The European Commission is urging Ireland to comply with a law designed to prevent industrial pollution as a number of its agricultural installations still do not meet the requirements of the EU Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), which aims to prevent and control industrial emissions to air, water, and soil. The Commission … Read more
Shannon based Smart Grid technology company FMC-Tech has been selected as a partner of GE as part of GE’s $200 million global ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid. The Challenge, launched on July 13th, 2010, was created to find and fund ideas to accelerate the development and deployment of power grid technology. In this first round … Read more
The Dublin office of RPS, the environmental, engineering, planning and communications consultancy, has been appointed by the EU Commission to manage and promote The European Green Capitals Award across EU Member States. The appointment follows an open tender process and is for the co-ordination of a Europe-wide competition and adjudication panel, as well as an … Read more
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security will discuss sustainable forestry and carbon off-setting with a number of forestry groups at its meeting today, Wednesday 24th November. Among those attending the meeting are: John McCarthy, None SoHardy Nurseries; Brendan Lacy, Irish Timber Growers Association; and Pat Hennessy, chairman of IFA Farm Forestry … Read more
Energy provider Energia has completed it new 10MW wind farm at Drumlough Hill, Buncrana in County Donegal. The twelve new wind turbines will increase the electricity generated at Drumlough Hill to 15MW. “Energia has consistently been one of the largest investors in Ireland’s renewable sector and currently has 255MW of operational renewable electricity capacity contracted within its … Read more
350 EARTH, the first global art show on climate change, has kicked off by launching several symbolic performances seen from space that bring people and planet together to highlight the hazards of global warming. From the coast of the Dominican Republic to downtown Los Angeles, thousands of volunteers joined renowned artists to launch a weeklong … Read more
Belfield Technologies, a new energy management venture, has received a runner-up award in the NovaUCD’s 2010 Start-Up competition. Belfield Technologies (www.belfieldtechnologies.com) has developed a technology to assist public and private organisations to reduce their energy costs and associated carbon footprints. The HID LightSaver, a High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting control system, is programmable and compatible … Read more
The Government has announced new funding for renewable energy companies in Ireland. Funding will be made available through NER300, a financing instrument managed jointly by the European Commission, European Investment Bank and Member States of the European Union. It will assist eight carbon capture and storage and 34 renewable energy projects in the EU. Single … Read more
The European Commission has presented its energy infrastructure priorities for the next two decades, aimed at making networks fit for the 21st century. In the Communication, the Commission defines EU priority corridors for the transport of electricity, gas and oil. This map of priorities will serve as a basis for future permit granting and financing … Read more
ESB International (ESBI) has been selected as part of a consortium to support the establishment of a Clean Energy Network between the European Union and the Gulf Co-operation Council countries. The Network aims to promote greater technological and policy cooperation between the EU and the Gulf countries in the area of clean energy. Under the … Read more