Clearpower, the Wicklow based bio-energy and organic waste management company, has won the ‘Green Business Award’ at the national final of the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. Established in 2002, privately owned Clearpower creates renewable energy in the form of heat or electricity using products such as wood chip, wood pellets and organic waste. Clearpower … Read more
The European Commission has launched the 2011 call for project proposals under the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) funding programme. €57 million are available to co-fund projects that facilitate the widespread use of renewable energy and help realise Europe’s energy saving potential. The projects funded under the Intelligent Energy – Europe programme are designed to … Read more
The Western Development Commission has launched the RASLRES project, which seeks to promote the production of biomass in the West of Ireland. RASLRES (Regional Approaches to Stimulation Local Renewable Energy Solutions) is a Eur3 million multi-national European bio-energy project funded by the Northern Periphery Programme which seeks to build awareness of opportunities for rural communities … Read more