ronan Irish wholesale gas prices are down 35% on average in July 2016 compared with July 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 drop in oil prices. Prices are down 7% compared to … Read more
Irish consumers are recycling 15% more than they did four years ago and are now top of the EU table when it comes to recycling, a major new report has found. This significant increase is outlined in the annual report of WEEE Ireland, the largest compliance scheme in Ireland for the management of waste electrical … Read more
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today said the European Commission’s proposed new 2030 Member State greenhouse gas reduction targets appear more balanced than the 2020 targets and take some account for Ireland’s unique emissions profile. The group welcomed new flexibility measures and the proposed integration of the land use sector into the EU … Read more
A major open day, Energy in Agriculture 2016 will take place at Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary on Tuesday, 23rdAugust covering all aspects of energy use and generation on the farm. This event is free to attend and will include seminars, practical demonstrations and trade exhibitions and promises to be a must see event for … Read more
Dublin City Council today awarded Ireland’s first local authority Energy Performance Contract (EPC) project to Noel Lawler Green Energy Solutions. Working closely with the Dublin Energy Agency Codema, the project will save the council up to €100,000 on its energy and maintenance costs per year. An EPC is a contractual agreement by an Energy Service … Read more
How can a community become more sustainable? What strategy should it adopt? A new ISO standard will help communities answer these questions and put in place a framework to become more sustainable and resilient. Rapid urbanization, both in the developed and the developing world, brings with it challenges for local, national and regional authorities linked, … Read more
Holding its final conference in Brussels in June 2016, the EU-funded SCOT project has showcased its innovative work over the past 3 years on building Europe’s capacity for the development of innovative CO2 utilisation and recycling technologies. With growing emphasis on the need to reduce carbon emissions and create a truly circular economy, carbon dioxide … Read more
The NZEB standard comes into force at the end of 2018 meaning that from that date public authorities may only purchase, lease or rent new buildings that meet the standard. All other new buildings will have to reach the same standard by 2020. Executive Director of IGBC Pat Barry stated: “Any commercial building on the … Read more
In the opening half of the year indigenous wind energy met over a fifth (22pc) of the country’s entire electricity demand, according to new figures from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA). This figure puts Ireland almost on a par with other leading EU Member States such as Spain where wind energy produced 23.6pc of … Read more
In the opening half of the year indigenous wind energy met over a fifth (22pc) of the country’s entire electricity demand, according to new figures from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA). This figure puts Ireland almost on a par with other leading EU Member States such as Spain where wind energy produced 23.6pc of … Read more