Savings of €23 million were made by organisations entering this year’s Sustainable Energy Awards, with a further €13 million in savings projected over the coming years. Hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland, the eighth annual Awards, held in Dublin tonight, saw all business sectors recognised for … Read more
Pfizer chose Enerit ISO 50001 software to implement its energy management program, and was certified to the standard in four months, a record time. Pfizer’s Loughbeg site in Ireland has become the first Pfizer pharmaceutical plant worldwide to achieve the ISO 50001 standard. The pharmaceutical company has long been recognised as one of the industry … Read more
Flogas Ireland Limited has been successful in protecting its position as a leading supplier of LP Gas in the LP Gas cylinder market. Flogas has been forced to take legal proceedings against Trugas Limited, based in Castlebellingham, Co. Louth. As part of these proceedings, the company sought a number of interlocutory injunctions against Trugas Limited. … Read more
Building on President Obama’s historic national program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. Cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks are currently responsible for … Read more
Energy watchdog Ofgem gas has agreed to part fund an “ambitious” £10.7m smart grid trial in the North West which could double the capacity of power networks – without installing new cables or overhead lines. As part of the ‘Capacity to Customers’ project, electricity distribution company Electricity North West (ENW) plans to open up half … Read more
The oil and gas industry’s biggest supply firm was sold last night (November 27). The firm, ASCO Group which was owned by Phoenix Equity Partners, has been bought by Doughty Hanson. ASCO supplies goods from drilling equipment to food supplies to oil rigs it is also involved in oilfield waste management. The company, which has … Read more
Irish and United Kingdom ministers have pledged to work together to unlock the potential of ocean power around the coastlines and called on the European Union (EU) to back the technology. Ministers last week called on the EU to give its full backing to the development of massive ocean energy resources available in the UK … Read more
The European Commission has released the selection results for the 2011 call for project proposals under the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) programme. Notifications are underway to open negotiations with the 54 projects which were selected from over 340 proposals to receive a share of the Eur66 million available under this year’s call. These 54 … Read more
UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced that six projects are to share £57 million of funding to help local power networks become smarter. The money comes from Ofgem’s £500 million Low Carbon Networks Fund (LCN Fund). The projects will run in several areas across Britain, piloting new technology and commercial arrangements. They will create learning … Read more
Star Refrigeration has installed a bespoke cooling system at a UK data centre operated by a major financial institution for retail and commercial banking. A world leader in cooling and heating system innovation, Star replaced an existing R22 refrigeration plant with a highly energy efficient, low maintenance solution. Star has provided the banking client with … Read more