Brites wood pellets, made by Ireland’s leading wood pellet manufacturer Balcas in County Fermanagh, are the first in Ireland to receive certification under ENplus, the new standard for premium quality wood pellets across Europe. The new ENplus certification is the first of its kind and the Austrian certification body in co-operation with the European Pellet … Read more
Calor has introduced a new One-Stop-Shop service designed to encourage homeowners to make the switch from oil to cleaner, more energy efficient, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). There are over 600,000 homes in rural Ireland that cannot access the natural gas network. By choosing Calor Gas, rural dwellers can have gas delivered to a bulk storage … Read more
The works could see Thames Water become the UK’s largest on-site solar power producer and industrial user and help it achieve its target of reducing its greenhouse emissions by 20% on its 1990 levels by 2015. Under the deal, Ennoviga Solar will initially install photovoltaic systems at three key sites in London, which will … Read more
Ocean energy project Westwave, led by ESB, has been awarded a €238,000 grant by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The grant, awarded under SEAI’s Ocean Energy Prototype Research and Development Programme, focuses on the development of ocean energy devices and systems. It’s payable after the applicant achieves specific milestones, including grid feasibility studies, … Read more
Offshore wind energy capacity increased in the first half year of 2011, with a 4.5% rise in installations compared to the corresponding period of 2010. According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 101 new offshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 348 Megawatt (MW), were connected to the power grids in the UK, Germany … Read more
The Government has launched ‘Developing a Green Enterprise’, a concise guide for businesses in Ireland to the supports (including State-funded programmes) offered by the various State agencies with responsibility for environment, enterprise development and energy. The Green Enterprise Guide has been developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), … Read more
HaloIPT, a global leader in Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) systems for wirelessly charging electric vehicles has formed a new strategic partnership with Drayson Racing Technologies, the green R&D racing organisation founded by Lord Drayson, former UK Minister for Science and Innovation. The partnership will use HaloIPT’s wireless charging technology to power high-performance cars as they … Read more
GE has finalised the acquisition of Ireland-based FMC-Tech, a leading provider of smart grid technology equipment providing real-time power line monitoring capabilities. The acquisition, first announced in May, marks another milestone in both GE’s dedication to smart grid excellence and its commitment to smart grid development in the UK and Ireland. FMC Tech comes to … Read more
ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to develop the first wave energy project in Ireland by 2015 by … Read more
C&F Green Energy is to create 145 new jobs in Athenry, County Galway over the next three years supported by Enterprise Ireland. The jobs are aligned to the commercial manufacturing of the C&F Green Energy’s range of new small wind turbines which have been in development over the past two years. These turbines, ranging from … Read more