Orkney Enterprise news archive
HIE Orkney news archive from September 2007
| First Minister opens new tidal energy facility at EMEC The new testing facility for tidal energy at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney is being officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond today, (Friday, September 28). | |
| Renewables project makes learning fun If the idea of bingo in the classroom sounds a bit unusual try asking the pupils at St Andrews in Orkney what they think and they'll give you a rather different answer. | |
| Pupils to learn from the world’s top space explorers Some of the world’s leading astronauts and cosmonauts will pay a flying visit to the Highlands and Islands this week to encourage pupils in the area to consider careers in science and technology. | |
| Careers convention in Orkney The biggest careers convention ever staged in Orkney will be held at the Pickaquoy Centre early next month. | |
| Food and drink awards - winners announced The winners of this year’s Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards were announced at a glittering awards dinner last night (14 September) at the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. | |
| UK grid connection charges 'discriminatory', says HIE study Producers of renewable energy in Scotland's islands and north mainland almost certainly face the highest charges in Europe to connect to a national electricity grid, according to a new report. | |
| What has Dolly done for biomedical science? 'Meet the Scientist' - 14 September 2007. Centre for Health Science, Inverness. The Scottish Stem Cell Network invites you to meet Alan Colman and discover the latest advances in stem cell therapies. | |