovation and accelerating the commercialisation of intellectual property.
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University hosts the Just Transition Commission and Climate Change Committee
The University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab hosted the Scottish Just Transition Commission and the UK Climate Change Committee last week during their two-day fact finding visit to the north-east.
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Hemp and hydrogen among innovative science shared with Deputy First Minister
Scotland's Deputy First Minister has had a taste of the future with hemp-based pancakes.
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Aberdeen supports UK research exploring the impact of energy transition on coastal communities
The University of Aberdeen will join forces with other Scottish institutions to explore lessons from the past which can help coastal communities cope with the move to renewable energy.
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Liquid gold from 'amber nectar': Scientists help turn whisky waste into valuable commodity
A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets.
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Aberdeen academic charged up after receiving Future Leaders Fellowship for battery research
An Aberdeen academic has been recognised as one of the most promising future science and research leaders in the country by being awarded a coveted Future Leaders Fellowship by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Scotland's capercaillie population offered extinction lifeline
Researchers might have solved the riddle of how to save one of Scotland's most iconic protected species from eating another.
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University of Aberdeen commits to Scotland Beyond Net Zero
The University of Aberdeen has signed up to an ambitious new climate and sustainability partnership seeking to accelerate Scotland's transition to a post-net-zero future.