ronan The National Standards Authority of Ireland’s campaign ‘Check Your Insulation Products and Installers are NSAI Certified’ has been named Best Public Sector PR Campaign for 2016, at the recent Excellence in Public Relations Awards. A record number of organisations entered the competition this year, with 217 taking part in the awards, which have been dubbed … Read more
There is great potential for Ireland to develop its aquaculture in the coming decade, with a rich and varied marine landscape, and a long coastline. However, the sector is small in scale, relative to Scotland or Norway, and has been in decline somewhat over the last decade, as it has been across Europe. Today’s report … Read more
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Simon Coveney T.D. is to establish an Expert Commission shortly to make recommendations on a sustainable long-term funding model for the delivery of domestic public water and waste water services by Irish Water. The proposed terms of reference for the Commission are shown below, and … Read more
Many European countries are realising the economic benefits of making more efficient use of material resources like metals, fossil fuels and minerals. But more action is needed to underpin this trend in resource efficiency with stronger policies on energy, material resources, waste management and on circular economy. These are the findings from a new European … Read more
At the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) held this week in San Francisco, USA, world energy leaders announced ambitious actions to accelerate the global transition to clean energy. These actions include efforts to address energy efficiency using ISO 50001 on energy management systems. This year’s participants comprise energy ministers, global business leaders, entrepreneurs, experts from laboratories … Read more
Two global leaders in energy management, 3M Company and Schneider Electric, recognized the benefits of a standardized approach to energy management and, in response, are expanding certification of their manufacturing facilities to ISO 50001 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Superior Energy Performance® (SEP) program. Both companies have been implementing energy management strategies for … Read more
Guidelines for making concrete from recycled ingredients could help the construction industry reduce its environmental impact. An EU-funded project developed the guidelines based on tests of recycled concrete, recycled steel from old tires and natural fibres from sisal. As the most widely used construction material in the world, concrete has a significant impact on the … Read more
As an island nation, the oceans that surround Ireland present enormous opportunities across key economic areas including food and aquaculture, marine energy, technology and international collaboration and cooperation. The Marine Institute today (Tuesday) announced, on behalf of the Marine Coordination Group, that the Our Ocean Wealth conference, now in its 3rd year, will bring international … Read more
Award sees Council reach its: 2020 energy management requirements ahead of schedule 4% ahead of energy efficiency set target of 33% Significant cost savings of €637,807 achieved since 2012 Energy savings of 4 million kilowatt hours (KWh) since 2012. Cork County Council this week became the first Local Authority in Ireland to be fully accredited … Read more
Heavey RF is again leading the charge in innovation by becoming the worlds’ first company to introduce an eye tracking technology for process analysis and enhancement in the logistics sector. The adaptation of eye tracking technology, which is typically used in cognitive science and in web usability studies for the IT sector, is an exciting … Read more