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How cities can draw upon technology to become smarter and more sustainable News
21.02.2013 Up to 600 delegates from all over the world are convening in Dublin this week for the eighth forum of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty (WACAP) to explore how cities...Categories: Sustainability, Software, Science, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineer, Energy, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design -
US needs to take more steps to reduce emissions by 2020 – WRI News
07.02.2013 The US will not be on track to meet its 2020 goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17pc against 2005 levels without taking action in four key areas, claims a new report from... -
Dyson’s big reveal – a tap that washes and dries your hands News
05.02.2013 Dyson’s big secret is out – its latest revolutionary invention is the Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer that washes hands and dries them without people having to leave the sink. The... -
Dublin to host science hackathon in March News
31.01.2013 Dublin will be playing host to its second Science Hack Day this March, as scientists, engineers, programmers and designers will have the opportunity to team up to find solutions... -
Engineering talent in Ireland must be recognised, built on and fostered, IRC chair says (video) News
31.01.2013 Prof Orla Feely, the chair of the Irish Research Council, recognises that much work remains on building up Ireland's numbers in the areas of ICT and STEM talent, but she is... -
Scottish government to invest stg£1.14bn to tackle climate change News
29.01.2013 The Scottish government has today announced it will be investing stg£1.14bn as part of a three-year plan to address climate change, with the country aiming to decarbonise its...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
Engineering firm creates 11 jobs as Middle East strategy pays dividends News
28.01.2013 Engineering consultancy Fehily Timoney’s focus on the Middle East is paying off with €2.5m in contract wins leading to 11 new jobs. Some 30pc of the company's turnover now comes...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Development, Design -
CRANN in €1bn EU research project into ‘super material’ graphene News
28.01.2013 Irish nanoscience institute CRANN is to play a leading role in a major research project that has been awarded €1bn from the European Commission to explore the commercial... -
Microelectronics sector expects to hire 200 graduates every year News
28.01.2013 Ireland’s thriving microelectronics sector expects to create 200 jobs every year for engineering graduates. That’s the message industry group Midas Ireland has for Leaving...Categories: Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Development, Design, Computers -
Smart grid investments hit US$13.9bn mark globally in 2012 – BNEF News
25.01.2013 Smart grid investments rose by 7pc at a global level in 2012, with utilities forking out almost US$14bn – that’s according to new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance... -
MoU signing paves way for exporting of wind energy from Ireland to Britain News
24.01.2013 Dublin’s Aviva Stadium was the setting this evening for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Irish and UK governments to progress plans for the trading...Categories: Science, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy -
DCNS to buy majority stake in Irish tidal energy company OpenHydro News
23.01.2013 French naval defence and energy company DCNS is to spend in the region of €130m to gain a majority stake in the Irish tidal energy company OpenHydro, which makes turbines to... -
How Eirgrid’s €500m Grid Link could help Ireland meet its renewables targets News
18.01.2013 When Eirgrid’s €500m overhead power line to connect Munster and Leinster is built, it will have the scope to create a much more efficient electricity grid and integrate more... -
Invest NI seeking start-ups for 2013 Propel programme News
04.12.2012 Invest Northern Ireland (NI) is now seeking applications from entrepreneurs with business ideas for new ventures for its Propel programme that will run in 2013. -
Tyndall’s Cian Ó Mathúna named IEEE fellow for power supply research News
15.01.2013 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Dr Cian Ó Mathúna from Tyndall National Institute in Cork as a fellow as a result of his contribution to... -
Chinese clean-energy player Hanergy acquires solar PV maker MiaSole News
11.01.2013 Hanergy, one of China’s clean-energy giants, has bought the Californian manufacturer of thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV) MiaSole for an undisclosed sum. -
UCC researchers in €1.6m EU project to develop low-powered chips News
09.01.2013 Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) are involved in a consortium that has been awarded €1.6m under the EU’s FP7 programme to develop new low-powered and... -
Citi and its sustainability imperative (interview) News
20.12.2012 At a time when companies of all types are starting to recognise the importance of embedding sustainability into their business planning, Carmel Doyle talks to John Killey,... -
UCD, RCSI and TCD create new biomedical engineering alliance News
19.12.2012 A new collaboration called the Dublin Biomedical Engineering Research Initiative is being launched this week by Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Dublin (UCD) and... -
Science Review 2012 - Top 100 science stories: Nos 25-21 News
14.12.2012 We continue our countdown of Ireland’s top science and innovation stories of 2012. It was the year Dublin became the European City of Science and major scientific breakthroughs...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Development, Bio Tech