For the past three years in Dublin, SolarPrint has been quietly developing its solar cell technology, which has the potential to transform the wireless sensor industry and help buildings, especially homes, become smarter and leaner in terms of their energy usage.The company is now ready to share its technology with the world. This week, SolarPrint … Read more
IWEA is delighted to announce that the Autumn Conference will take place in the INEC in Killarney on Thursday 6th October 2011. The main sponsor for the event is Coillte and supporting sponsor is Enercon. Lunch will be sponsored by Malachy Walsh & Partners, Ecocem are the Exhibition Audio Visuals sponsor and Avonmore Electrical are the … Read more
Reflecting the reality of the extremely difficult position in the public finances the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will have a significant reduction in the finances available (€200 million in 2012) to it for capital spending over the next five years. However the focus will be on getting the most from the … Read more
Brent crude dipped below $112 a barrel today, after sharp falls a day earlier, as growing concerns over Europe’s debt crisis overshadowed signs of resilient oil demand from China. Brent crude fell 51 cents a barrel to $111.80 earlier, after settling down $2.69 yesterday at $112.31, its first fall in five sessions. U.S. crude traded … Read more
MEITHEAL na Gaoithe, the Irish Windfarmers Cooperative Society Annual Conference will take place in Hotel Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, on Friday. With expectations heightened from the recent REFIT announcement in Brussels, Andrew Doyle TD, Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture, will deliver the keynote address on the anticipations and prospects for the … Read more
Executives from the Northern Ireland renewable energy development and energy technology group, Gaelectric, have met with members of the NI Enterprise Trade and Investment (ETI) Committee to highlight the contribution of the renewable energy sector in Northern Ireland to economic development and energy security. Also discussed were barriers to the development of the local renewable … Read more
Trinity College Dublin-based Genable Technologies has secured €5m in financing to help progress its gene therapy technology to pioneer new therapies for the cure for retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that can lead to blindness. The biopharmaceutical firm is developing new gene medicines to treat ‘dominant’ genetic diseases based on the work of Prof Jane Farrar, … Read more
The continued volatility in the commodity markets was reflected in a 1pc increase in the Bord Gáis Energy Index (BGEI) for October. While the index recorded a 3pc increase in the price of oil for the month, the gains in oil prices were offset by falls in both coal and electricity prices, said the company … Read more
The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future, as it heads for an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has today warned. That’s unless there’s a bold change of policy direction. “Delaying action is a false economy: for every US$1 of investment in cleaner technology that is avoided … Read more
ENERGY AND distribution group DCC expects this year’s profits to fall 5 per cent, unless last winter’s big freeze makes a return. DCC said yesterday that operating profits fell 14 per cent to €58.3 million from €67.9 million in the six months ending September 30th, the first half of its financial year. The company expects … Read more