The Clean Growth Axis
Accelerating low carbon investment and innovation
The Clean Growth Axis (CGA) is a new project development platform designed to accelerate clean technology, low carbon and circular economy projects in Perth & Kinross.
Acting as a one-stop platform, it connects developers, investors and support organisations through a single, coordinated process connect investable project opportunities with sites, funding and delivery support.
Supported by key public and private sector partners through a memorandum of agreement, the aim is to support clean growth projects through the improved integration of organisational support.
A coordinated approach for sector growth
The Clean Growth Axis brings together organisations including Perth & Kinross Council, Binn Group, Scottish Enterprise, Zero Waste Scotland and The James Hutton Institute.
This partnership approach ensures that expertise, support and decision-making are aligned, helping projects move forward more efficiently.
In doing this, the Axis focuses on key sectors with the greatest potential for low carbon growth and investment, including circular economy and resource recovery, renewable energy, advanced materials and bioeconomy, and controlled environment agriculture.
This approach ensures that it is supporting projects that can deliver both economic and environmental impact.
Who Will it Serve?
The core aim of the Clean Growth Axis is to grow and increase the value of the local and regional economy, create employment and support skills development whilst addressing the challenges of climate change, resource depletion and other priority environmental issues. We aim to demonstrate new models and systems for regional low carbon economic transitioning everywhere.
Entrepreneurs and Developers will be supported by an integrated framework of support including planning, permitting, site identification, logistics, market analytics, low-cost renewable energy and economic development support.
Investors and Green Funding Streams will find a well marketed pipeline of investable clean technology developments with an organised development process to facilitate project delivery.
Why Perth & Kinross?
With its prime location in the centre of Scotland, Perth and Kinross boasts exceptional connections to all major UK road networks, is a central hub for national rail and is within an hour’s drive of Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. This affords business benefits which include faster, more cost-effective distribution and logistics, and stress-free commute times for personnel.
The area is a key driver in the Tay Cities Clean Growth Initiative and the Tayside Circular Economy Strategy and as a result, has a strong economic focus on clean growth and an organised approach to education, training and skills with our proposed Clean Technology and Biodiversity Education (CTABE) Centre.
With multiple routes for research and development through established partnerships with award-winning research and academic institutions including, St Andrews, Dundee, and Abertay Universities, Perth College UHI and the James Hutton Institute we have a strong science and research base to support innovation, education and training
Be at the forefront of change
For businesses seeking a location to innovate, collaborate and scale globally, the Clean Growth Axis offers something increasingly rare; a place where world-class science, industrial capability, investor access and exceptional quality of life exist together. At the centre of this opportunity lie Binn Eco Park and the James Hutton Institute: two complementary development sites forming a powerful platform for innovation-led, regenerative growth.
Binn Eco Park
Binn Eco Park demonstrates how industrial activity, circular economy principles and low-carbon infrastructure can operate as a single integrated system. More than a destination, it is a live environment where clean technologies can be developed, demonstrated and deployed in real operating conditions.
Integrating renewable energy with the transformation of waste into resources, new food production systems and clean technology developments in the transition toward a low carbon economy, Binn Eco Park sits at the forefront of Scotland's energy transition.
James Hutton Institute
The James Hutton Institute brings internationally recognised capability in environmental science, land systems, food production, water resilience and biological innovation.
Its strength lies not simply in discovery science, but in translating research into practical technology solutions that improve productivity, strengthen resilience and create commercial opportunity.