Scotland’s top climate-focused start-ups are heading to the Global Grand Final of the world’s largest green ideas competition.
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Explore the latest news, case studies, opinion pieces and blogs from across the ECCI community.


09 October 2019
Carbon sources to sinks: ECCI project aims to transform landscapes
The EIT Climate-KIC Landscapes as Carbon Sinks Deep Demonstration project kicked off this week.

01 October 2019
Host a PhD student with expert research skills
ECCI is on the hunt for organisations that could benefit from the top class research and consultancy skills of a NERC PhD student.

26 September 2019
SolarisKit among Scotland's top entrepreneurs
ECCI Climate-KIC Accelerator start-up SolarisKit has won top prize in the Converge Awards - Scotland’s annual celebration of Scotland's most promising academic entrepreneurs

19 September 2019
What is the point of protest and can it impact countries like China? asks Ed Craig
ECCI’s Interim Executive Director Ed Craig blogs about the global #ClimateStrike movement and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

18 September 2019
#ClimateStrike at ECCI
ECCI opens its doors to host series of events addressing the climate crisis this Friday as people join forces for a day of global action.

17 September 2019
ECCI duo top of the class for university-led innovation
SolarisKit and Seawater Solutions are finalists for Converge 2019, Scotland’s leading entrepreneurial development programme for Higher Education.

04 September 2019
Trade in Space share insights from ECCI's career enhancement programme
The pioneering programme matches postgraduate students with a wide range of organisations to provide meaningful research work opportunities.

28 August 2019
Climate entrepreneurs launch their bid for global glory
A squadron of Scotland-based climate entrepreneurs have launched their bid for glory at ClimateLaunchpad 2019 - the global green ideas competition.

27 August 2019
Climate start-ups take one step closer to success
Nine cutting-edge climate start-ups are taking one step closer to success today as they join stage 2 of ECCI's coveted Climate-KIC Accelerator programme.

21 August 2019
ECCI start-up in the MSDUK Innovation Challenge final
Waterwhelm has been shortlisted in the MSDUK Innovation Challenge - the initiative that connects UK Ethnic Minority-owned businesses to corporate supply chains.
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07 August 2019
SolarisKit technology to help improve children's lives in Kenya
CEO of ECCI start-up SolarisKit, Faisal Ghani, shares news from a recent trade mission to Nairobi.