Leading global wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (Eco Wave Power Global, Ticker Symbol: ECOWVE) and the UK Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), are pleased to announce the approval of a grant by the Wohl Clean Growth Alliance. The grant is awarded to the parties with the goal of promoting and facilitating the establishment … Read more
Europe’s first contactless bottle filling stations are being rolled out in the Fingal area by a local company Ecofil for Fingal County Council. The first of nine Ecofil units was installed in Howth village and the contactless installation is now in operation at the junction of Harbour Road and Abbey Road. The new bottle filling … Read more
Internet retail and web services giant Amazon has announced it is investing in a new 115-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Ardderroo in Co Galway, which will begin operating in 2022. Amazon said the new wind farm will support its Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in Ireland. The new project in Ardderroo adds to … Read more
Polecat Springs Group Water Scheme (GWS), working with Veolia, has become the first Group Water Scheme to use renewable energy to directly power its water treatment plant. Located near Elphin, County Roscommon, the site will be able to reduce energy costs by 70%, and cut carbon emissions, following the launch of a new solar panel … Read more
Ice Water, Ireland’s leading provider of premium filtered water, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Sustainable Water Achievement Award’ at the Annual Green Awards, which took place on February 25th in Dublin. This prestigious award recognises Ice Water for its innovative use of technology to replace bottled water with premium filtered solutions which … Read more
Workplace & Facilities Expo is clearly focused on delivering a high-level audience of decision makers from Ireland’s leading National & International companies. The name Workplace & Facilities Expo. (incorporating FM Ireland) reflects changing demands on businesses not only to provide functioning and effective facilities but ones that enhance the employee experience, improve wellbeing, increase … Read more
Mainstream Measurements Ltd’s new flow measurement system, developed with a Government-backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership, won an Innovate UK ‘Best of the Best’ Award national prize A LEADING company in ultrasonic open channel flowmeters was supported by a government-backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership to develop an innovative new product that will be marketed across the world. … Read more
8th of March 2019 was International Women’s Day (IWD) and Celtic Anglian Water Process Engineer Clionadh Williams is calling on Irish companies to play their part in encouraging more women to enter a career in engineering. This theme of this year’s IWD #Balanceforbetter highlights that gender balance drives a better working world. The statistics on … Read more
Increasingly stringent laws regarding water effluents give impetus to technology development, says Frost & Sullivan End users of wastewater treatment solutions have traditionally been technology-shy and prefer tried and tested solutions, mainly due to cost concerns. Technology developers are breaking through this barrier by offering resource recovery solutions that can help end users rapidly recoup … Read more
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Simon Coveney T.D. is to establish an Expert Commission shortly to make recommendations on a sustainable long-term funding model for the delivery of domestic public water and waste water services by Irish Water. The proposed terms of reference for the Commission are shown below, and … Read more