Scottish Enterprise on LinkedIn: Thinking international is key to making a success of Scotland's energy… (2024)

As Carol Thomson, CEO of BDD reflects on the company's growth journey so far, it is clear that her experience emphasises the significance of needing to prepare and plan ahead of raising investment, and on the importance of diversity in remaining competitive. Teams from across Scottish Enterprise have provided BDD Pharma with a range of support on this journey, including our life sciences sector specialists, financial readiness, business growth and our exporting and international field teams. Find out how we can support your business' growth journey 👉 https://lnkd.in/e92wr2u#Growth #Business

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Did you know there are immediate, large-scale opportunities for companies in Scotland in the growing Scottish, UK and global clean heat market?Governments across the world have realised that this is a huge area that needs to be tackled for net zero. Moving from fossil fuel reliance to clean heat provides opportunities to use river sources, air source heat pumps and geothermal - there are many different ways that we can provide heat for homes and businesses, whether individually or through heat networks.Right now, there are opportunities for companies to take advantage of across:👨🏭 Manufacturing👷 Assembly✏️ Design🛠️ Consultancy and installationAnd whether you are already in the energy sector or not, our experts are ready to support your business to understand exactly where the opportunities lie, and how you can best take advantage of them. Your business can power tomorrow. Find out how 👉 https://ow.ly/9Z9X50S9pXY#EnergyTransition #CleanHeat

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"It's important to do this in Scotland. There's a huge amount of support available for companies in Scotland. The market is here, if you can achieve it in Scotland, you can achieve it anywhere.," Jonathan Siviter, Director of Thermoelectric Conversion Systems Limited (TCS).An ambitious start-up, TCS was new to the clean heat sector and worked with our specialists to take the business forward.Our support has been vast - from product development and helping to get finance in place, to research that helped TCS position itself in the market and develop pilot sites to demonstrate its technology. We've also helped it break into a new market that, in Jonathan's words, "is going to revolutionise how we heat and cool systems around the world".Let us help your business understand where the opportunities lie within the clean heat market, and where you fit. Get in touch today to speak to one of our specialists 👉 https://ow.ly/OJiV50SaAL3#EnergyTransition #CleanHeat

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If your company is looking to research and develop a new product, process or service – or significantly improve an existing one – our R&D grants can offer a range of support for your project 🤝Find out if you're eligible for funding 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEujzq4Z#Innovation

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With no current serial production manufacturing facilities for many of components, and with Scotland a world leader in the deployment of offshore wind, there is a major market opportunity in the Scottish supply chain.Offshore Wind Scotland has published a set of factsheets on different aspects of both fixed and floating offshore wind projects, that can help manufacturers to:👷🏻♂️ See whether your company's skills and experience can transfer to offshore wind📏 Learn about weights, lengths and quantities of the most common sub-components🔎 Identify untapped opportunities in the sectorExplore the factsheets 👉 https://ow.ly/fA6c50S9JNp#OffshoreWind #Manufacturing

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Businesses applying for grants are required to:✅ Pay the real Living Wage✅ Provide channels for effective workers' voiceFind out how we support businesses on their Fair Work journey through our Workplace Innovation service 👉 https://ow.ly/fqRK50S9nWv#FairWork

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The energy transition will have significant manufacturing needs and Scotland's high value manufacturing sector will play a central role in fulfilling this, particularly when it comes to offshore wind.However, manufacturing companies will need to diversify and scale-up significantly, and there are many manufacturing companies that are not currently in the energy sector but could be due to the capabilities they have.If you are looking to find out where the key opportunities lie and how we and our partners can help businesses understand how and where they fit into the opportunities, our Head of High Value Manufacturing, Jerome Finlayson, explains here 👉 https://ow.ly/9B6C50Rtmxz#OffshoreWind #Manufacturing

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When it comes to ecommerce, there's a lot to process 💭That's why we've compiled some handy ecommerce guides, so you can get all the information you need in one easy-to-access place ✔️Check out our business resources with expert information for companies of all sizes. Ecommerce expertise is just a click away 👉 https://ow.ly/wqhj50S8rYy #Ecommerce #Exporting

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