Emerson Network Power has announced that its Chloride Trinergy UPS has been added to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s Triple E product list. The list is a register of products that, under the Accelerated Capital Allowance (ACA) scheme, allows businesses to write off the whole cost of equipment against taxable profits in the year … Read more
24 households on the Aran Islands are participating in a pilot project to demonstrate the smart grid technologies needed to transfer and store wind energy in electric vehicles. Eight electric vehicles have been delivered to homes as part of a project coordinated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Department of Community, … Read more
Renewable energy in Ireland grew by an average of 15% per annum from 2005 to 2009, driven largely by a significant growth in wind energy of 28% per annum in that period, according to the annual ‘Energy in Ireland’ report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). In parallel, 2009 witnessed a steady trend towards … Read more
Tyndall National Institute, UCC is this year’s winner of the ‘Renewable Energy Systems Award’ for its new research building. Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) announced the winner at its seventh annual Sustainable Energy Awards in Dublin recently. The state-of-the-art semiconductor research facility is heated by energy generated from its data servers, saving 12% on … Read more
A report published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) highlights the continued fall in electricity and gas prices over the last year as Ireland strengthens its competitive position vis-a-vis energy pricing across the European Union. The latest Electricity and Gas Prices (in Ireland) Report shows that in the year to June 2010, businesses … Read more
The ‘Pathways to 2050 International Energy Conference’ will take place at the National Convention Centre, Dublin on Friday 5th November. The conference will be hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in conjunction with the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA). US Secretary for Energy Dr Steven Chu will deliver a keynote … Read more
Ireland has already begun to play a leading role in the development of the smart grid and now needs to capitalise on the significant opportunities that exist for business to use Ireland as a test bed given this country’s research, skills and technologies. This is according to a new report published by the Sustainable Energy … Read more
Government funding of €9 million has been granted to 43 organisations involving capital investment projects of approximately €25 million, under the national Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF) for public and private sector businesses. The projects, 20 of which are public sector, and 23 private and voluntary sectors, will be completed by the end of 2010, and … Read more
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
The Accelerated Capital Allowance scheme, which is administered by the SEAI, allows companies to buy energy efficient equipment and write off its full cost against corporation tax in the year of purchase. Through this scheme keepITsafe, Ireland’s largest online backup company, purchased Eur80,000 of energy efficient servers, reducing the company’s annual data centre running costs … Read more