Irish smart energy company GridBeyond has raised £9 million (€ 10.5 million) in a Series B financing round as it looks to scale the business further and expand into new markets. The company, formerly known as Endeco Technologies, also intends to use the new investment to double its workforce over the next three years, invest … Read more
Aalborg Energie Technik a/s (AET) will assist MAV Elektrik to achieve cleaner air, prevent water and soil contamination in addition to providing a commercial income from chicken litter which was previously seen as a waste product. With the high efficiency power plant, called MAV Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (MAV), located in the agricultural … Read more
Workplace & Facilities Expo is clearly focused on delivering a high-level audience of decision makers from Ireland’s leading National & International companies. The name Workplace & Facilities Expo. (incorporating FM Ireland) reflects changing demands on businesses not only to provide functioning and effective facilities but ones that enhance the employee experience, improve wellbeing, increase … Read more
Crowley Carbon, the energy efficiency company founded by Cork entrepreneur Norman Crowley, is on target to double its overall revenues to €200 million this year as it continues its work with some of the largest businesses in the world. In an interview with Inside Business, a podcast by The Irish Times, Mr Crowley said the group … Read more
Small manufacturing businesses are being offered a chance to cut emissions and make energy savings under a new Green for Micro programme in the southeast. The scheme is an Enterprise Ireland initiative aimed at manufacturers with fewer than ten employees and could end up being rolled out nationally to help businesses move to a low-carbon … Read more
Lidl Ireland, together with supplier Meade Potato Company, has announced the introduction of their 100% compostable form fill potato bag. This bag, which is the first of its kind in the potato category in Ireland, harnesses existing efficient packing machines and eliminates conventional plastic making it fully compostable. The 2kg Meade White Potatoes are available … Read more
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) is pleased to announce Bord na Móna (BNM) as the premium sponsor for their upcoming National Bioenergy Conference which will take place in Croke Park on February 26th next. The conference titled “Bioenergy – Inspiring the Industry with Opportunity and Vision” will bring together professionals, industry representatives, researchers, farmers, foresters, … Read more
BrightWind (www.brightwindanalysis.com) has secured €162,000 in funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to support the company in building a new wind and solar resource data management platform. The platform will be used by researchers to enable them to better understand Ireland’s wind and solar power and thus contribute to the generation of … Read more
The Falls Hotel & Spa in Ennistymon, Co. Clare have set themselves apart from the crowd within the highly competitive Irish hospitality sector, by announcing their status as the first and only hotel in the country to generate power from its own hydroelectricity plant. Originally owned and operated by Dan McCarthy and now run by his … Read more
Pinergy, the smart energy provider, is kickstarting the new year with a brand new promotion for electric vehicle users, as part of their Pinergy Drive solutions. This unique promotion, ‘Free Fridays’, gives Pinergy Drive residential customers the opportunity to enjoy free electric vehicle (EV) charging every Friday throughout 2020 and start the weekend with a … Read more