ronan This week sees construction work begin on a fast-fill CNG re-fuelling station at the Clean Ireland Recycling premises at Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co. Clare. With a build completed within twelve weeks, the Shannon site will be the first of three to be developed by the network operator in 2016 and is part of the … Read more
Mayo businesses have been finding out about the latest ways to cut their energy costs at a special energy efficiency briefing held by competitive energy provider Energia. The briefings held with Westport Chamber and LEO, Mayo are designed to educate businesses about energy efficiency, allowing them to further reduce their energy costs. The purpose of … Read more
In euro terms, Irish wholesale gas prices are 45% lower on average this month compared to September 2015. These losses continue to be attributed to on-going healthy supply, decreased demand year on year and a stronger euro to sterling exchange rate. Wholesale gas prices are down 13% month on month. A significant supply overhang pushed … Read more
The ESB has opened the UK’s first new large gas plant in three years. The plant near Manchester began electricity generation this week. The plant, with a capacity of 880 megawatts, can generate enough electricity to power around 1 million homes. “Carrington Power Station is the first large-scale gas-fired power plant to come online in … Read more
AbbVie in Sligo Win International Energy Award The AbbVie Sligo energy program is awarded the 2016 International Energy Project of the Year at the AEE event (World Energy Engineering Congress) in Washington DC today. The program is being led by the Energy Manager, Peter Moran and this highly prestigious award is in recognition of the … Read more
ESB has launched an interactive educational resource to allow students a greater understanding of how electricity is generated and the workings of a power station. InsideAghada is a web-based power station demonstration that allows teachers and students gain a real insight into the workings of the Aghada generating plant. Located outside Midleton in Cork, Aghada … Read more
Dublin City Council and Enterprise Ireland announced the winners of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition at The House of Lords, Bank of Ireland, College Green this evening. The competition, which was launched by Smart Dublin last March, sought to find smart technology solutions to help improve and scale up cycling across Dublin. The … Read more
Aurivo has signed a major new “green energy” deal with competitive energy supplier Energia. The new energy deal will see Energia provide 36 gigawatts of 100% renewable electricity to the co-ops network of retail stores, marts, processing facilities and offices in the west of Ireland over the next two years. Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited is … Read more
Coca-Cola HBC, a leading bottler of the brands of The Coca-Cola Company was named sustainability leader of the beverage industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices assessment published today. The company achieved a total score of 90, which is 40 points higher than the industry average and 3 points higher than last year. This is the ninth year Coca-Cola HBC has been included in the global assessment, as a result of its leading sustainability … Read more
ESB has won the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award at the 2016 Chambers Ireland CSR Awards held last night (September 1, 2016) in the Double Tree Hilton, Dublin. The organisation claimed the top honours for having its CSR practices embedded at the company’s core and for our ongoing dedication to community engagement … Read more