ronan Coillte had a very successful day at this years RDS Forestry Awards. The awards celebrate the best livestock and forestry producers in the country and the winners were revealed at a ceremony in the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin on 3rd March. Three categories were entered with four entries (1) The Community Forest Award (2) The … Read more
MEDITE SMARTPLY, producers of innovative timber panel products, have been awarded the most sustainable stand over 60m2 at Ecobuild 2017. The award is given to the exhibitor who has designed and built a stand that can be reused, recycled and of benefit to the environment beyond the tradeshow. Ecobuild and the UK-GBC presented the award … Read more
A €6.7 million EU-backed initiative to combat the effects of pollution on bathing waters in Wales and Ireland has been announced by Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford AM. The Acclimatize project will help to improve the quality of sea shores in both countries, helping to … Read more
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is inviting businesses to come to the Energy Show 2017, the premier business energy event taking place at the RDS, Dublin in three weeks time on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th of April. The annual two-day free event brings together 160 exhibitors of sustainable energy technologies and services. … Read more
The global ‘trilemma’ on how to provide sustainable, stable and cost effective carbon-neutral energy is also a real challenge for Ireland. The EU has a 20% energy savings target through use of renewables such as wind, solar, wave and biomass by 2020, and recently updated to a new 30% energy efficiency target by 2030. Member … Read more
Researchers from across Europe, led by University of Limerick (UL), 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 fibre … Read more
Headquartered in Belfast, Harry Corry has more than 50 retail outlets throughout Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland and employs more than 600 staff. They sell curtains, bedding, curtain poles, lamps, mattresses, furniture, wallpaper, cushions and rugs. In 2015, after carrying out a number of energy efficiency audits of Harry Corry’s facilities in … Read more
Dell announces the technology industry’s first shipment of ocean plastics packaging, the result of an innovative, commercial-scale pilot program. Dell recycled plastics collected from waterways and beaches for use in the new packaging tray for its Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, building on Dell’s broader sustainable supply chain strategy. In 2017, its ocean plastics pilot will … Read more
A University College Dublin (UCD) researcher has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant of €1.5 million to establish his own research team and to pursue ground breaking social science research. Dr Dieter F. Kogler, an early-career researcher in the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, will receive this ERC … Read more
Energy efficiency needs to be addressed alongside minimum standards in the private rented sector, and any National Strategy on improving energy efficiency in existing housing should deal with private rented properties in a way that doesn’t undermine supply. That’s according to the national housing charity, Threshold, speaking today (23.02.17) at the launch of the BuildUpon … Read more