Electric Ireland Awards 5 Year Service Contract to Abtran

Electric Ireland has chosen Abtran, the Irish business process outsourcing company, as its continued partner in the delivery of proactive service solutions to its 1.2 million customers by committing to a further five year contract. Abtran is headquartered in Cork. Abtran, which has worked with Electric Ireland since 2004, will endeavor to re-engineer the current … Read more

Online Platform to Assist Energy Transactions on Ireland’s First Interconnector to Wales

EirGrid has taken a significant step closer to the start of trading on the East West electricity Interconnector with the launch of a new online auction management platform that will facilitate the purchase of interconnector capacity, as well as detail auction calendars and products. The system also manages trading on the Moyle Interconnector linking Northern … Read more

UK Business Benefits From Competitive Energy Market

UK businesses are reaping the rewards of an extremely competitive energy market, as new market entrants and specialist small providers drive up standards and lower costs, according to latest research from independent analyst, Datamonitor. The research, based on interviews with 2,000 major energy using businesses (companies spending over £50,000 per year on either gas or … Read more

VAYU iPhone App to Aid Control of Energy Costs

Vayu, the independent business to business energy provider, has launched a new iPhone app, allowing businesses to access real time energy market information on the move. The new service is available to all businesses and is particularly relevant to companies facing large energy bills. The new iVayu app offers subscribers and existing Vayu customers up … Read more

ESB’s Next Generation €360m Power Plant at Aghada Sets New Standards

ESB’s recently completed 435 megawatts natural gas-fired power plant at its Aghada site near Middleton in County Cork is the most efficient and cleanest large-scale thermal facility in Ireland and also one of the most technologically advanced in Europe. The 435 megawatts Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant was built by global power engineering … Read more