CO2 emissions from energy use down almost 4% in 2019

06 May 2020: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today released data which shows that CO2 emissions from all energy use fell 3.9% in 2019, equivalent to 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂. This marks the biggest annual reduction in CO2 emissions since 2011, at the height of the last recession.  Emissions in 2019 were … Read more

SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition Goes Virtual!

SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Aberdeen from 24–25 June, is to move from a face-to-face event to a 3-day virtual conference and exhibition. Due to the ongoing global public health concerns related to COVID-19, the rapidly changing environment – and following extensive consultation with key partners and stakeholders … Read more

AVT Reliability® introduces Machine Sentry® Gateway

Plant Reliability specialist AVT Reliability® has enhanced its Machine Sentry® suite of cloud-based condition monitoring tools with the launch of its long range, low energy Bluetooth® router, Gateway.pppppppppppppppppppppp Easy to install and simple to use, Machine Sentry Gateway removes the need for manual data collection from MSF-1 sensors. This improves workforce safety and frees up … Read more

BP reports 66% drop in first quarter earnings

BP reported a 66 per cent drop in first-quarter earnings and higher debt levels as the collapse in oil demand and crude prices triggered by the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the UK energy major’s finances. The company said consumption of refined products had fallen dramatically in March, when governments around the world took … Read more

Extension for planning objections due to Covid-19

The Government has given an extra 23 days for objections to be made to planning applications because of Covid-19 restrictions. Environmentalists say the pause is not long enough. However, the construction industry and homeless charities are worried about delays building up in the planning system. Attracta Uí Bhroin of the Irish Environmental Network said that people … Read more

Carbon emissions from power generation and industry fell by 8.7 per last year

Carbon emissions from Irish power generation and major industrial operations fell by 8.7 per cent during 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed. The reduction was in spite of a then booming economy prior to the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the Republic. The decrease amounts to 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 compared to 2018. It is mainly due … Read more

Schneider Electric UK&I appoint Kas Mohammed as Vice President of Digital Energy Division

– Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation in energy management and automation, has appointed Kas Mohammed to succeed Pradyumna Pandit as Vice President of its Digital Energy Division in the UK and Ireland.   Kas has worked at Schneider Electric for 13 years, most recently acting as the Midlands Regional Director for Digital Energy, where … Read more