thomas A “power shift” is taking place within the energy industry as a result of the convergence of energy, technology and the drive for sustainability. The ensuing disruption will open up major challenges and opportunities for citizens, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders. Against this backdrop, a summit on the future of energy is taking place this … Read more
Fledgling Irish company UrbanVolt is planning to invest €30 million over the next 12 months to roll out energy efficient lighting solutions for SMEs. UrbanVolt, which began trading in April, has signed a three-year deal with Bord Gáis Energy to become the preferred lighting supplier to its 30,000 commercial customers. Bord Gáis Energy, which is … Read more
Business in the Community Ireland has teamed up with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) County Council and Econcertive to implement a new sustainability project that will support the greening of the supply chains of two DLR-based companies: Bank of Ireland and Amgen Technology Ireland. Co-funded by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Enterprise scheme, this innovative alliance takes … Read more
ECHA has published new support pages and an introductory guide “Chemical safety in your business – Introduction for SMEs” [pdf, 1.65MB] helping companies which are not yet familiar with the European chemicals legislation to understand their obligations. The web pages provide easy step-by-step information in 23 EU languages for manufacturers, importers, distributors and users of … Read more
The journey that the farmers have taken is a story of sustainable food production, from local Irish sources, to create a range of products that taste great, are sustainable, good for the environment and are exported all over the world. By their nature the farmers of the The Little Milk Company have shown a commitment … Read more
The proposed 450 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine in Co Louth was finally given the go ahead by An Bord Pleanala yesterday after a delay of several months. The 14-acre site at Toomes is close to both a 220 kv connection to the national grid and to the N-S interconnector gas pipeline. It will be … Read more
Host in Ireland, a marketing initiative created to drive interest in hosting digital assets in Ireland, today announces its President and Founder, Garry Connolly, will deliver the keynote during Sustainable Processing 2015, an Irish industry event hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Mr. Connolly will explore Ireland’s evolving data center industry during … Read more
Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency (CKEA) is creating the first Irish Local Energy Hub to help combat Climate Change and encourage Low-Carbon Development. The Local Energy Hub is part of the major European initiative: Data4Action. Combating Climate Change For the first time in Ireland, Carlow Kilkenny Local Energy Hub will collect annual energy consumption data from … Read more
Limerick-based software player AMCS, which focuses on ERP and SaaS software for the global waste and recycling industry, raised €45m this week in a new investment round led by New York VC Insight Venture Partners and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The investment will fuel AMCS’s global expansion into the high-growth waste, material processing and … Read more
Freely accessible online tools to enable sustainable and efficient water resource management are being developed by the EU-funded SWITCH-ON project. The initiative is currently building a web portal to host innovations such as a virtual water-science laboratory, product marketing point and meeting place. Environmental information tools are in high demand but not always available or … Read more