Kelly applauds Green Hydrogen agreement between Shannon Foynes and Rotterdam Ports

Ireland’s largest bulk port, Shannon Foynes, and Europe’s largest port, the Port of Rotterdam, have inked a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing a supply-chain corridor for exporting green hydrogen fuel from the west of Ireland’s abundant wind resource, Seán Kelly MEP has said. The agreement signifies a significant leap towards achieving Europe’s … Read more

ESB Group to collaborate with BladeBridge to repurpose wind turbine blades for new e-mobility Hub

Cork-based start-up BladeBridge to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure BladeBridge will collaborate with ESB Group to construct a new e-mobility Hub using decommissioned blades 30 January 2024 ESB is today announcing a new collaboration with BladeBridge, a Cork-based start-up specialising in wind turbine blade repurposing. The company had participated in the ‘2050 … Read more

Activ8 Powers Ahead: 2023 A Year of Sustainable Growth and Expansion

Activ8 created fifteen new jobs with the opening of new depot in Naas, Co. Kildare Acquisition of Allbrite Expansion into Scotland Activ8 expects to create new jobs on the commercial side in 2024 Carrickmacross, Monaghan – 25th January 2024:  Activ8 Solar Energies, Ireland’s foremost domestic and commercial solar panel installation company, has concluded a groundbreaking … Read more

Demand for gas decreased by 7% in 2023 as wind energy continues to rise: Gas Networks Ireland annual demand statement

Gas generated 47% of total electricity last year Demand for compressed natural gas (CNG) in transport increased by 20% Work continues on repurposing gas network for renewable energy Wednesday Jan 24, 2024: The 2023 Gas Networks Ireland annual demand statement shows that overall demand for gas in Ireland decreased by 7% year-on-year when compared to 2022, … Read more

Gas demand surpasses previous records set for the month of November – Gas Networks Ireland

In November, the last three days of the month saw exceptional levels of gas demand, with the 30th and the 28th respectively being the highest two November gas demand days ever recorded with gas playing a critical role in electricity supplies in Ireland. Spike driven by electricity generation The increase in gas demand during November was … Read more

Ireland to harness the power of green procurement with the CO2 Performance Ladder

The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) have launched a pilot of the highly successful CO2 Performance Ladder in Ireland. The first tender has been published by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), with other contracting authorities expecting to use the CO2 Performance Ladder over the coming months. The Government of Ireland’s annual public sector purchasing accounts for … Read more

Electric vehicles surpass diesel sales for first time

Electric vehicles accounted for 24% of all new cars sold between January and March – surpassing diesel sales for the first time.The statistics are contained in the Government’s new quarterly report into the implementation of its Climate Action Plan, which will be considered by Cabinet today.The report shows the Government has implemented 75% of the … Read more