Calor awarded Ireland’s most commended accolade in sustainability and CSR

Calor Ireland has achieved the Business Working Responsibly mark for responsible and sustainable business practices. Calor becomes one of just 40 companies in Ireland to attain the prestigious Mark.  The Mark, developed by Business in the Community Ireland and independently audited by the NSAI, is based on ISO 26000. The Mark assesses best in class … Read more

St James’s Hospital implement largest scale Energy Performance Contract in Irish healthcare

St James’s Hospital has signed a new Energy Performance Contract (EPC) with Veolia in partnership with the Carbon and Energy Fund Ireland (CEFI). Under the EPC agreement, Veolia will manage projects covering the design, delivery, installation, commissioning and operation of a wide range of energy upgrades in the 1,010 bed hospital. The 20-year contract was … Read more

Deal signed to develop Barryroe oil and gas field

Providence Resources and Lansdowne Oil and Gas have signed a farmout agreement with SpotOn Energy that should see the Barryroe oil and gas field off the Cork coast go into production within three years. The deal will see Norwegian based SpotOn, working with a consortium of partners, receive a 50% working interest in the prospect. … Read more

Solar AdTek Announces New Funding Partnership with Vivid Edge

Solar AdTek, the leading developer and supplier of innovative solar powered and LED lighting systems for outdoor advertising companies, has today announced the launch of a new funding model in partnership with Vivid Edge. The partnership will support Solar AdTek’s outdoor advertising customers, in Ireland and internationally, to realise energy savings and carbon reductions, by … Read more

Applegreen commercial fleet now Driving CarbonNeutral®

Applegreen has announced that its entire commercial fleet, fuelling communities across Ireland, has begun Driving CarbonNeutral®. Applegreen will offset all carbon emissions from fuel used by its own fleet of trucks, delivery vans and company cars through purchasing carbon offsetting credits to support a clean water initiative in East Africa that will offset more than … Read more

Cork-based industrial energy company EM3 taken over by Calor owner

Irish industrial energy efficiency company EM3 has been acquired by SHV, a private Dutch company whose brands include Calor and Primagaz. Its subsidiary, SHV Energy has taken a majority stake in the Charleville, Co Cork-based business although no financial details of the transaction have been disclosed. EM3 co-founders John Hensey and Donall O’Brien will continue to run the company they … Read more

Wexford windfarm saves enough energy to power 70 homes for a year

Energy optimisation technology from UCD spin-out NovoGrid was tested on a windfarm in Wexford. ESB has completed a two-year pilot project at a windfarm in Co Wexford using tech from Irish software company NovoGrid. The Richfield windfarm, owned by SSE Renewables, saved more than 300,000 kWh of energy with the help of NovoGrid’s GridBoost technology. The company said … Read more

Virgin Media Secures 100% Renewable Energy Supply with Naturgy Ireland

Virgin Media Ireland has reached a long-term agreement with Naturgy Ireland that will introduce a 100% renewal energy supply across its operations in Ireland. This renewable energy agreement will power Virgin Media’s main offices, contact centre, TV studios, data centres and regional transmission sites across Ireland and will support our ongoing commitments in reducing our … Read more

SEAI HONOUR LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE ACTION AT ONLINE AWARDS CEREMONY

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today announced the winners of the 2020 SEAI Energy Awards during an online awards ceremony which saw pharmaceutical company, Astellas Ireland take home the top prize for Energy Team of the Year. Astellas manufactures pharmaceutical products for the global market from its Killorglin facility in County Kerry. The … Read more