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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
ZX Lidars has delivered ZX 300’s to Statkraft Ireland for the purpose of assisting with operational wind farm monitoring including
ESB Networks has announced the initial locations in 2019 to benefit from the upgrade of Ireland’s electricity meters to modern
A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned
Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick start the offshore wind generation industry in the Republic of Ireland
Lidl has completed the installation of energy-saving solar panels at its recently opened Nenagh store adding a further investment of
Kingspan Group, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has joined over 370
College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil
KES Group, the renewable energy and modular building provider, is to make a multi-million pound investment in a new, purpose built,
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has delivered a further 12 homes as part of its housing delivery target of 1,563 social
ESB and Bord na Móna have announce that financial close has been reached on the €160 million Oweninny project in
Airsynergy, one of Ireland’s leading cleantech firms, has scooped the top award for ‘Renewable Energy Technology of the Year’ at
Kingspan, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has been named for the third
SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest renewable energy provider, has unveiled a new report showing that the company has awarded over €5
Bord na Móna has launched site preparation works for its new €20m smokeless coal plant at Foynes, Co Limerick. The
Irish renewable energy generation company, Aela Energia, has received $410m (€349m) in funding for two wind farms in Chile. The
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced an investment of over €1 million in projects aimed at developing
According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which published ‘Ireland’s Solar Value Chain Opportunity’ at the recently-held SEAI
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
Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts based in Monaghan has signed a contract with Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home improvement
Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to US technology giant Apple for a 24,500 square metre data centre which will
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) received a Special Achievement in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Award from Esri, a
An Bord Pleanála has started to hear submissions about a proposal by Apple to construct a €850m data centre in
The Board of the Sustainable Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim Gannon as
The “most expensive object on earth”, according to Greenpeace, is is to be constructed in the south-west of the UK. The
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has announced details of a three day Smart Home Hackathon, hosted in conjunction with
Kingspan has welcomed the signing of the Paris Agreement that took at the UN General Assembly in New York. The agreement
The Project Management Institute’s Ireland chapter will host its biggest conference to date on April 14th at the Aviva Stadium.
Facebook has said it will begin building a data centre near Clonee, Co Meath, which will create hundreds of temporary construction
Minister for Energy Alex White TD today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part
DUBLIN, IRELAND – June 16, 2015 – Host in Ireland, an industry-led marketing initiative created to drive interest in hosting
Amarenco, the solar energy business led by former Bord Gáis head John Mullins, has found a multi-million euro backer to
Kingspan and ESB unveiled on Tuesday a new joint venture in Northern Ireland that will offer local businesses the opportunity