Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 11 Clean Energy companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Clean Energy Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Sustainable Marine Energy
Sustainable Marine Energy develops a deployment platform for the tidal energy industry.
Founder(s): Jason Hayman
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy
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Aquamarine Power
Aquamarine Power is a wave energy company developing a hydro-electric wave energy converter called Oyster.
Founder(s): Allan Thomson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Management
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NGenTec
NGenTec designs low, medium speed, and direct drive permanent magnet generators for MW-scale wind turbines.
Founder(s): Markus Mueller
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Wind Energy
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Legasea
Environmental Oil & Gas service company with a focus on the Circular Economy for Subsea Production Systems and Controls.
Founder(s): Lewis Sim, Raymond Milne
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Environmental Consulting, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
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Green Investment Bank
Green Investment Bank was created to invest in green projects on commercial terms and mobilise other private sector capital.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Financial Services, GreenTech
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ATTOLLO
Attollo is guiding the quest towards a sustainable marine future.
Founder(s): Ben Moore
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Marine Transportation, Shipping, Wind Energy
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HyDIME
HyDIME is an Innovate UK funded project that uses an environmentally friendly form of hydrogen as a fuel for a commercial ferry.
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Location: Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Renewable Energy
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Chitendai
Chitendai is focused on developing commercial and industrial and utility scale projects in Africa.
Founder(s): Ainslie Chinembiri
Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Kinnotech
Kinnotech Innovators of a solar lamp to reduce carbon emissions in off grid areas.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Renewable Energy
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Excellence Carpet Cleaning
Excellence Carpet Cleaning provides cleaning services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Commercial, Retail, Service Industry
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Chillwind
Chillwind is a manufacturer of meteorological masts.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy
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