The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is working in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) to help make government buildings more energy and cost efficient with the
ESB has awarded funding of €50,000 to four Cork-based charities to mark the summer round of its Energy for Generations fund. The Next Step (recipients of €6,000 in funding), Love
Greencoat Renewables plc, an Irish renewable energy company, has raised €270 million through its initial public offering (IPO) on the Irish Stock Exchange’s (ISE) Enterprise Securities Market (ESM). Greencoat Renewables’ objective
Ibec has welcomed a High Court ruling in favour of An Bord Pleanála which should pave the way for the commencement of work on the long delayed but vital North-South
EirGrid has welcomed the decision of the High Court to uphold planning approval for the southern element of the North South Interconnector. Planning approval for the project was granted by An
SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest renewable energy provider, has unveiled a new report showing that the company has awarded over €5 million to community groups local to its Irish wind farms.
Bord na Móna has launched site preparation works for its new €20m smokeless coal plant at Foynes, Co Limerick. The facility is being developed to supply up to 150,000 tonnes
Energy provider ESB has teamed up with a US tech firm which is working with the city of Paris to cut its public street lighting bill by up to 30 per cent.
The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 has selected the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) to coordinate the energy research project NOVICE to develop a new business model in energy efficiency investments and achieve
German energy company Innogy has entered the Irish market having acquired a wind farm site in Co Kerry. The 10.2MW Dromadda Beg wind farm will have three turbines, which received
Edina, a leading supplier, installer and maintenance provider for combined heat and power (CHP), gas, and diesel generation solutions, announced today the launch of its newly redesigned website. The new
Irish renewable energy generation company, Aela Energia, has received $410m (€349m) in funding for two wind farms in Chile. The company is a joint venture, 60% owned by Actis and
Plans for a major solar energy farm on a 27-hectare site in Co Wicklow have been approved by Wicklow County Council. The permission comes as the Government is preparing a
A consortium of Japanese companies, including Kepco and a Mitsubishi subsidiary, have acquired a 60% stake in a 223MW portfolio of Irish onshore wind projects. The Shamrock consortium comprises utility
Lightsource and BlackRock Real Assets have entered in to a strategic partnership which is targeting the acquisition and ownership of UK solar power generation assets with an anticipated aggregate enterprise value of
According to an analysis of the most recent Domestic Building Energy Ratings for Quarter 2 2017 released by the Central Statistics Office, Kildare has more energy saving rated residences in
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced an investment of over €1 million in projects aimed at developing new energy solutions. The projects range from converting forest residue
Irish fuel supplier Inver Energy Limited has been sold to Greenergy, an independent UK fuel distributor. The deal includes 100% share of Inver Energy (UK) Limited, Inver’s UK subsidiary and
Clare could become the first county in Ireland to generate electricity from solar energy following the granting of planning permission to Terra Solar to develop and operate the company’s second
Gas derived from renewable sources, such as food waste, animal manure and grass, has the potential to replace more than one quarter (28%) of gas supply by 2050 according to
According to a report in the Connaught Telegraph, a collaboration between Derry and a constellation of European cities, designed to help the local authority develop more efficient integrated energy systems,
Deep retrofitting of our housing stock is recognised as one of Ireland’s biggest energy efficiency challenges and also a major economic and employment opportunity. This was the theme of the
Renewable energy infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables has announced plans to list on the Dublin and London stock exchanges. The company said it intends to raise gross proceeds of up to
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is setting out to improve the energy performance of existing homes across Ireland.
The Government recently announced a set of proposed guidelines for wind energy developments in Ireland. The changes include the application
Sandyford has been pinpointed as a Smart Region capable of driving Dublin on as a Smart City at Ireland’s first
Dublin energy management software start-up Acutrace, the overall winner of this year’s National Enterprise Awards, is planning on expanding into
According to a meeting of Kerry County Council, Kerry is generating 14% of the State’s wind-derived electricity with just over
As many as one million homes built in the last century are considered to be significantly energy inefficient. This means
EirGrid has predicted that Ireland’s energy demand will rise over the next decade due to the spread of data centres
Preparatory work on the proposed North-South electricity interconnector is set to go ahead after a judge granted EirGrid’s application to
Irish energy services company UrbanVolt has completed its 100th project installation. In just over one year, UrbanVolt has upgraded 100
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has started the search for sustainable energy leaders as it launched its 14th
SSE Airtricity has reached a deal with renewable energy developer BayWa to supply green energy to 14,000 homes through Ireland’s
Energia has started supplying energy from five new windfarms to power homes and businesses across the island of Ireland. The
Almost 350,000 homes have benefited from grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to make energy improvements in
ESB International has announced it will recruit 150 professionals over the next three years. The recruitment drive comes on the
According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published ‘Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity’ at the recently-held SEAI
Kingspan has announced it has beaten its target of generating at least half its aggregate energy use from renewable resources
EnergyPro Analytics and Galetech Energy Services (GES) have announced their new joint venture entity – EnergyPro Asset Management. The joint
Energia’s €145 million Donegal windfarm has started supplying renewable energy, with the potential to provide enough energy to power 50,000
Renewable energy firm Amarenco Solar has received planning permission for a 5MW solar farm in Cork. The farm, which has
Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar energy developer WElink Energy is to build Europe’s largest privately funded solar farm in
Five years after it was due, the Government this week published a National Mitigation Plan on climate change, outlining how
The Warmth & Wellbeing pilot scheme, which provides energy free efficiency upgrades to homes in some areas of Dublin, will
Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The
Irish energy and trading services firm Electroroute has agreed a deal that will see Mitsubishi Corporation take a 60% stake
A new collaborative network between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland has been launched to advance the development of ocean energy
Gaelectric, an Irish energy firm, is set to receive €8.28m from the European Union to help fund and develop a storage project located in Northern Ireland.
Indigenous wind energy has saved Ireland approximately €70 million in foreign energy imports since January of 2016, a six month period which saw the renewable energy supply meet over a fifth (22%) of Ireland’s entire electricity demand, reported by provisional new figures gathered by the Irish Wind Energy Association.
Denis Naughten T.D., Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment had announced that 38 community energy projects are to receive
Coillte and Bord na Mona are in the process of constructing a wind farm with 20 turbines near Strokestown. The
Irish energy supplier Vayu Energy has signed a significant renewable electricity deal to supply Dundrum Town Centre with 100% green
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s Public Sector Energy Programme has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious EU Sustainable Energy
Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how Ireland will
Irish company Airsynergy’s wind and solar powered off-grid Remote Power Unit (RPU) has become the very first renewable hybrid streetlight to
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