ronan NTR FOUNDATION INVESTS €750,000 IN MAREI RESEARCH ON CLIMATE CHANGE MAREI and NTR Foundation Collaborate on A Fully Integrated ‘Low Carbon Future’ Research Programme for Ireland Dublin & Cork, 4 April 2016: Ireland’s research centre for marine and renewable energy, MaREI, has secured €750,000 in funding from the NTR Foundation. The philanthropic investment will be … Read more
ESB is investing €3.3 million in Endeco Technologies, an Irish company that helps large, industrialised energy users reduce their power consumption. The State-owned electricity group is taking a stake of about 25 per cent in Endeco via its €200 million NovusModus fund. Endeco, previously known as Wirelite Sensors, is already backed by high-profile private investors … Read more
The marine energy research centre for Ireland – MaREI – has managed to secure €750,000 in funding to help develop marine energy technologies for use in Irish low-carbon technologies. MaREI received the funding from the NTR Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation, founded to address issues around climate change. MaREI is a marine and renewable energy … Read more
The GeoparkLIFE project (LIFE11 ENV/IE/000922) has won a prestigious National Geographic prize for its efforts to protect and enhance the pristine environment of Burren in western Ireland. The Destination Leadership award recognises the efforts made by the GeoparkLIFE project consortium to encourage the local tourist industry to embrace sustainable practices. The prize, one of National … Read more
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) took out ads in newspapers yesterday to highlight that Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) had breached its licence conditions more than a decade ago. One of its commissioners, Aoife MacEvilly, also took to the airwaves to state what a serious breach it was when some of GNI’s senior staff covered … Read more
Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday following a drop in oil prices that pinned long-term inflation expectations near three-week lows. A merger between Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano did not have an immediate impact on Italian government bonds, which had been under pressure earlier this year due to concerns about the … Read more
Private equity firm I Squared Capital (ISQ) has acquired Belfast-based energy company Viridian for a reported €1 billion. Viridian is a leading independent energy company in the all-Ireland market with two main brands, Energia in the Republic and Power NI north of the border. In addition, it operates two power plants at Huntstown in north … Read more
Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, has announced that municipal waste generation in the EU was 475kg per capita in 2014, down 10% compared to 2002 levels, with 44% being either recycled or composted. Municipal waste generation has been falling every year since 2007, with a peak in 2002 of 527kg per person. The amount of … Read more
On 15 March 2016 new Horizon 2020 topics on Energy Efficiency were opened. They focus on facilitating the market uptake of energy technologies and services; fostering social innovation; removing non-technological barriers; promoting standards and accelerating the cost effective implementation of the Union’s energy policies. The Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 [pdf 1.35MB] for Energy Efficiency was officially … Read more
Rebox Recycling re-manufacture cardboard boxes and layer pads into custom made cardboard boxes for their customers and for this reason they are always looking to connect with businesses that have cardboard boxes/layer pads on a regular basis. The SMILE team connected them with another SMILE member who have large quantities of both cardboard boxes and … Read more