thomas University College Dublin spinout OxyMem has been named in the Global Cleantech 100. OxyMem is the only Irish company to make the list which represents the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech. More than 6,000 companies from 60 countries were nominated for inclusion in the list, announced this week in San Francisco. The companies … Read more
Atlantis Resources is to decommission its landmark 1.2MW SeaGen S tidal device after seven years of operation at Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough. The Edinburgh outfit, which acquired SeaGen manufacturer Marine Current Turbines from Siemens last April, has set a target date of June to begin the 12-month decommissioning process. The grid-connected device featuring two 600kW turbines … Read more
The Irish energy supplier Vayu Energy is to expand into Northern Ireland and target the business market in a move that is likely to initially create up to 20 jobs. The independent energy supplier will supply natural gas, electricity and renewables to large scale users in the industrial and commercial sectors. Vayu was awarded a gas shipping … Read more
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today launched its ‘Manufacturing Ireland’ campaign and new association, the Irish Manufacturers Association (IMA). The Manufacturing Ireland campaign sets out a vision for Ireland’s manufacturing sector which calls on the next government to: Commit to spending an additional €10 billion on infrastructure projects by 2020 Provide new funding … Read more
The future of solar power will be analysed and debated at a major conference in Cork this Friday. Energy Cork will host the event, which is the first major conference on solar power in Ireland. Michael Quirk, chairman of Energy Cork, said Ireland was poised to play its part in the growth of this source … Read more
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, T.D., announced the allocation of €13.5 million in 2016 for sustainable transport projects in our regional cities. Among the types of projects that will benefit from this funding are road improvements and junction upgrades to improve bus priority, the provision of additional cycle infrastructure and enhanced … Read more
Energy group Viridian moved back into the black last year, posting an after tax profit of €7.5 million, compared to a loss of €21.9 million the previous year. The company, which owns electricity and gas suppliers Energia and Power NI, reported a turnover of €90.3 million for the 12 months to March 31st 2015. This is down from the … Read more
GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company based in Dungarvan Co. Waterford, received the overall environmental excellence award at the Ibec Environment Awards 2015/2016 in Dublin. GlaxoSmithKline is one of the largest employers in the South East, employing 750 people. Ibec Director of Corporate, Strategic and International Affairs and Chair of the awards judging panel, Mary Rose Burke … Read more
The recent White Paper on Energy Policy published by the Department of Energy, Communications and Natural Resources acknowledged that Solar photovoltaic (PV) is part of the solution for the generation of zero-carbon electricity in Ireland. Energy Cork will host Ireland’s first major conference on solar power in Ireland to discuss the development of Solar PV, … Read more
Coillte and SSE Plc have jointly completed financing for €176m for the construction of the second and final stage of Galway Wind Park. The financing deal is the largest-ever for a single wind energy asset in Ireland. The total 169MW project, located south-west of Oughterard, is set to be Ireland’s largest wind farm. Phase 1 … Read more