The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced the finalists of the SEAI Energy Awards 2020. The annual awards recognise and reward excellence in sustainable energy in business, communities, research, buildings, renewables and the public sector. Twenty-four applicants across eight categories have been shortlisted, with the winners to be selected by a VIP judging … Read more
BP cut its dividend for the first time in a decade after a record $6.7bn (€5.7bn) second-quarter loss, when the coronavirus crisis hammered fuel demand, and it sought to win over investors by speeding up its reinvention as a lower carbon company. Its shares rose more than 7%, however, after BP unveiled earlier than expected … Read more
Zipp Mobility, the Irish micromobility start-up, announced today that the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has approved the company’s e-scooter model for use in trials across the UK. The UK government recently announced plans to accelerate trials of rented e-scooter schemes as part of its strategy to explore less congested and greener methods of urban … Read more
New figures show that Ireland is on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy target following a “strong” few months. The aim for 2020 is to source 40% of the country’s electricity from renewables, and figures from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) show that wind provided 28.5% of Ireland’s electricity across April, May and … Read more
Facebook will help develop a new wind farm in Co Tipperary to power its expanding data centre campus in Clonee, Co Meath, and its European headquarters in Dublin. The project represents a new phase of Facebook’s 10-year power supply deal struck in 2016 with Brookfield Renewable Partners, the Canadian-based global fund that bought the wind … Read more
The Bord Gáis Energy Index increased by 5% in July as energy markets climb back from the lows seen in April, when Covid-19 lockdowns reduced energy demand in key markets. Growth in July was led by a 16% increase in electricity prices due to outages at some gas power stations and an increase in the … Read more
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
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
Gas Networks Ireland has won the “Health and Safety Initiative of the Year” award for its HazCon app at the Networks Awards 2020. The “Health and Safety Initiative of the year” award recognises exceptional commitment to all-round health and safety and is awarded to organisations who demonstrate an innovative, robust and high-quality safety management system … Read more
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