Roadmap to Decarbonise Ireland’s Built Environment Launch

Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment to be launched at Build Green Now 2022– Dublin, Friday 6th May The IPPC’s climate report published last week highlighted once again that without significant reductions in carbon emissions across all sectors, global warming cannot be limited to 1.5°C. At Build Green Now conference, the Irish Green Building Council will … Read more

Cognition World partners with Energia to help businesses become smart & sustainable

Dublin, Ireland: Irish sustainability-tech company Cognition World, working with Energia, has launched Energia Connect360 – a real-time data analytics portal. The company has partnered with Energia, Ireland’s greenest electricity supplier, to provide the Connect360 tool to Energia business energy customers across Ireland. The solution enables businesses across all sectors to reduce their energy consumption, eliminate … Read more

Government announces National Biodiversity Conference to take place June 8 – 9

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD has announced the next National Biodiversity Conference at Dublin Castle on June 8-9, 2022. The event will see national and international experts come together under the theme ‘Act Now for Nature’. The conference forms part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s … Read more

Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production

● The CO2 neutral biomethanol will boost the EU biofuel feedstock and strengthen European fuel independence ● The project opens a significant potential for biomethanol production, estimated at around 2 million tonnes1, as the concept is replicable at most of the pulp mills worldwide Veolia has launched the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a … Read more

MEP Kelly kicks off Energy Performance of Building Directive discussion with Stakeholder meeting

Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly recently hosted the first stakeholder discussion in the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), ahead of its upcoming revision. The EPBD is a key piece of legislation in the European Green Deal, and its revision will have wide-ranging implications for the EU Renovation Wave, and the … Read more

Some key takeaways on Ireland’s energy challenges.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action has been holding hearings recently all around energy challenges we currently face. Yesterday, the Committee heard from the Commission for the Regulations of Utilities (CRU), Friends of the Earth Ireland and Global Witness – and there were a number of key takeaways. (A quick note … Read more

Veolia and Waga Energy commission one of the largest biomethane production units in Europe

● France’s largest biomethane production facility comes on stream. ● This project contributes to French and European energy security, by developing local, sustainable, low-carbon energy sources. ● Veolia already produces a total of 1.6 TWh of biogas in France, equivalent to 10% of the French biogas production target set out in the 2023 Multiannual Energy … Read more

Time to take responsibility for our electricity prices

Anyone opening an electricity bill in 2022 will notice a monumental price increase. The CSO revealed earlier this month that electricity prices had risen 22 per cent in a year, with several suppliers since announcing further increases. The calls to accelerate the deployment of renewables at customer and utility scale are well made; this is … Read more