ronan Garrett Blaney Elected Chair for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and President of Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) Thursday, 21 September 2017: Commissioner Garrett Blaney of the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), has been elected as the next Chairman of the Board of Regulators of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy … Read more
Schneider Electric names Mike Hughes as President of the UK and Ireland business Dublin, Ireland, 14th September 2017 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has appointed Mike Hughes as Zone President of the UK and Ireland. Hughes, who has worked with the company for 15 years, most recently as Executive Vice … Read more
Funding available for students of Agriculture, Food, Forestry or Environment to study or research in the USA! “The rewards of this grant are truly remarkable” – Fulbright-Teagasc Awardee Jaswinder Kaur Thursday 14th September 2017: The 2018-19 Fulbright-Teagasc Student Award application period is now open with a deadline of 31st October 2017. This Award offers a … Read more
Today, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) joined a small group of leading Irish public sector bodies, which have received the ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems Standard. This international best practice certificate is awarded to organisations that demonstrate a strategic commitment to managing energy needs efficiently. This project began in 2015 when members of the DIT … Read more
Designing for People | Transforming the Future | Impact by Design September 26th, 2017 Fota Island Resort, Cork Service rePublic, a joint initiative by Cork County Council and Cork Institute of Technology, is excited to announce the hosting of a major international Service Design conference in Fota Island Resort, Cork, on Tuesday, September 26th. ‘The … Read more
Leading SCADA network and mobile telecommunications supplier, EMR Integrated Solutions today announced it has been selected by Irish Water to upgrade its telemetry networks in Waterford and Leitrim, in a deal valued in excess of €1m. The upgrade plays a significant role in the battle against ‘unaccounted for water’, giving Irish Water greater monitoring capability … Read more
Calvin Campopiano has become the first American winner of EirGrid’s prestigious prize for high academic achievement in the area of sustainable energy. Calvin, who has begun work as an electrical engineer in the US, achieved the highest grade of his masters group in University College Cork (UCC) for his dissertation on solar cells (electronic devices … Read more
Ireland’s Ocean Testing Infrastructure reviewed by Climate Action Minister Lir National Ocean Test facility is key to the development of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy industry. Incorporated in the MaREI Centre and located in the €20.5m purpose-built Beaufort Building, Lir provides world class testing capacity together with the most experienced technical team currently operating in this … Read more
New energy efficient lighting cuts centre’s electricity costs by 33% 25th August 2017 – Competitive energy provider Energia is helping to cut the electricity costs of The Kennedy Shopping Centre in West Belfast by 33% thanks to new energy efficient lighting upgrade. Open 26 years, the centre was using old and inefficient lighting for its … Read more
Irish company Solar 21 is the founder and majority shareholder of the project that scooped the award for Best Renewables Project/Installation in the Humber Area at the Humber Renewables Awards in Hull last night. The award-winning entry, the Tansterne Advanced Biomass Project, is a 21 MW biomass plant developed and constructed near Hull, England, by … Read more