The Government has launched ‘Developing a Green Enterprise’, a concise guide for businesses in Ireland to the supports (including State-funded programmes) offered by the various State agencies with responsibility for environment, enterprise development and energy. The Green Enterprise Guide has been developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), … Read more
The count down has started to achieve Europe’s 20% energy efficiency target for 2020. If nothing changes in the coming years, the EU will achieve only half of the target. A new set of measures for increased Energy Efficiency has recently been proposed by the European Commission to fill the gap and put the EU … Read more
New research at the University of Leicester in England is using nanotechnology to create energy efficient materials. With the increasing worldwide demand for energy there is a pressure to use the finite energy resources wisely whilst reducing one of the major areas of energy consumption, transportation, which accounts for more than 20% of the world’s … Read more
Dr Arthur H Rosenfeld (pictured) of the USA and Dr Philipp Rutberg of Russia have been presented with the 2011 Global Energy Prize, which rewards innovation and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges. The Global Energy Prize is one of the world’s most respected awards in energy science, awarding 33 million roubles … Read more
New jobs and entire industry sectors are expected to blossom with Dublin-based Cosain launching Ireland’s first Carbon Trading Platform by linking with Carbon Trade Exchange, the world’s first online platform for businesses to trade carbon credits. “Irish business and the Irish people who offset their carbon costs and trade locally generated carbon credits, will help the economy … Read more
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, has launched Better Energy – The National Upgrade Programme, which is designed to streamline the existing residential programmes, support jobs and help consumers lower their energy bills. The Programme will replace the three existing programmes: Home Energy Saving Scheme (HES), Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) and … Read more
The Government, as part of its Jobs Initiative package, has allocated additional expenditure of €30 million in 2011 to the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources for the national energy retrofitting programme. Additional Exchequer funding of €19 million is to be supplemented by €11 million savings from within that Department’s existing allocation. This will … Read more
Tata Steel, Europe’s second largest steel producer, has invested £53 million at its plant at Port Talbot in Wales to reduce its external power requirements by about 15% and contribute towards making the site self-sufficient in energy. The investment will introduce a new cooling system in the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) plant that will have … Read more
The next lecture in the RDS Energy Lecture Series is ‘Energy Efficiency in the Home’. Speakers will include Josephine Maguire, Programme Manager – Retrofit, SEAI, and Joe Durkan, Programme Manager – Smart Metering and Smart Grid, SEAI. The National Retrofit Programme will play a major role in achieving our national and European energy saving targets. … Read more
ESB Electric Ireland has won a Eur22 million contract to supply eircom Group’s strategic energy requirements over the next two years. As part of the contract, ESB Electric Ireland will supply electricity to 81 major telephone exchanges and installations and eircom’s new corporate headquarters at Heuston South Quarter, and support the company with long range … Read more