Supported by SEAI, Coillte, Eirgird and The Green Way amongst others, The Inaugural National Cleantech Summit takes place in Croke Park on November 20 & 21. A stellar line up of national and international speakers will share their ideas and experiences on topics such as Waste, Water, Smart Cities, Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Green … Read more
The Marine Renewable Infrastructure Network (MARINET), co-ordinated by University College Cork (UCC), is pleased to announce the opening of the fifth and final call on September 16th offering free-of-charge use of Irish and European leading test facilities for marine renewable energy R&D. Access to academic expertise is included under the call, with the EC funding … Read more
Comprehensive report containing 92 indicators about environmental data from various government departments and agencies. Indicators are divided into nine seperate domains covering air, greenhouse gas and climate change, water, land use, energy, transport, waste, biodiversity and heritage, and environmental economy. Most of the indicators are presented in a time-series format for Ireland, while the international … Read more
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced the sales of its 100,000th zero-emission car. Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately 841 million zero-emission kilometers – enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times. Together, they represent 53 million liters of oil saved and 124 million kg of CO2 that have not been emitted. “The … Read more
The European Commission has announced €600 million of new funding to unblock congestion in Europe’s airspace. The Commission is looking to head off a capacity crunch as the number of flights is forecast to increase by 50% over the next 10-20 years. The goal is to develop the new technology needed to deliver Europe’s Single … Read more
World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may reach 68.3 million in 2013. When cars are combined with light trucks, total light vehicle production rose from … Read more
Ecocem Ireland has launched its eco-friendly general purpose cement in a new 25kg bag. The launch means that Ecocem’s eco-friendly cement is now available for consumers to buy in local builder’s merchants and suppliers. The cement, which among other things reduces the carbon footprint of traditional cement by over 50%, is the highest quality, strongest, … Read more
Greenhouse gases fell by 3.3 % in the EU in 2011, leading to the lowest level of emissions in reports going back to 1990. The decrease in 2011 was also the third largest over this period, according to official data compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and reported by the EU to the United … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully bid for £5 million from the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Green Bus Fund. The majority of the money will be used, alongside existing TfL budget, to purchase 90 hybrid buses – that will bolster what is already Europe’s largest fleet of green buses. Around £360,000 will be used … Read more
New research by the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO), a climate change and finance think tank, shows large quantities of emissions are not being accounted for in Europe. Public disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions among the leading European companies is highly inconsistent with only just over 50% of companies correctly adopting the basic principles of greenhouse … Read more