thomas The United States is starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the ‘Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium’ was established when US Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the governors from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina signed a … Read more
US Under-Secretary for Energy, Kristina Johnson, will address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas Joint Committees on Climate Change and Energy Security and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources today, Thursday, 8th July, at 3pm. As the leading industrial power in the world, the United States is the largest energy consumer in terms of total use. … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has reported that it has reduced its use of bottled water as part of the club’s 10:10 commitment. 10:10 is the climate change campaign which encourages individuals, organisations and governments to pledge to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% during 2010. The Premier League club had already installed mains-fed Tana Water … Read more
GE Energy plans to install up to five offshore demonstration wind turbines through two separate partnerships within the Norwegian and Swedish offshore wind industries. Both initiatives will feature the largest wind turbine in GE’s fleet, a 4.0-megawatt machine that includes a 110 meter rotor. GE’s 4.0-110 incorporates advanced drive train and control technologies and GE’s … Read more
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security today, Wednesday, 7th July, to discuss its report Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Projections 2010-2020. According to the latest report from the EPA, the recession and reduced industrial production have had a significant impact on carbon emissions … Read more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation of the EU. EIAs are carried out to make sure that the environmental impact of projects is taken into account before final decisions are made. Plans for roads, waste installations, power stations and a range of other projects must go … Read more
A new study involving conservationist Dr David Roberts from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, has revealed that thousands of rare flowering plant species worldwide may become extinct before scientists can even discover them. Combining their own methodology with data from the online World Checklist of Selected Plant Families at … Read more
Topaz, the country’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, is expanding into the aviation fuel sector, after agreeing a joint venture deal with Shell Aviation. The deal will see Topaz, the fully Irish owned and managed company, buy 50% of Shell Aviation Ireland to create a 50:50 joint venture that will sell aviation fuel in Ireland. … Read more
Following its recent successful funding, ResourceKraft, the energy management and cost control solutions provider, delivering software systems that help businesses in Ireland, UK, Europe and US effectively manage their energy costs, has announced two new appointments to its team. Peter MacNamara has joined ResourceKraft as chairman of the board. He brings a wealth of valuable … Read more
South West College, County Antrim, is the first educational institution in Ireland to sign a ‘heat contract’ with green energy company Rural Generation based in Londonderry, which will see the college save up to £25,000 on heat costs annually. The college, which houses its own Renewable Energy Academy at the Omagh campus, has already been … Read more