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Scottish schemes boosting green coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery obtain £9m grant

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Published on: 04 November 2020

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LNB News 04/11/2020

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Issue Date: 04 November 2020

Published Date: 04 November 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy have announced that the government is awarding over £9m of funding to 85 projects in Scotland to ‘scale up’ and protect innovations from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which should help the UK’s green economic recovery. The projects in Scotland receiving funding include an advanced bio-refinery to help turn seaweed into food and compostable packaging products in Argyll and a start-up in Glasgow which is creating a digital and no-contact car rental service.

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