An extensive set of best environmental management practices (BEMPs) has been identified and analysed by the JRC to allow organisations within the retail trade sector to minimise their direct and indirect impact on the environment. In its comprehensive report [pdf,7.54MB], the JRC describes several techniques, measures and actions to improve the energy performance, the sustainability … Read more
Foresight Group (Foresight) and the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) have today announced the investment of £20 million into the construction of the Evermore Renewable Energy 15.8MWe wood fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) station to be built on a ten acre site in Derry/Londonderry at the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners land at … Read more
Slate and metal producer Tegral is to invest of €7.3m in its manufacturing plant in Athy, Co Kildare, which will mean the creation of 30 new jobs. Ten of the new jobs have already been filled and the rest will be created in November. In terms of the investment, €2.1m will be spent immediately on … Read more
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has accused waste firms of using landfill levy increases as a “smokescreen” to disproportionately raise household bin collection charges. Mr Hogan has complained to the National Consumer Agency about misleading information issued by some waste collection companies to their customers about landfill levies. A number of bin collectors raised … Read more
In March 2011, its “2030 vision” was still championing such boom-time projects as Metro North and Dart Underground. But the “implementation programme” is much more modest in scale. It no longer even mentions Metro North, a largely underground Luas line that would have run from St Stephen’s Green to Swords via Dublin Airport. The €4 … Read more
Environmental sustainability is rewarded for Dawn Meats Dawn Meats’ hard work in achieving an ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management has been rewarded as the company was crowned winners of the “Best Short Term Energy and Carbon Management” category at the 2Degrees Sustainability Champions Awards 2013, at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Dawn Meats is … Read more
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced the sales of its 100,000th zero-emission car. Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately 841 million zero-emission kilometers – enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times. Together, they represent 53 million liters of oil saved and 124 million kg of CO2 that have not been emitted. “The … Read more
A partnership comprised of three Irish organisations has secured €3.3m in EU funding under the FINESCE smart-energy project to study how future internet technologies can be applied to advance smart-energy systems. ESB Networks, in partnership with Intune Networks and the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG), has been awarded the funding following a competitive process … Read more
The European Investment Bank has adopted new guidelines to reinforce support for investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy grids. Over the last 10 months the EU Bank has undertaken a comprehensive review to ensure that its energy lending criteria reflect EU energy and climate policy, as well as current investment trends. Following the … Read more
Bord na Móna increased turnover by 11% to a record Eur426.1 million for the year ended March 2013. Operating profit (after exceptional items) increased to Eur23.5 million as compared to a loss of Eur3.7 million in 2012. Profit for the financial year (after exceptional items) of Eur9.2 million compares to a loss of Eur16.0 million in … Read more