Irish Water is appealing to people to conserve water when they can following a significant upsurge in usage since the imposition of Covid-19 restrictions. It said treatment plants are already working to their maximum capacity. Irish Water said domestic metering data shows that households are using an additional 24 litres of water per person per day, a … Read more
Lidl Ireland, together with Connacht-based supplier Aurivo Co-operative, has announced the introduction of plant-based milk cartons to their Coolree Creamery own-brand range. The new cartons will save 160 tonnes of CO2 equivalents annually and have a 31% lower carbon footprint compared with the same standard packaging. The announcement sees Lidl continue to deliver on its … Read more
Energy Systems Catapult is launching an Innovator Challenge call for SMEs developing Low Carbon Interoperable Energy Solutions in collaboration with Climate-KIC and supported by Energy Capital – part of the West Midlands Combined Authority. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products and services that enable the integration of low carbon solutions within complex urban … Read more
The Bord Gáis Energy Index fell 6% in April following another tumultuous month in global energy markets as restrictions to combat the spread of Covid-19 continued to impact economic activity and energy demand. After falling over 50% in March, oil prices managed to claw back some ground in April gaining 11%. Oil, however, was the … Read more
06 May 2020: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today released data which shows that CO2 emissions from all energy use fell 3.9% in 2019, equivalent to 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂. This marks the biggest annual reduction in CO2 emissions since 2011, at the height of the last recession. Emissions in 2019 were … Read more
Specialist energy teams from Veolia have now extended the services they provide to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England. With the aim of lowering costs and cutting carbon emissions across three key hospitals serving a population of around 736,700 people, the services will be delivered under … Read more
SPE International Oilfield Scale Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Aberdeen from 24–25 June, is to move from a face-to-face event to a 3-day virtual conference and exhibition. Due to the ongoing global public health concerns related to COVID-19, the rapidly changing environment – and following extensive consultation with key partners and stakeholders … Read more
Plant Reliability specialist AVT Reliability® has enhanced its Machine Sentry® suite of cloud-based condition monitoring tools with the launch of its long range, low energy Bluetooth® router, Gateway.pppppppppppppppppppppp Easy to install and simple to use, Machine Sentry Gateway removes the need for manual data collection from MSF-1 sensors. This improves workforce safety and frees up … Read more
BP reported a 66 per cent drop in first-quarter earnings and higher debt levels as the collapse in oil demand and crude prices triggered by the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the UK energy major’s finances. The company said consumption of refined products had fallen dramatically in March, when governments around the world took … Read more
The Government has given an extra 23 days for objections to be made to planning applications because of Covid-19 restrictions. Environmentalists say the pause is not long enough. However, the construction industry and homeless charities are worried about delays building up in the planning system. Attracta Uí Bhroin of the Irish Environmental Network said that people … Read more