Iconic Quality fleet to be 100% zero emission by 2030 · Zero emission vehicle being used in trial to transport Guinness from St James’s Gate to Dublin Port · Zero emission trucks to deliver kegs in Dublin City 12 January: Today Guinness announced plans to introduce the first zero emission vehicles into its iconic Quality … Read more
Silicon Ranch, the solar energy company founded by former Gov. Phil Bredesen, announced Thursday it has raised $775 million in new equity capital. Manulife Investment Management committed a $400 million investment. Why it matters: Silicon Ranch has emerged as a major force in the energy industry with more than 150 solar-generating facilities in 15 states … Read more
“The more we produce our own renewable energy, the more protected Irish consumers are from very high prices for imported fossil fuels,” says Wind Energy Ireland CEO Noel Cunniffe. Every time a storm looks like it is about to hit Ireland, Donal Lordan should have more reasons to worry than most of us. This is … Read more
Homes and businesses face further energy price hikes in 2022 after natural gas costs soared once again in the days before Christmas. Gas traded at a new record high of €5.04 a therm – the unit in which it is traded – on the London market. The latest surge repeats a pattern that began last … Read more
Delivering High Quality Environmentally Conscious Building Solutions for Over 24 Years to the Irish Construction Community With the recent announcement from the Irish Government of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021 – 2030 valued at €165 billion, what does this mean to the construction sector, local jobs and the built environment within Ireland. The Taoiseach … Read more
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) will inject up to €200m into a climate portfolio that aims to reduce greenhouse gases and help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. ISIF, a State-owned body that operates under the auspices of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), has previously said that its aim is to invest €1bn in … Read more
The Heat Pump Association warmly welcomes the launch of the UK’s Heat and Buildings Strategy today in the hope that it will encourage exceptional market growth over the next few years. The Heat and Buildings Strategy published today (Tuesday 19th October) has unveiled phased out dates for the installation of fossil fuel heating, increased funding … Read more
SSE Renewables, Ireland’s leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy, has donated €1.1m to 412 projects through its annual Community Fund across Ireland in 2020/2021. Details of the total €1.1m donation SSE Renewables has made to Irish communities in the last year are contained in the company’s annual Community Investment Review, published today. The … Read more
ESB and dCarbonX have today launched ‘Green Hydrogen @ Kinsale,’ an integrated project to develop large-scale storage for green hydrogen off the coast of County Cork.This project – pending licence and planning approvals – could have the potential to store up to three TWh of green hydrogen and hydrogen carriers, the equivalent of approximately 10 … Read more
A first of its kind gas distribution test grid (MicroGrid) is being used to understand any changes to operational procedures needed for the gas network to transport up to 100% hydrogen in the future. The MicroGrid has been purpose-built by DNV and led by Northern Gas Networks (NGN) as part of the H21 project and … Read more