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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...

Creating a wind-turbine manufacturing hub in the midlands News

30.04.2013 Renewable energy entrepreneur Eddie O’Connor, founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, talks about the scope to...

Dublin’s Digital Hub appoints Edel Flynn as interim CEO News

26.04.2013 Edel Flynn will take on the role of interim CEO of the Digital Hub following the retirement of Philip Flynn after 11...

DCU launches online course in clean-tech management News

25.04.2013 Dublin City University (DCU) is launching a new master’s targeted towards the clean-tech sector. The aim of the MSc...

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...

We must continue to Europeanise our energy strategies – EU Energy Commissioner News

24.04.2013 “We must look beyond 2020 to come to a next level of binding energy targets up to 2030 and to agree common energy and...

DIT and RED-T take part in €6m pan-European solar farm R&D project News

23.04.2013 DIT has joined forces with Dublin renewable energy company RED-T to embark on a three-year €6m European research...

EU ministers to converge in Dublin for energy talks this week News

22.04.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be hosting an informal meeting with EU energy ministers at Dublin...

Earth Day 2013 celebrated via animated Google Doodle News

22.04.2013 Earth Day is being marked all over the world today and Google is getting in on the action by featuring a colourful...

UCC secures ‘green campus’ status for second time News

19.04.2013 University College Cork (UCC) has retained its standing as a ‘green campus’ as a result of its environmental and...

Obama homes in on clean tech in budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 News

11.04.2013 Yesterday, US President Barack Obama unveiled his US$3.8trn budget plan for fiscal year 2014. As part of his budget...

Solar financing platform Clean Power Finance raises US$37m News

09.04.2013 US solar software and financing company Clean Power Finance, which provides an online platform to connect the...

More CO2 emissions mean more turbulent air travel - study News

08.04.2013 If carbon dioxide emissions double by 2050, air travellers are going to experience more turbulence more often and...

EU launches latest investment fund for low-carbon technologies News

04.04.2013 The European Commission has launched a second call for renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects...

Bill Gates invests in battery-tech start-up News

03.04.2013 Bill Gates has become the latest investor to invest in Aquion Energy, a US start-up that is pioneering a new type of...

Bentley lights up Crewe factory with UK’s largest rooftop solar panel system News

02.04.2013 Iconic car maker Bentley is driving its sustainability agenda, as the company is about to connect what it is terming...

US Department of Energy hones in on energy-efficient manufacturing News

29.03.2013 The US Department of Energy has this week launched a new drive aimed at breathing new life into the country’s...

How the internet has made the world greener (infographic) News

30.03.2013 Going digital via the internet has saved millions of pounds in plastic and paper, an infographic reveals.

Climatologist’s journey from Dalkey to the Arctic - via the US Navy News

29.03.2013 The Arctic is a hub for climate change research, and Dr Gina Henderson, who is originally from Dalkey in Co Dublin,...

New policy document sets out wind energy development guidelines News

27.03.2013 A policy document that sets out guidelines for Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) members involved in wind-energy...

Most people in Ireland support wind power for the country - poll News

27.03.2013 Eighty per cent of people in Ireland support wind power on the island, an Ipsos MRBI poll conducted on behalf of the...

Solar 21 to buy Italian solar park for €13m, bringing fund closer to €1bn News

27.03.2013 Solar 21 Renewable Energy Ireland, a Dublin-based renewable energy fund, has just completed a deal to buy a 22-acre...

Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power to create 20 new jobs in Dublin News

27.03.2013 Twenty new highly skilled jobs have been created in Dublin at Natural Power, an international renewable energy...

Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s photos from space capture cities before Earth Hour News

25.03.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield wasn’t able to photograph Earth Hour efforts from his vantage point aboard the International...

Renewable energy player Gaelectric raises €65m News

25.03.2013 Swedish investment group Proventus Capital Partners and German bank Nord/LB have concluded a €65m funding deal with...

Irish-owned company to develop global centre of excellence for ship dismantling News

25.03.2013 Irish-owned CEMS-Dalian Industry Company (CEMS-D) will develop an environmentally safe centre for ship dismantling...

Why you should switch off your lights for Earth Hour (infographic) News

23.03.2013 At 8.30pm today, many people, organisations and landmarks around the world will observe Earth Hour by turning off...

Major landmarks to go dark for seventh Earth Hour tomorrow (video) News

22.03.2013 Thousands of people around the world are expected to join landmarks and go dark for Earth Hour tomorrow, to raise...

Mainstream Renewable Power awarded CPD accreditation from Engineers Ireland News

20.03.2013 Engineers Ireland has awarded sustainable energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) its CPD Accredited Employer...

Green IFSC US roadshow to attract eco-conscious investors to Ireland News

19.03.2013 President of Ireland’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) John Bruton has announced a series of events...

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