Dr. Bill Limond In remembrance

Scotland’s space sector reaches a key milestone today as Skyrora Ltd, with its headquarters in Scotland, becomes the first UK-based business to get a launch licence from the Civil Aviation Authority.      This brings the prospect of a Scottish built rocket launching from a Scottish spaceport one step closer, with preparations continuing at pace for take-off.     Scottish Enterprise has helped support Skyrora’s international growth plans over the years as part of a growing number of over 200 space companies in Scotland. The fast pace of the space sector offers huge potential for businesses to scale, innovate and enter international markets. Scotland’s ambition is to capture a £4 billion global market share by 2030 across areas from data to manufacturing, ultimately creating new high-quality jobs and economic prosperity for communities across the country.     We’re working closely with the The Scottish Government and Space Scotland, as well as Highlands and Islands Enterprise, to make sure the space ecosystem is ready for this landmark first launch. When the first vehicle lifts off from Scotland it will demonstrate the end-to-end capabilities we have for satellite design, manufacture, launch and data exploitation.     It’s an exciting prospect to have the first licenced Scottish rocket manufacturing company with the ability to launch from Scotland. It also marks a significant step in our innovation ambition to be a leading space nation.     We back ambition.   

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A UK architect clad his house in copper siding and says it's low in embodied carbon because "it's 100% recycled." But if demand for copper is constantly increasing, using recycled copper just moves the exploitation somewhere else. h/t Jonathan Davies https://lnkd.in/gwBZiEa9

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🎥 "We wanted to make sure the next steps for cVRPs worked for all the end-to-end processes...We wanted to get lots of views involved." Following public consultations on the draft multilateral agreement (MLA) and commercial model (prepared by Frontier Economics), Nick Davey, OBL Head of Strategy, shares a short update on what's next for commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs) in the UK. The consultations brought together feedback from banks, fintechs, regulators, and user representatives to help shape the future of cVRPs in the UK. The report sets out: ✅Stakeholder feedback ✅Key themes and concerns ✅The all-important next steps These steps are vital to delivering a new generation of cVRPs that offer greater consumer choice, innovation, and economic growth. 👉 Download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e3EzPMuW 🙏 Thank you to everyone who contributed their expertise and helped move this forward. #OpenBanking #SmartData #OpenFinance #MLA #cVRPs #APPG #DigitalLeadership #ConsumerProtection #IndustryVoices Nick Davey | Richard Koch | Richard Mould | Alex Kirykowicz | Danh Nguyen | Addleshaw Goddard

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