The world is in a dark place, gripped by a pandemic that could rage for months and take countless lives. But it has led to an astonishing fall in air pollution in the most heavily populated parts of the planet. European Space Agency (ESA) satellites offer remarkable, colour-coded animations to illustrate the change: carbon emissions … Read more
ASCO, the global integrated materials and logistics management company, has acquired full ownership of NORM Solutions Ltd, a leading provider of specialist cleaning, treatment and disposal services for oilfield equipment contaminated with Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM). The acquisition reflects ASCO’s overall strategy to continually strengthen its specialist waste and decommissioning capabilities and provide its … Read more
World leading thermal storage company Sunamp and pioneering clean energy ownership platform Ripple Energy have a signed a memorandum of understanding to provide Ripple customers with zero carbon heating and hot water solutions. Ripple Energy enables people to part-own large scale wind farms to supply their homes with clean, low cost electricity. Ripple partners … Read more
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have been awarded ISO 50001 from Certification Europe for their Energy Management System for the energy use under the control of dlr. ISO 50001 is an internationally recognised certified energy management system for organisations. An Cathaoirleach, Councillor Shay Brennan said “dlr play an exemplar role in energy efficiency and continue to … Read more
The Bord Gáis Energy Index fell 15% during February as the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak spread beyond China, threatening global energy demand and growth. Oil prices fell 12% on concerns that the increasing threat from the virus could dampen global demand. Gas prices also fell during February, dropping 21% on robust supply and the negative … Read more
The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) welcomes the publication of the final terms and conditions for the first auction of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). The first auction (RESS-1) is scheduled to take place in July this year in line with timelines set out in 2019 by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and … Read more
Polecat Springs Group Water Scheme (GWS), working with Veolia, has become the first Group Water Scheme to use renewable energy to directly power its water treatment plant. Located near Elphin, County Roscommon, the site will be able to reduce energy costs by 70%, and cut carbon emissions, following the launch of a new solar panel … Read more
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today published its Energy- Related CO2 Emissions in Ireland report. The report shows that energy-related CO2 emissions declined slightly in 2018, even as energy use increased. This was due to changes in the mix of fuels used, particularly for electricity generation, where more renewable energy and less coal … Read more
Repurposing water bottles and aluminium cans to make wind turbines, it’s all in a module’s work for 130 undergraduates in UCC. The first-year engineering students are participating in an initiative to increase interest in energy engineering as part of a module sponsored by Statkraft which is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy and has its … Read more
Battery storage will be brought to the wastewater treatment plant in Preston, which serves 260,000 local homes and businesses Zenobe and United Utilities’ partnership will bring significant benefits to water customers and the environment This will be the largest battery system in the UK water industry, part of the sector’s intent to achieve net zero … Read more