Scotland has launched a £60m fund to accelerate innovation in new low-carbon technologies by 2020.
The Innovation Fund will support the development of low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as electricity battery storage, sustainable heating systems and electric vehicle charging.
It also aims to encourage academia and business to find solutions to some of the challenges that will be faced in developing the technologies.
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “For centuries, Scotland has been home to many great inventions and I want this technological innovation to be renewed for the future.
“I want us to be world leaders in developing new low carbon energy technologies and embrace social changes that will reduce our emissions.”
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Scots fund low-carbon innovators
£60m for energy storage, sustainable heating and electric vehicle charging
By EBS