Tens of thousands of Scottish students favouring renewables studies

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Tens of thousands of Scottish students favouring renewables studies

FOI Request by Scottish Renewables reveals spike in Scottish students studying renewable energy

There are almost 22,000 students in Scotland currently studying renewable energy, marking an increase of 70 per cent from 2019, fresh figures have revealed. Thirty-three Scottish colleges and universities...

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