Homes for Scotland Annual Conference: ‘Too early to tell’ on new housing agency
On 16 September – aptly Scottish Housing Day – Homes for Scotland’s annual conference at Dynamic Earth in the capital felt like a stress test for the Scottish Government’s new...
Centres of attention as data and AI leaders meet in Scotland for summit
Data centres have evolved from a specialist real estate asset into critical infrastructure underpinning the modern economy. But they are not without their detractors The data centre has undergone a...
New energy secretary set to give green light for Rosebank and Jackdaw
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give the go-ahead in early August for the long-awaited drilling of oil and gas developments in the North Sea.Miatta Fahnbulleh, new Secretary of...
CLARION CALL: Energy alliance presses Andy Burnham to back North Sea oil drilling
A powerful cross-industry group led by North Sea energy producers has delivered a letter to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, warning that policymakers must back homegrown oil and gas...
COUNTDOWN: Space tech radar firm, Sofant Technologies raising funds as it aims for stars
An Edinburgh-based technology company which has invented micro-radio transmitters and receivers for aviation and space satellites is one of Scotland’s most exciting new generation companies.Sofant Technologies is now raising new...
Bank’s £50m investment into Fife energy storage, owned by Danish fund manager
The Scottish National Investment Bank is spending £50m to acquire a minority stake in the Devilla Battery Energy Storage System, at Kincardine, from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), alongside Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF)...
BATTERY POWERED: Fidra Energy drives Scotland’s record £1.15bn in deals, finds investment report
Scotland had a record-breaking year for investment value in 2025 — outstripping the post-pandemic peak years of 2021 and 2022. A total of £1.15bn was raised compared with £906m in...
FAREWELL TSB: The noble cause of a once venerable Scottish institution has been extinguished
And so the Spanish-based bank Santander has now completed its grasp over the poor old TSB, founded in Scotland by the Reverend Henry Duncan, minister in the parish of Rothwell,...
SWIFTER SILICON: Scotland’s advanced engineering institute works to speed up wafer fabrication
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has successfully collaborated with engineers on the factory floor at Diodes Incorporated in Greenock to unlock faster decision-making, reduce manual analysis, and improve efficiency...
CAPITAL GAINS: Standard Life makes £2bn agreed bid for Aegon UK
Standard Life has agreed a £2bn deal to acquire Aegon UK plc, which will have major repercussions for jobs in Edinburgh.Both companies have major operations in the Capital, with Aegon...