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New Atlantic Ocean research alliance to involve EU, Canada and US News
24.05.2013 The Marine Institute in Galway was today the setting for the signing of an agreement between the EU, the US and Canada to pave the way for collaborative scientific and...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Dublin’s digital future on show at Mansion House event (video) News
24.05.2013 During the Open Innovation 2.0 conference this week, a two-day public event was hosted in Dublin’s Mansion House to showcase the exciting and innovative new technologies that...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Management, Green Tech, Energy, Education, Digital Media, Development, Apps -
Google acquires wind-turbine start-up Makani Power News
24.05.2013 Google is to acquire Makani Power, a US company that is developing an airborne wind turbine that is mounted on a tethered wing and can fly to higher altitudes where the wind is... -
Second Climate Gathering will be in Dublin – open call for participation News
24.05.2013 Dublin will be the setting for a second Climate Gathering this June to bring together representatives from the worlds of technology, business, politics and culture to share...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Investments, Internet, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Astronomers detect the merging of two massive galaxies News
23.05.2013 Scientists have pinpointed the merging of two galaxies when the universe was just 3bn years old using images taken from the European Space Agency’s Herschel space observatory. -
#OI2Dublin – Glen Dimplex CEO on the future smart grid and energy storage (video) News
21.05.2013 We talk to Sean O’Driscoll, chief executive and chairman of the Irish group Glen Dimplex, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electrical heating technology, about the...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
#OI2Dublin – Intel CTO predicts next generation of PCs will challenge standalone tablets (video) News
21.05.2013 Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has predicted that the arrival of the next generation of PC devices that will run energy frugal processors like Intel’s...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Energy, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
#OI2Dublin – Interview with Dublin City Council’s Peter Finnegan (video) News
20.05.2013 Dublin City Council’s Peter Finnegan says the forthcoming Digital Dublin roadmap will position the city as a world leader in smart city technologies and could make the capital...Categories: R&D, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green Computing, Energy, Digital Business -
Europe must grow its manufacturing sector to stay competitive - study News
20.05.2013 Europe must increase the size of its manufacturing sector and lead in energy efficiency, technology innovation and addressing the changing consumption patterns of consumers if... -
Dublin and New England clean-tech clusters join forces to help companies innovate News
15.05.2013 Dublin’s clean-tech cluster the Green Way is forging a new partnership with ACTION, a network of clean-tech incubators in the New England region of the US. The aim of the...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Networking, Marketing, Green Tech, Green, Energy, EducationTags: Clean Tech, San Jose, -
GreenTouch study says comms networks could cut energy consumption by 90pc by 2020 News
13.05.2013 As the GreenTouch consortium today shares findings of new global research, we spoke to its chairman Thierry Van Landegem, and to Thierry Klein, technical chair of GreenTouch,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Green Tech, Energy, Communications -
Dual-colour lasers could pave way for more energy efficient LED lighting News
13.05.2013 Researchers in the US have come up with a new semiconductor device that is capable of emitting two distinct colours and could potentially open up the possibility of using LEDs... -
Scottish Govt awards stg£6m contract to Samsung to develop offshore wind turbine News
09.05.2013 The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for Samsung Heavy Industries to develop a stg£6.04m test centre in Scotland to pioneer its next-generation offshore wind turbine... -
ESB names Bríd Horan as new deputy chief executive News
09.05.2013 ESB’s chief executive Pat O’Doherty has appointed Bríd Horan as deputy chief executive to replace John Shine, who is leaving the electricity company at the end of the month to... -
Gaelectric’s new stg£20m wind farm in Co Antrim to power up to 8,000 homes News
08.05.2013 Irish renewable energy company Gaelectric has opened its stg£20m wind farm in Carn Hill, Co Antrim. The 13.8 megawatt (MW) wind farm is the first fully operational wind farm in... -
Think thin and flat for strong and energy-efficient materials News
03.05.2013 Ultra-thin materials could open the way for lighter electronics and more efficient batteries. Prof Valeria Nicolosi is on the case, looking at the thinnest materials in the... -
Goal to attract wind-energy players to set up €7bn supply chain in Ireland’s midlands News
30.04.2013 Manufacturers of wind-turbine components and transmission technology are meeting today in Tullamore, Co Offaly, to discuss the potential of setting up a local supply chain in... -
Bord na Móna to develop landfill gas-to-energy power plant in Kildare News
26.04.2013 Bord na Móna is to build a landfill-gas power plant in Co Kildare that will utilise landfill gas produced from the decomposition of waste to generate electricity. It expects... -
Scotland reveals stg£15m fund to invest in deep-water wind turbines News
26.04.2013 The Scottish government has announced a new stg£15m fund that will be used to help develop prototype foundations for deep-water offshore wind turbines. -
Google and Cisco take joint lead in Greenpeace green IT rankings News
24.04.2013 Cisco and Google have both earned the top spot in the latest Cool IT Leaderboard from Greenpeace that ranks 21 global IT and telecom giants based on the innovative steps they...Categories: Consumer Tech, Energy, Green, Green Computing, Green Tech, Renewable Energy, Search Engines