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Minister Donohoe Addresses Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

    Minister Donohoe Addresses Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Mr. Patrick O’Donovan T.D., delivered an opening statement at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. Accompanied

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Irish Rail’s ‘transformative’ decarbonisation push gathers steam

    Irish Rail’s ‘transformative’ decarbonisation push gathers steam

National railway operator Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (IE) has released tenders that underline its central role in the decarbonisation of Ireland’s infrastructure, writes David Keniry. Irish Rail has issued a Pre-Qualification

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Shannon Foynes and Rotterdam to explore development of green fuels supply chain corridor

    Shannon Foynes and Rotterdam to explore development of green fuels supply chain corridor

Shannon Foynes, Ireland’s largest bulk port, and the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, have joined forces to explore the development of a supply-chain corridor dedicated to exporting green fuels

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Irish Government backs offshore wind ports for EU funding

    Irish Government backs offshore wind ports for EU funding

Ireland’s Department of Transport is supporting applications for offshore wind port facilities under the 2023 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), writes David Keniry. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD has confirmed

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Greencells GmbH Awarded Contract for Bullstown Solar Farm Construction

    Greencells GmbH Awarded Contract for Bullstown Solar Farm Construction

Greencells GmbH, a leading global Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) service provider for utility-scale solar power plants, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a

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Ireland’s Construction Sector Shines: Euroconstruct Forecasts Robust Growth Amidst European Challenges

    Ireland’s Construction Sector Shines: Euroconstruct Forecasts Robust Growth Amidst European Challenges

A recent analysis conducted by Euroconstruct, the construction market forecasting network, offers an optimistic outlook for Ireland’s construction sector. The study foresees the completion of approximately 33,450 new homes in

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Fixed transport links floated for Shannon Estuary

    Fixed transport links floated for Shannon Estuary

The Government of Ireland’s Response to the seminal Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce Report suggests transport investments are ramping up in the Mid-West. By David Keniry, January 2024 The Implementation Update

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GP Joule Unveils Bold €200 Million Solar Project in County Meath

    GP Joule Unveils Bold €200 Million Solar Project in County Meath

In a strategic move, GP Joule, the German energy giant operating through its Irish arm, has laid out plans for a cutting-edge 190MW solar energy farm in County Meath, Ireland.

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Ireland forecast to record strongest construction growth amongst 19 European countries as output declines across the Continent – Euroconstruct

    Ireland forecast to record strongest construction growth amongst 19 European countries as output declines across the Continent – Euroconstruct

Construction output in Ireland is forecast to grow at the strongest rate among 19 European countries, expanding by 3.2% this year and 4.4% in 2024. This comes at a time

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Kirby Group Engineering announces latest bursaries for females

    Kirby Group Engineering announces latest bursaries for females

Kirby Group Engineering has announced five winners of its third level bursary programme. This is the second year of the initiative, which provides exciting opportunities for women to gain experience

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Infrastructure needs ‘significant transformation’

    Infrastructure needs ‘significant transformation’

The European Commission’s European Coordinator – TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor Pat Cox believes the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure projects needs to undergo significant transformation as does public policy to

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Multi-million pound floating wind farm proposed off Northern Ireland coast

Work is under way on a bid to open a multi-million pound offshore floating wind farm off the coast of Northern Ireland by 2029. Offshore energy specialist SBM Offshore is

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Ridgeway records 40 per cent surge in turnover after securing European rights for marine construction product

BELFAST construction supply firm Ridgeway has projected significant growth in 2022 after acquiring the European rights to distribute ‘filter units’ for offshore marine and civil engineering works. The company, which

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Cabinet expected to approve Ros an Mhíl harbour redevelopment

The Cabinet is today expected to approve a multi-million euro redevelopment of Ros an Mhíl (Rossaveal) harbour in Co Galway. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has signed

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Echelon receives €855m in funding to complete four Irish data centres

The funding will go towards the completion of four data centres in Ireland, which will have a combined capacity of 390MW. Irish-owned Echelon Data Centres has announced a debt financing

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50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank

    50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank

50 solar farms across Ireland and the UK are to be financed by German bank Berenberg. Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III has entered into an agreement with solar

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Statkraft begins work on Ireland’s ‘largest’ solar farm

    Statkraft begins work on Ireland’s ‘largest’ solar farm

Statkraft has begun construction on Ireland’s “largest” solar farm, which will create enough energy to power over 40,000 homes, according to the renewable energy producer. Located in Ballymacarney, Co. Meath,

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Construction begins on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Co. Meath

    Construction begins on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Co. Meath

The Ballymacarney solar farm is expected to create enough energy to power more than 40,000 homes. Renewables company Statkraft has begun construction on Ireland’s largest solar farm in Ballymacarney, Co

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Irish Tech Firm Uses Virtual Reality to Transform the Way New Developments are Presented to the Public

    Irish Tech Firm Uses Virtual Reality to Transform the Way New Developments are Presented to the Public

A major innovation introduced by an Irish visualisation company is set to transform the way proposers of projects, such as wind farms, engage with local communities and stakeholders. Innovision, which

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New President For Irish Planning Institute

    New President For Irish Planning Institute

Dr Conor Norton MIPI (pictured) has been elected President of the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) for 2020 and 2021. The IPI is the all-island body for professional planners engaged in physical, spatial

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Researchers to Explore Louth/Meath Coastal Area For Wind Farm Development

    Researchers to Explore Louth/Meath Coastal Area For Wind Farm Development

A team led by iCRAG, the SFI Research Centre for Applied Geosciences based at University College Dublin, has been awarded government funding to research suitable locations for new offshore wind farms

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Kingspan Unveils New 2030 Sustainability Vision

    Kingspan Unveils New 2030 Sustainability Vision

Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play its part in reducing the world’s carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, as determined in the Paris Agreement, and contribute towards

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NTR Secures Finance For Construction of Two Wind Farms

    NTR Secures Finance For Construction of Two Wind Farms

NTR has successfully closed two project debt facilities back-to-back in recent weeks with Nord/LB  for a combined €45 million. The debt facilities are being used to finance the construction of two wind farms in the Republic

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Permanent Met Lidars at Irish Wind Farms

    Permanent Met Lidars at Irish Wind Farms

ZX Lidars has delivered ZX 300’s to Statkraft Ireland for the purpose of assisting with operational wind farm monitoring including

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ESB Networks Announces Initial Roll Out Locations For Ireland’s Electricity Meter Upgrade Programme

    ESB Networks Announces Initial Roll Out Locations For Ireland’s Electricity Meter Upgrade Programme

ESB Networks has announced the initial locations in 2019 to benefit from the upgrade of Ireland’s electricity meters to modern

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€31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast

    €31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast

A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned

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Parkwind and ESB to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms at Oriel and Clogherhead

    Parkwind and ESB to Develop Two Offshore Wind Farms at Oriel and Clogherhead

Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick start the offshore wind generation industry in the Republic of Ireland

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Lidl Ireland Invests €1 Million in the Installation of Solar Panels at 8 New and Reconstructed Stores

    Lidl Ireland Invests €1 Million in the Installation of Solar Panels at 8 New and Reconstructed Stores

Lidl has completed the installation of energy-saving solar panels at its recently opened Nenagh store adding a further investment of

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Kingspan Joins Science Based Targets Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Kingspan Joins Science Based Targets Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Kingspan Group, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has joined over 370

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College Group to Construct New €10 Million Biofuel Facility in County Meath

    College Group to Construct New €10 Million Biofuel Facility in County Meath

College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil

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KES Group to Build State-of-the-art Manufacturing Facility

    KES Group to Build State-of-the-art Manufacturing Facility

KES Group,  the renewable energy and modular building provider, is to make a multi-million pound investment in a new, purpose built,

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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Delivers Social Housing Under Rebuilding Ireland Programme

    Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Delivers Social Housing Under Rebuilding Ireland Programme

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has delivered a further 12 homes as part of its housing delivery target of 1,563 social

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ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project

    ESB and Bord na Móna Reach Financial Close on Oweninny Wind Farm Project

ESB and Bord na Móna have announce that financial close has been reached on the €160 million Oweninny project in

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Airsynergy Scoops Major UK Tech Award

    Airsynergy Scoops Major UK Tech Award

Airsynergy, one of Ireland’s leading cleantech firms, has scooped the top award for ‘Renewable Energy Technology of the Year’ at

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Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

    Kingspan Retains Position on CDP Climate ‘A List’

Kingspan, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has been named for the third

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€5m contributed to communities from SSE Airtricity wind farms since 2008

    €5m contributed to communities from SSE Airtricity wind farms since 2008

SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest renewable energy provider, has unveiled a new report showing that the company has awarded over €5

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Bord na Móna prepares for €20m smokeless coal facility

    Bord na Móna prepares for €20m smokeless coal facility

Bord na Móna has launched site preparation works for its new €20m smokeless coal plant at Foynes, Co Limerick. The

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Aela Energia secures €349m in project finance for two wind farms in Chile

    Aela Energia secures €349m in project finance for two wind farms in Chile

Irish renewable energy generation company, Aela Energia, has received $410m (€349m) in funding for two wind farms in Chile. The

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SEAI invests €1m in innovative projects

    SEAI invests €1m in innovative projects

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced an investment of over €1 million in projects aimed at developing

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Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

    Irish organisations could capture over €200m of solar PV sector

According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published ‘Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity’ at the recently-held SEAI

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Energia’s Donegal windfarm goes into production

    Energia’s Donegal windfarm goes into production

Energia’s €145 million Donegal windfarm has started supplying renewable energy, with the potential to provide enough energy to power 50,000

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Amarenco to invest €56m in Munster solar farms

    Amarenco to invest €56m in Munster solar farms

Renewable energy firm Amarenco Solar has received planning permission for a 5MW solar farm in Cork. The farm, which has

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WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

    WElink Group to build €230m solar farm in Portugal

Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar energy developer WElink Energy is to build Europe’s largest privately funded solar farm in

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Combilift signs €1m contract with home improvement retailer

    Combilift signs €1m contract with home improvement retailer

Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts based in Monaghan has signed a contract with Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home improvement

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€15.5 Million Wind Farm Opened In Co. Antrim

    €15.5 Million Wind Farm Opened In Co. Antrim

Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The

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Planning permission granted for Apple data centre

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to US technology giant Apple for a 24,500 square metre data centre which will

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Geographical Information System awarded at international conference in San Diego

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) received a Special Achievement in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Award from Esri, a

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Hearing on Galway Apple data centre

An Bord Pleanála has started to hear submissions about a proposal by Apple to construct a €850m data centre in

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SEAI Appoints New CEO

The Board of the Sustainable Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Gannon as

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The ‘most expensive object on earth’ to be constructed in UK

The “most expensive object on earth”, according to Greenpeace, is is to be constructed in the south-west of the UK. The

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SEAI launches Smart Home Hackathon

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced details of a three day Smart Home Hackathon, hosted in conjunction with

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Kingspan CEO welcomes signing the Paris Agreement

Kingspan has welcomed the signing of the Paris Agreement that took at the UN General Assembly in New York. The agreement

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Saving €2 billion on capital projects is possible said the Project Management Institute

The Project Management Institute’s Ireland chapter will host its biggest conference to date on April 14th at the Aviva Stadium.

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Facebook to start Meath data centre construction

    Facebook to start Meath data centre construction

Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction

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ESB opens new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford

Minister for Energy Alex White TD  today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part

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CBRE Joins as Partner of Host in Ireland

DUBLIN, IRELAND – June 16, 2015 – Host in Ireland, an industry-led marketing initiative created to drive interest in hosting

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Bank backs €180m for Irish solar farm project

Amarenco, the solar energy business led by former Bord Gáis head John Mullins, has found a multi-million euro backer to

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Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

    Kingspan and ESB in NI solar panel initiative

Kingspan and ESB unveiled on Tuesday a new joint venture in Northern Ireland that will offer local businesses the opportunity

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