lynn Polecat Springs Group Water Scheme (GWS), working with Veolia, has become the first Group Water Scheme to use renewable energy to directly power its water treatment plant. Located near Elphin, County Roscommon, the site will be able to reduce energy costs by 70%, and cut carbon emissions, following the launch of a new solar panel … Read more
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today published its Energy- Related CO2 Emissions in Ireland report. The report shows that energy-related CO2 emissions declined slightly in 2018, even as energy use increased. This was due to changes in the mix of fuels used, particularly for electricity generation, where more renewable energy and less coal … Read more
Ice Water, Ireland’s leading provider of premium filtered water, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Sustainable Water Achievement Award’ at the Annual Green Awards, which took place on February 25th in Dublin. This prestigious award recognises Ice Water for its innovative use of technology to replace bottled water with premium filtered solutions which … Read more
Repurposing water bottles and aluminium cans to make wind turbines, it’s all in a module’s work for 130 undergraduates in UCC. The first-year engineering students are participating in an initiative to increase interest in energy engineering as part of a module sponsored by Statkraft which is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy and has its … Read more
Battery storage will be brought to the wastewater treatment plant in Preston, which serves 260,000 local homes and businesses Zenobe and United Utilities’ partnership will bring significant benefits to water customers and the environment This will be the largest battery system in the UK water industry, part of the sector’s intent to achieve net zero … Read more
Saint-Gobain along with brands Gyproc, Isover and Weber announced the schedule for its 2020 Build Better Roadshows which will commence in Sligo on March 12th, 2020. Following the success of the 2019 Build Better Roadshow, which attracted 667 construction professionals, Saint-Gobain is pleased to announce that the 2020 Build Better Roadshow will hold events at … Read more
SSE Renewables has agreed to sell its 100 per cent interest in the 18.8MW Slieve Divena II Wind Farm in Northern Ireland to Greencoat UK Wind for a total consideration of £51 million. Slieve Divena II was developed by SSE Renewables near Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone, and comprises eight 2.35MW Enercon E-92 wind turbines. The wind … Read more
Public bodies have made €1.3 billion in energy savings and avoided 4.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2009 according to latest analysis by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The Annual Report 2019 on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance shows that by the end 2018 collectively the public sector was 27% more energy … Read more
– Irish Girl Guides’ 11,000 members commit to no single-use plastic parties, days out, camps, conferences and other events – – Teenagers devise sustainability programme following visit to India – Irish Girl Guides’ members are set to significantly reduce their consumption of single-use plastics following their launch of a Responsible Consumerism initiative. The … Read more
Dublin will today (Feb 17th) become the first Irish city to sign a commitment to meet WHO air quality guideline values by 2030. In a rare joint pledge, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin and the Mayors/Cathaoirligh of the other 3 Dublin local authorities will sign up to the BreatheLife campaign and call on all … Read more