ronan Ireland has been awarded gold in the ‘Sneaky Special Treatment’ category of the European Fossil Fuel Subsidy Awards, held today in Brussels. Climate Action Network Europe and a coalition of NGOs staged the awards this morning, marking the culmination of online nominations, public voting and campaigning. From 10 April until 8 May, the European public … Read more
Tipperary on Track to Achieve 33% Energy Reduction Target by 2020 Council signs Energy Partnership with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Tipperary County Council has signed up to an energy partnership with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to adopt cost saving and efficiency measures to ensure its energy consumption is reduced in line … Read more
Researchers from across Europe, led by University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, have begun a project to produce carbon fibre from forestry by-products. Carbon fibre is a reinforcement which when added to plastic improves its mechanical properties thereby forming a composite material. Composites are used in many products including automotive parts and wind-turbine blades. However, carbon … Read more
The EPA has launched its Annual Research Call seeking proposals to help identify solutions to emerging and complex environmental problems. The 2017 Research Calls have a particular focus on the importance of a clean, protected environment for our health, our wellbeing and our quality of life, in line with the current EPA Strategic Plan, Our … Read more
Ronan Mahon “We accepted our ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Certificate today for the Allergan Clonshaugh Facility-Huge achievement for the site after 15 months of hard work…….. Well done to the entire site for achieving this award-this is only the start of the Journey”
NTR announces today that it has successfully completed a £55 million refinancing of existing debt facilities of the Twin Rivers windfarm, a 29MW windfarm located in Yorkshire, England, with MUFG’s core banking unit. The project was acquired by NTR in December 2016 from InfraRed Environmental Infrastructure Fund and the Co-operative Group. NTR’s Chief Financial Officer, … Read more
Tuesday, 18th April 2017 – Leading Irish energy provider Energia has signed a new sponsorship deal with PRO12 Rugby. The deal will see Energia become a partner of the Guinness PRO12 Final Series, as the Championship readies itself for a thrilling end to the season. With Dublin’s Aviva Stadium preparing to host the Guinness PRO12 … Read more
Gastech, the industry’s largest global gas & LNG conference and exhibition, today drew to a close, having welcomed over 20,000 attendees over four days. The high-level conference was attended by 2,500 delegates from across the globe, and played stage to 200 international speakers, across both commercial and technical disciplines. The in-depth sessions and panel discussions … Read more
EirGrid has been honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony in Arizona by international renewable energy group UVIG. An EirGrid team, led by Jonathan O’Sullivan, received the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) 2017 Annual Achievement Award for its work in redesigning Ireland’s electricity system so that it can handle large amounts of wind energy. The team’s … Read more
A new survey highlights shifting priorities in the energy sector with an increasing impetus towards a lower carbon future. Disruptive technologies including renewable energies and energy efficiency are impacting top action priorities for energy leaders globally in 2017. Renewables ranked high in impact within every region identified in a survey of more than 1,200 energy … Read more