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Scottish Renewables Conferences Bioenergy Conference - Perth Concert Hall - 19 June 2012. Programme details. Delegate tickets. Onshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2012 - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - 25 June 2012. Programme details.   Solar Cities Annual Conference 15 June 2012 at Dundee College's Gardyne Theatre. Making Change Happen. Programme and speaker details.   Greenspace research hub Greenspace research hub at Lews Castle College. Produces energy analysis software for the built environment. UHI news. GModeller finded and launched - Compute Scotland 17 May 2012.   Global Water Scarcity Conference As part of EU Green Week for Water, on Wednesday 23 May at Glasgow's Radisson Blu Hotel at the Global Water Scarcity Conference, Nick Lyth, Director of International Recycling & Resources Institute will launch a major funding opportunity for businesses to connect into an international network of competence enabling new technologies, academic and practical know how, training and education, and a mentoring network with global connectivity to be part of a fundamental shift in solutions to the mounting problems of providing adequate clean water supplies for the world's population. Conference agenda. Online booking form. Coincides with Scottish Government's launch of Scotland the Hydro Nation. Full details and links.   Progress report on Energy Efficiency Action Plan An update on Scotland's performance October 2011 - May 2012 against the target to reduce final energy consumption in 2020 by 12% against a baseline averaged over the years 2005 to 2007. Scottish Government news - 15 May 2012.   Energy 101 Learn the fundamental concepts behind renewable energy sources and energy efficiency through these short videos by the US Department of Energy. Energy 101 YouTube videos.   Green initiatives will save householders Green initiatives will save householders £94 a year. Scottish Government news - 14 May 2012.   Liberate your curriculum! Friday 1 June 2012 at Scotland's Colleges, Stirling Come together with students and staff from colleges and universities across Scotland to share ideas about how to get sustainability issues embedded in the curriculum and education for sustainable development. The event will include workshops and presentations from students and practitioners already ‘greening’ learning and teaching in their institution as well as a chance to share ideas and action-plan. Workshops will include topics such as working with course reps, student participation, incorporating sustainability in vocational courses and the Regional Centre of Expertise. This event is being organised in close partnership with Scotland’s Colleges and EAUC and will support EAUC’s ESD Topic Support Network series. View further information and book online.   CARES Community and Renewable Energy Loan Scheme: help for community renewables. Scottish Government news - 26 April 2012.

Green Dragons' Den News about the Green Dragons' Den event on Saturday 21 April supported by 12 different colleges. People & Planet.