Categorised as: Sustainability & News
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Government finalises electric vehicle grant scheme News
19.04.2011 The electric vehicle grant scheme has been approved by Government. The scheme, which had been held up over the past few months, now means that all vehicles with CO2 emissions of... -
Honda to produce electric vehicles in China in 2012 News
19.04.2011 Honda has its sights set on starting the production of electric vehicles in China in 2012, with plans to test out demand for electric cars.Tags: Electric Cars, CO2 Emissions -
Green Climate Fund for developing countries News
19.04.2011 Governments have agreed on the 40 members for the UN Green Climate Fund, the new institution that will manage the long-term finance to enable developing countries to address...Categories: Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Government, Financial, Energy, Green Tech, Sustainability -
Lifestyle Sports and Adidas go green News
18.04.2011 The Lifestyle Sports Adidas Trainer Scrappage Scheme is back again this year, giving people the option to trade in their old trainers in any Lifestyle Sports store and get 25pc...Categories: Sustainability, Recycling ServicesTags: Brian O'Driscoll, CO2 Emissions, -
ESB International creates corporate blog News
18.04.2011 ESB International (ESBI) is tapping into the power of social media by creating its own corporate blog to showcase its views on the energy sector, covering topics such as... -
GHP workshops to highlight benefits of going green News
08.04.2011 Businesses can reduce energy, waste and water costs by as much as 50pc below the Irish average by implementing efficient environmental strategies, according to the Green... -
Google investing €3.5m in German solar PV plant News
07.04.2011 Google is spending €3.5m on a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Germany, its first clean energy investment outside the United States, the company announced today. -
Microsoft and Toyota invest 1bn yen on next-generation Telematics News
07.04.2011 Microsoft and Toyota are investing 1bn yen in Toyota Media Service Co., to build a global platform for TMC’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure... -
Galway and Monaco institutes sign memorandum of understanding News
07.04.2011 Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney, TD, welcomed Prince Albert II of Monaco to the Marine Institute in Galway yesterday. -
Jones Lang LaSalle launches real estate research app News
06.04.2011 Real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle launched an iOS app to provide access to global commercial real estate research. -
ESB Electric Ireland launches attractive new price plans News
04.04.2011 With ESB Electric Ireland now competing in the deregulated residential electricity and gas markets, the company has today announced new price plans, offering savings of up to... -
NovaUCD start-up wins Inaugural Sustainable Energy Innovation Award News
04.04.2011 A high-powered and light-saving energy device from NovaUCD start-up Belfield Technologies has won the Inaugural Sustainable Energy Innovation Award at the SEAI Energy Show 2011. -
Clinton and Schwarzenegger attend second world forum on sustainability News
01.04.2011 Former US president Bill Clinton, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, filmmaker James Cameron, and Virgin Group president Richard Branson, along with specialists... -
Young climate advocates celebrate ‘Climate Inspirations’ in Dublin News
25.03.2011 More than 40 young climate advocates from 12 European nations gathered in Dublin city centre today to celebrate ‘Climate Inspirations’, the Challenge Europe international...Tags: Climate Change, Dublin, Ireland, Electric Car, Green, Carbon Emissions, EU, Europe, Entrepreneur -
Earth Hour 2011 and its new online platform News
24.03.2011 Earth Hour is this Saturday, 26 March, at 8.30pm (local time) when lights will switch off for one hour all around the globe, but it’s also about extending the sustainability... -
Ricoh launches new carbon and cost-friendly printer News
24.03.2011 Want to reduce your office’s carbon footprint and save on space? Released just in time before Earth Hour this Saturday, this new colour printer from Ricoh also has a nifty ECO...Categories: Sustainability, Printing Services, In the Workplace, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Enterprise, Energy, Green Tech -
Renewing Ireland – developing renewables and the challenges News
24.03.2011 The Irish Wind Energy Association’s annual conference kicked off today, with the IWEA's CEO Michael Walsh pointing to how red tape and bureaucracy is hampering job creation and...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Global CIO, Financial Services, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green TechTags: Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Smart Grid, ESB, Bord Gais, European Commission, ComReg, IFSC, Green IFSC, -
Top 10 US utilities by DSM investment News
23.03.2011 Demand-side management (DSM) is on the cusp of a smart-grid evolution that will transform the way homes and businesses use electricity – that’s according to a new report from... -
Irish Wavebob to collaborate with Spanish Abengoa News
23.03.2011 Irish ocean wave power company Wavebob and Spanish technology company Abengoa will collaborate on a new project, working on the research, development and commercialisation of... -
Ireland Green Travel app opens up an eco-friendly Emerald Isle News
22.03.2011 Eco-travel writer Catherine Mack has created a new iPhone app called Ireland Green Travel for people who want to locate the best green accommodation, activities and hiking...