New double-sided solar panels installed on Kilkenny dairy farm

The first bifacial module (double-sided solar panel) test site in the Republic of Ireland has been unveiled in Co. Kilkenny by Elgin Energy. The new solar technology has been installed on a dairy farm in Skeoughvosteen, Co. Kilkenny, according to the energy firm. The test site will monitor the energy output of this new set-up. … Read more

Ingka Group to increase its sustainability investments by €600M over coming 12 months

Ingka Group will accelerate its investments to further enable the transition to reach the IKEA overall commitment to become climate positive by 2030. Over the coming year, the company has committed to invest €600 million more into companies, solutions and its own operations to enable the transition to a net zero carbon economy. This increases its … Read more

Europe’s First Contactless Bottle Filling Stations rolled out in Fingal area

Europe’s first contactless bottle filling stations are being rolled out in the Fingal area by a local company Ecofil for Fingal County Council. The first of nine Ecofil units was installed in Howth village and the contactless installation is now in operation at the junction of Harbour Road and Abbey Road. The new bottle filling … Read more

Dogger Bank Wind Farm signs contract for largest ever inter-array cable order with DEME Offshore

Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed the contract with DEME Offshore for the largest ever inter-array cable order which, subject to the project reaching Financial Close, will be installed at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The far-reaching scope of this ground-breaking contract includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the subsea … Read more

Lenalea gets green light in Ireland’s first RESS auction

SSE Renewables is delighted to announce its proposed 30.5MW Lenalea onshore wind project in Co. Donegal, a 50/50 joint venture project with partners Coillte Renewable Energy, has received the green light for development after it provisionally won a contract for low carbon power in Ireland’s first competitive auction for onshore wind. The provisional results of … Read more

Green energy auction a ‘big step’

Nineteen new wind farms around the country have provisionally secured contracts under the State’s new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme. The scheme, which counts as State aid, received final approval from the European Commission last month. It forms part of a Government plan to see 70pc of Ireland’s electricity generated from renewable sources by 2030. The … Read more

Veolia highlights significant carbon reductions by using energy recovery facilities to treat clinical waste

Veolia, the UK’s leading resource management company, is highlighting how significant emissions reductions can be achieved by using energy recovery facilities, ERF, to dispose of the more than 61,000 tonnes of orange bagged clinical and infectious waste that arises each year. Recent successful demonstrations show that by using ERF this type of clinical waste can  … Read more