{"id":81353,"date":"2020-11-13T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Filbioeconomista.com%2F2020%2F11%2F05%2Fceltic-renewables-launched-its-crowdcube-funding-campaign%2F"},"modified":"2020-11-09T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:16:30","slug":"celtic-renewables-launches-crowd-fund-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/celtic-renewables-launches-crowd-fund-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Renewables Launches Crowd Fund Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleantech innovators Celtic Renewables has announced the launch of its Crowdcube funding campaign on the back of investor appetite to fund companies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.\u00a0 With commissioning of Celtic Renewables\u2019 biorefinery in Scotland \u2013 the first of its kind in the UK \u2013 on track for Spring 2021, and on the back of \u00a330 million funding already raised; the business is poised to play a pivotal role in the UK\u2019s transition to net-zero economy.
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With an expert team of world leading scientists, engineers and business executives, Celtic Renewables has a strong track record of generating funding with the latest round attracting \u00a325 million, one of the largest achieved for a Scottish SME of this size.\u00a0 Now with the launch of the Crowdcube funding campaign, members of the public will be able to own shares in one of the UK\u2019s leading Cleantech firms, and play their part in supporting the UK\u2019s green recovery.<\/p>\n

Company Founder, Professor Martin Tangney OBE said:\u00a0 \u201cThe whole ethos behind Celtic Renewables has been supporting a circular economy.\u00a0 There is no doubting the awareness around sustainability, however by enabling the public to become shareholders in the company,\u00a0 we hope to promote a deeper understanding of the importance of industry lead innovation in achieving environmental change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mark Simmers, CEO and Martin Tangney OBE, President. (Source: Celtic Renewables)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Celtic Renewables\u2019 patented low-carbon technology converts unwanted and low-value biological material into high-value renewable chemicals, sustainable biofuel, and other commercially and environmentally valuable commodities that impact across our daily lives.\u00a0 The new plant is expected to process around 50,000 tonnes of residues each year from the whisky industry, adding value and sustainability to one of the country\u2019s most important sectors.\u00a0 The Celtic Renewables\u2019 products will displace fossil-fuel equivalents across a broad range of markets: such as cosmetics and personal care; paints and costings; the food industry; cleaning; and advanced biofuel, bringing about positive climate impact and sustainability for products we all use on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n

Mark Simmers, Chief Executive Officer of Celtic Renewables said: \u201cFunding raised through the Crowdcube campaign will allow us to fast track our global expansion programme and generate sustainable business growth to help support the post-Covid recovery.\u00a0 Our aim is to make a positive contribution to our planet\u2019s future, whilst delivering excellent commercial returns to our shareholders and for the wider economy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Celtic Renewables reached their initial minimum target of \u00a31.75m in less than 24 hours and the campaign is now open to the wider Crowdcube community and is accepting investments from the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new plant is expected to process around 50,000 tonnes of residues each year from the whisky industry, adding value and sustainability to one of the country\u2019s most important sectors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5831,12529],"supplier":[3182],"class_list":["post-81353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biorefinery","tag-technology","supplier-celtic-renewables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81353\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81353"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=81353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}