Two men charged – Big concert in North Berwick tonight!! – Edinburgh Biofuels Company wins award – Craighouse Public Meeting tonight – Trainspotting crowd needed
Two men, aged 25 and 29, have been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged murder of a man whose body was discovered within a flat in Hawkhill Close on Tuesday of this week.
They are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 10 December 2012.
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There is a big concert in North Berwick tonight which is being staged by Fringe by the Sea organisers. Read more here!
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(Photo by Mark Runnacles)
Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables won the much coveted award of Best Innovation for their sustainable biofuel product at last night’s Scottish Green Energy Awards 2012 held at the Museum. Founded by Professor Martin Tangney, the company has developed a process whereby the two main by-products of whisky production, ‘pot ale’ and ‘draff’, can be used as biofuel. Unlike other biofuels, the biobutanol produced from whisky residues can be used as a direct replacement for petrol, without the need for engine modification.
Celtic Renewables has recently signed a major agreement with Tullibardine Distillery to produce the world’s first biobutanol from whisky residues.
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The winners reflect the huge strength we have in Scotland’s homegrown renewable energy sector , in our supply chain and in the individuals that have all worked incredibly hard to make it another successful year for the industry.
“The fact the Scottish Green Energy Awards has grown by some 50 per cent in just three years is also testament of the growth of the industry to become what is one of the largest corporate award ceremonies in the country.
“We have seen a fantastic range of different types of projects win a Scottish Green Energy Award this year; from well-established community wind farm schemes such as Fintry to cutting-edge subsea technologies like those developed by Aberdeen-based ROVOP. All of them will make their own important contribution to Scotland’s ambitions for renewables and in creating jobs, promoting investment and in cutting carbon emissions over the coming years.”
Mr Stuart added: “This year has been incredibly important for the sector with the setting of a new interim target of generating the equivalent of 50 per cent of our electricity needs from renewables by 2015.
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Tim Bell organises Trainspotting Walks in Leith, and he has been asked by a Dutch film company to provide people as a crowd of onlookers to be part of a film interview with Irvine Welsh next Wednesday morning. Are you free? Then you might read what Tim has written to us:-
The Dutch tv production company has asked me to provide a group of Trainspotters in my tour to walk into the venue where they will be interviewing Welsh on Wednesday morning, 12 December 2012. If you would like to be involved for an hour or so from 10.15, call me for more information and instructions on where to meet (it’s in Leith town centre).
I’ll do the end of the tour with you, setting it up for the grand entry. We don’t want grandstanders, but a random member of the group may be asked to give an opinion about Welsh and Trainspotting the film. It should be fun and interesting. First come, first served. Call me: 07803 051 093.
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