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On July 19, 2012
By Neil Davidson
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First Ardgowan 'South Pole Scotch' released – ScotchWhisky.com, 11 September

Call for taskforce as WHO terms hoarding a medical disorder for first time – Sky News, 15 August

New £22m project pumped up for low carbon off-road machines – EnergyLive News, 2 August

Calvera and Naturgy team up to launch first mobile refuelling unit in Europe – Gasworld, 11 July

Artemis: new tech cuts fuel emissions on trains – Railway Technology, 2 July

Edinburgh to host first ever event to help people with compulsive hoarding – The Daily Record, 23 April

Report: Gravity-based energy storage could prove cheaper than batteries – Business Green, 19 April

Kinlochleven Pupils Aiming to Impress at Green Energy Expo – Highland Times, 18 April

Firm plans £60m hydro schemes investment – The BBC, 3 April

Kinlochleven pupils powering ahead with green energy ideas – Oban Times, 29 March

Huisman weighs into storage – reNews, 21 March

Funding gives weight to Gravitricity’s idea for storing energy – The Times, 8 February

'South Pole Scotch' bottled in world first – ScotchWhisky.com, 1 February

Niall Caldwell: Why diesel is here to stay for years to come – The Scotsman, 5 January

Raising a glass with a Scotch whisky – at the South Pole – Florida Report Daily, 3 January

Revolutionary pump to cut ScotRail diesel use on trains – The Scotsman, 21 December

Green Highland Renewables acquired by steel to energy giant – The Herald, 5 December

Ardgowan Distillery wins £1 million grant – ScotchWhisky.com, 15 November

Whisky distillery helps polar explorers use renewable energy melters on trek – Evening Express, 15 November

Hydro scheme promises income stream for villagers – Press & Journal, 9 October

Forsa focus on green storage – reNews, 2 October

Gravitricity 'clock weight' could offer a new solution for energy storage – Business Green, 20 September

Future of hydro industry to be formulated in Perth – The Press & Journal, 2 May

Neil Davidson: Could Scotland's islands at long last be connected to the mainland? – The National, 21 April

OnGen signs up key clients as funding increases – The Herald, 27 March

Golden eagle population set to soar after £1.3 million funding injection – The Independent, 27 March

Former Airtricity investors back €20m Scotch whisky plan for 600-year-old estate – Irish Independent, 26 March

Ancala Partners raises £51 million debt facility for Green Highland Renewables – Renewable Energy Magazine, 22 March

Hydro specialist secures funding – The Herald, 21 March

Tech firms in £2.5m boost for wave device – The Herald, 21 March

Ardgowan distillery gets go-ahead – The Drinks Business, 2 March

Ardgowan reveals double signing as £12m whisky venture progresses – The Herald, 22 February

Macallan veteran joins Ardgowan Distillery – ScotchWhisky.com, 6 February

Ministers approve 400MW Glenmuckloch hydro scheme – The Daily Record, 29 November

Golden eagle chicks could be taken from Highlands to save southern populations – The Herald, 21 November

FloWave replicates real life – reNews, 07 November

Largest community rooftop solar framework completed in Edinburgh – Solar Power Portal, 25 October

Renewables target of 50% by 2030 achievable, says report – BBC, 10 October

Dumfriesshire's golden opportunity to boost eagle population – Daily Record, 28 September

Lottery pledge to aid golden eagles in Scottish borders – The BBC, 27 July

Ian Marchant invests in green business he says is leading an energy revolution – The Herald, 13 June

Green Highland Renewables refocuses – The Courier, 17 May

Easter kick off for Scottish hydro – reNews, 24 March

Dalkeith Country Park access changes planned as part of upgrade – The BBC, 9 March

Could FloWave's ocean simulator help turn the tide for the marine energy industry? – Business Green, 7 March

£13.6m Lochaber hydro scheme set to get under way – Lochaber News, 14 February

Glenmuckloch opencast mine hydro energy bid submitted – The BBC, 22 December

FloWave gives tidal turbine a lift – reNews, 22 December

Stuart Brown: climate change is not all doom – The Scotsman, 10 December

Mark Mathieson: Quietly powering a hydro revolution – The Scotsman, 4 December

Community-owned solar farm project nears £1.4m goal – Edinburgh Evening News, 21 November

Aquamarine Power calls in administrators – The BBC, 29 October

New Highland hydro scheme opens – The Courier, 16 October

Shares on sale for Edinburgh solar project – The BBC, 29 September

Scotland’s oceans to be created in lab – Techie News, 17 September

Aquamarine Power boosted by European Union grant – The BBC, 15 September

New move to revitalise wave energy in Scotland – The Courier, 12 June

Aquamarine shares know-how – reNews, 4 June

FloWave, Rockland Scientific Join Hands in Turbulent Waters – offshoreWIND.biz, 2 June

Hydro specialist Green Highland Renewables bought by Ancala – The Herald, 22 April

Aquamarine Power hails strong test outcome – The Scotsman, 22 March

Community hydro a Highland hit – reNews, 24 February

Vince Cable announces Scottish renewables scheme – The Scotsman, 17 February

Aquamarine Power chief elected to board of Ocean Energy Europe – Daily Record, 9 December

FloWave floats £38,000 prize – reNews, 3 November

Dr Jamie Grimwade joins FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility – Daily Record, 22 September

Three hydro schemes for Highland loch – Press & Journal, 8 September

FloWave gets Ministerial approval – reNews, 5 August

Aquamarine Power hails ‘waymark’ with Oyster 800 – The Courier, 2 August

Community biomass scheme to power Highland homes – businessGreen, 3 July

Aquamarine Power Starts Oyster Overhaul – offshoreWIND.biz, 19 June

Scottish Islands Provide a Proving Ground for Power From the Ocean – The Wall Street Journal, 18 May

Green Highland Renewables appoint Round as new CEO – The Courier, 7 May

Green Highland Renewables starts work on £3.5m Allt Gharagain scheme – The Courier, 27 March

Morvern community first to invest in Green Highland forestry scheme – reNews, 21 February

Commercial wave power 'requires patience' – BBC, 25 November

Oyster flexes its muscles – reNews, 7 November

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Last Tweets

British energy giants defend carbon price against Treasury cull https://t.co/hrFj9Vcm40 via @telebusiness, Oct 18
World’s biggest floating wind farm taking shape… https://t.co/dM7RBP17ZG via @energyvoicenews, Oct 18
Design improvements for £12m project at Ardgowan Distillery are unveiled https://t.co/Cz1ts4vn3K, Oct 18
The Whisky Business: ARDGOWAN REVEALS NEW DESIGN FOR ITS NEW 12M DISTILLERY: https://t.co/rWRbuUK15R, Oct 15
A bright future at Ardgowan Distillery… https://t.co/9f0ZyGlbAU via @scottishfield, Oct 15

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