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Adobe revenues rocket, despite Apple omission from iPad News
23.06.2010 Silicon Valley graphics software giant Adobe reported record Q2 revenues of US$943m, up 34pc on last year, despite Apple omitting its technology from the iPhone and iPad. The...Categories: Digital Media, Internet, Mobile, Multimedia, Software, Business, Government, Clean Tech, Science -
Ireland needs more green-investment tax breaks News
03.06.2010 Seventy-eight per cent of Irish firms want more Government tax breaks to speed up green investment take-up, a Regus survey suggests.Categories: Clean Tech, BusinessTags: Survey, Carbon Footprint, -
Ireland well positioned in drive towards low-carbon world News
06.05.2010 Ireland has many of the ingredients required to become a world leader in the new green economy.Categories: Clean Tech, Digital 21 -
Ireland: an exemplar for the green economy globally News
06.05.2010 With its vast natural resources, clusters of ICT industries and research capabilities, Ireland could leapfrog industrialised nations and capture first mover advantage in a...Categories: Clean Tech, Digital 21 -
Green Plains Renewable Energy hits $426.5m for Q1 News
29.04.2010 NTR’s bio-ethanol business, Green Plains Renewable Energy, reports Q1 revenues of $426.5m, compared with $221.1m for Q1 2009.Tags: -
Govt to offer €5,000 grant to electric car buyers News
12.04.2010 The Government has announced it is to make available a €5,000 grant to encourage the public to buy electric cars. The new grant forms part of the Government’s plan that 10pc of... -
Tax incentives for customers of Dell’s green servers News
07.04.2010 As part of the Budget 2010, the ACA (Accelerated Capital Allowance) scheme was expanded upon as a tax incentive for companies to invest in energy-efficient equipment. Yesterday,... -
First registered electric car arrives in Dublin News
08.04.2010 Following ESB's on-street charging points going live on 26 March, the first electric car from a mainstream manufacturer to be registered in Ireland arrived at Dublin Port this...Tags: Ireland, Electric Vehicle, -
Nuclear energy in Ireland must happen, argues energy expert News
08.04.2010 Ireland must consider the nuclear power route – that’s according to Dr Bertrand Barré, scientific advisor to the French energy company, Areva Group, who was speaking at the... -
Interxion’s €12m green-data centre - second phase planned News
01.04.2010 Falling electricity prices are contributing to a boom for Dublin data centres, with overseas internet and telecoms providers deciding to locate services in the city, Tanya...Tags: IBM, HP, DERI, Interxion, Data centres, Cloud Computing, Wind Energy, Bell Labs, Green Touch, Smart Cities, -
Microsoft, Ford to create smart cars and an even smarter grid News
31.03.2010 Software giant Microsoft has joined forces with vehicle maker Ford to work with the utility industry to pave the way for energy-efficient electric vehicles as well as smart...Tags: Electric Cars, -
ICT has a major role to play in Green Economy, sustainability expert says News
01.04.2010 Chris Tuppen is chief sustainability officer with BT Group and was co-editor of ‘SMART 2020’ in the UK, a report that looked at how, where and to what effect ICT could be used... -
Wind turbine factory to create 700 UK jobs News
29.03.2010 Some 700 jobs are to be created as a result of an £80m (€88.9m) investment in a new wind turbine facility, it was announced today.Tags: -
Irish green-energy firm plans €2bn US investment drive News
29.03.2010 Irish renewable-energy firm Gaelectric is planning a €2bn investment drive in the US over the next six years.Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, -
Chrysler to produce electric Fiat 500 for US market News
22.03.2010 US car manufacturer Chrysler has announced plans to engineer and produce an electric version of the Fiat 500.Categories: Business, Clean TechTags: -
Car parts site to save motor trade time and money News
28.05.2010 An online system has been launched for buying and selling current, slow-moving and obsolete vehicle parts to help save the motor trade time and money.Tags: -
Broadband, tax and skills core to Ireland’s economic future News
16.12.2009 If Ireland is to thrive in future export markets then it needs to urgently resolve crucial issues around broadband, taxation, costs and skills, the National Competitiveness...Tags: Green Economy, Medical technology, Exports, Medical Devices, ICT, Tourism, Retail, Broadband, Tax -
UK plant to produce Nissan electric car News
18.03.2010 Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has announced it is to build its Nissan LEAF electric car at its plant in the UK.Tags: Car Manufacturer -
OpenHydro to deploy 200MW tidal energy farm off Scotland News
16.03.2010 Young Irish green-tech firm OpenHydro along with utility provider SSE Renewables have won exclusive rights to develop a 200MW tidal energy farm in the Pentland Firth off the...Categories: Clean Tech, Start-upsTags: Renewable Energy, OpenHydro, -
The Green Economy – A Business & Leadership Briefing News
12.03.2010 On May 14, Ireland’s business leaders will gather to hear sustainability experts discuss the future of business, finance and investment within this new environmental reality,...Categories: Events, Clean TechTags: