Purcell Construction is a leading Irish Building Contractor, operating from offices in Galway & Dublin. In 2020, the company embarked upon a project to introduce LEAN across their business and took to sourcing a partner for the deployment. Crystal Lean Solutions (CLS) were appointed as their LEAN partner. Purcell Construction selected CLS as a partner for … Read more
THE recently revealed WATT EV (WEVC) engineered prototype, the eCV1, a next-generation electric light commercial vehicle, which garnered much attention following its April unveiling, will once again be on display, this time at Farnborough’s ITT HUB on the 10th and 11th May. On the back of a very busy and engaging Commercial Vehicle Show at … Read more
Electric vehicles accounted for 24% of all new cars sold between January and March – surpassing diesel sales for the first time.The statistics are contained in the Government’s new quarterly report into the implementation of its Climate Action Plan, which will be considered by Cabinet today.The report shows the Government has implemented 75% of the … Read more
Irish wind farms had a strong start to the year, with a new record for the most electricity ever produced in the month of January. The January Wind Energy Report showed that 41% of the country’s power came from wind last month, up 9% on January 2022. However, the industry warned delays in the planning … Read more
The final call for submissions to the ECO-UNESCO 2023 Young Environmentalist Awards (YEAs) is Tuesday, 28th February 2023. The Young Environmentalist Awards are a nationwide programme that recognises and rewards young people aged 10-18 who have taken environmental action in their school or community by generating creative solutions to solve environmental issues. Encouraging young people … Read more
Sodexo UK & Ireland has today announced that it has seen a 33% reduction in its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since its baseline year of 2017, equating to over 300,000 tCO2e. The reduction in GHG emissions has been achieved by implementing a continuous improvement strategy including the designing and introduction … Read more
Eighty-two designated older persons homes in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s housing stock have received significant energy upgrades under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for social housing. Speaking at an event in Beaufort to mark the completion of the 2022 programme of works, Councillor Mary Hanafin, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, said: “I am pleased … Read more
€240,000,000 financing has been secured by Irish solar developer Power Capital Renewable Energy from an Eiffel Investment Group led set of investors to construct over 1.2 GW of solar assets in Ireland and expand internationally. Dublin and Paris, 16th of January 2023: Power Capital Renewable Energy, Ireland’s leading solar Independent Power Producer (IPP), today announced the closing … Read more
16th January 2023: Renewable Energy specialists Bureau Veritas is pleased to announce its partnership with SSE Renewables to its growing Renewable Energy division client portfolio. Following a competitive tender process, the team at Bureau Veritas has been awarded the Project Certification of Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2, off the East coast of Ireland at … Read more
A national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills, reduce climate-heating emissions and ensure energy security, according to a cross-party committee of MPs. Boosting efficiency in homes and businesses is the fastest way to cut energy use but the government missed a “crucial window of opportunity” last summer, the report from … Read more