{"id":158183,"date":"2025-02-17T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=158183"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:34:49","slug":"celtic-renewables-welcomes-deputy-first-minister-at-scotlands-first-biorefinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/celtic-renewables-welcomes-deputy-first-minister-at-scotlands-first-biorefinery\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Renewables\u2019 Welcomes Deputy First Minister at Scotland\u2019s First Biorefinery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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From left to right: Brett Simpson, Executive Chair of Celtic Renewables, Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister, Mark Simmers, CEO of Celtic Renewables, Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise \u00a9 Celtic Renewables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes toured Scotland\u2019s first biorefinery as it reached a milestone in its drive to commercialise ground breaking technology. Celtic Renewables has recently released the first tanker load of green chemicals from its Grangemouth plant, marking the beginning of regular shipments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Mark Simmers, CEO of Celtic Renewables, Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister \u00a9 Celtic Renewables<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The company takes by-products and waste from the food, drink and agriculture industries \u2013 including by-products from whisky distillation \u2013 and turns them into high-value green chemicals, bioacetone and biobutanol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its patented technology will reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut the carbon footprint of everyday products, from medicines to cosmetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic Renewables began as a spin-out from Edinburgh Napier University and now flies the flag for Scottish innovation with its full industrial scale commercial demonstrator plant in Grangemouth. This is powering the way to scale-up and commercialise the technology globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plant was made possible through \u00a360 million public and private sector investment, a third of which has come from Scottish Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Simmers, CEO of Celtic Renewables, said<\/strong>: \u201cWhat we have in Grangemouth represents almost two decades of dedication and determination, supported by forward-thinking investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScottish Enterprise first backed us 16 years ago when we were conducting lab-scale research and has continued to provide support as we have grown and broken new ground. It shows real vision and belief in our potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are grateful to the Scottish Government for its commitment to encouraging innovation and supporting scale-up businesses like ours that are working towards a greener future. As Scotland works towards its 2045 net zero target we are helping that transition to a net zero, nature positive world through defossilisation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said<\/strong>: \u201cCeltic Renewables is a great example of the talent, energy and commitment which will ensure Scotland plays an important global role in reaching net zero targets and demonstrating how the path to net zero is a means of creating wealth and prosperity for communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Scottish Government published its Green Industrial Strategy because we recognised the importance of using this country\u2019s abundant natural resources to deliver economic growth, create jobs and improve lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn partnership with industry, community and workforce representatives across the Grangemouth Future Industry Board, we are working to unlock the significant opportunities for Grangemouth\u2019s transition to net zero \u2013 and it\u2019s great to see a demonstration from Celtic Renewables on how that is being achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, said<\/strong>: \u201cCeltic Renewables is a fantastic example of a home-grown success story that has gone from pioneering university research team to an exporting business planning its next stage of growth. Scottish Enterprise continues to support the company\u2019s innovative approach to green chemicals production as it looks to the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndustrial biotechnology is an industry in which Scotland has global strengths. By backing the bold ambitions of companies like Celtic Renewables we aim to transform Scotland\u2019s economy, creating good quality, higher paid jobs across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A cross-party House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report has highlighted the need for urgent action to turbocharge investment in engineering biology and support scale-up companies in biotechnology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic Renewables is attracting a lot of interest now that regular shipments of green chemicals are leaving the Grangemouth plant \u2013 strengthening the company\u2019s determination to scale-up production and deploy its technology worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A video of the visit can be found here: https:\/\/www.celtic-renewables.com\/deputy-first-minister-scottish-enterprise-highlight-success-at-celtic-renewables\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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