ronan Renewable electricity increased significantly in 2015, contributing a quarter of all electricity used and avoiding 3 million tonnes of fossil-fuel related CO2 emissions, according to a report published today by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The report, Renewable Electricity in Ireland 2015,[pdf 983kB] shows that renewables contributed the second largest source of electricity last … Read more
Coca-Cola is investing €26 million in its Co Mayo operations, creating 25 jobs over the next three years as the Ballina facility becomes the first site outside the United States to produce the company’s state-of-the-art Coca-Cola machines. The Ballina facility, Ballina Beverages, will make the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines, a touch-screen soda fountain that has more … Read more
Launch of second round of Energia Meenadreen Community Fund 1st September 2016 – €22,000 of additional funding is now available for Donegal community-based projects, after the second round of the Energia Meenadreen Community Fund was launched today. Meenadreen wind farm is a 95MW development located between Donegal town and Glenties in south Donegal and will … Read more
Dublin, Ireland, 31 August 2016, University College Dublin (UCD) today presented Professor Kevin O’Connor, a leading green technologies researcher and innovator, with the NovaUCD 2016 Innovation Award. The Award was presented to Professor O’Connor, a professor at the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science and a principal investigator at the UCD Earth Institute, by … Read more
The company behind a renewable energy project launched last year by Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been granted High Court protection from its creditors. The court on Monday appointed Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton as interim examiner to Mayo Renewable Power, which plans to build a wood-chip burning electricity generator at Killala at a cost of … Read more
Bord na Móna has acquired a 50 per cent stake in smart-grid technology firm Electricity Exchange for an undisclosed sum. The start-up, co-founded by entrepreneurs Paddy Finn and Duncan O’Toole, operates a virtual 24-hour power station from its base in Castletroy inLimerick. Their technology allows them to remotely control back-up generators and reduce power consumption … Read more
In euro terms, Irish wholesale gas prices are 35% lower on average this month compared to August 2015, according to the latest Wholesale Energy Market Report published by Vayu Energy. These losses continue to be attributed to on-going healthy supply, decreased demand year on year and the price drop in oil. Gas prices are down … Read more
The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) is committed to engaging with stakeholders in a clear, open and transparent manner. This paper comprises an annual report, which details the activity that has been undertaken in the first two years of the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme and a consultation paper which asks respondents to … Read more
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, is hosting representatives of European food and agriculture media this month to highlight the strengths of the Irish food industry and its leadership in sustainable production with the Origin Green programme. The journalists, from publications reaching a collective audience of over 270,000 trade and business readers, were briefed on … Read more
The European commission has issued guidelines on how member states should define Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). The guidelines published :COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2016/1318 of 29 July 2016 on guidelines for the promotion of nearly zero-energy buildings and best practices to ensure that, by 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero-energy buildings specifically set out … Read more