Electricity Disconnections – Oireachtas Communications Committee to Call in Bord Gais, ESB, Airtricity and Regulator

Following a doubling in the rate of electricity disconnections in the four months up to July and a warning by Bord Gais of a ‘social recession’, the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has agreed to call Bord Gais, ESB, Airtricty and the Commission for Energy Regulation to a meeting of the Committee. … Read more

€2 Million Construction Project to Bring Natural Gas to Cahir

Bord Gais Networks has unveiled plans for the construction project to bring natural gas to Cahir in County Tipperary. Work has already commenced on the Eur2 million construction programme which is expected to deliver natural gas to Cahir by early 2011. Cahir will be served from the existing Rochestown AGI (Above Ground Installation) off the … Read more

Renewable Gas Report – Potential New Source of Natural Gas

Bord Gais has launched a report on ‘The Future of Renewable Gas in Ireland’. Produced in association with UCC and Ernst & Young, the report outlines how grass and waste can be converted into natural gas that can then be used locally or piped into the national grid for distribution around Ireland. The report estimates … Read more

BE Programme in Energy Systems Engineering Launched at NUI Galway

NUI Galway has officially launched its BE Programme in Energy Systems Engineering. The new course, which will be based in the new Engineering Building currently under construction at NUI Galway, has been developed in partnership with key members of the energy industry including; ESB, GE Energy, Airtricity, Bord Gais, Wavebob, a wave energy technology company, … Read more