Tagged: Carbon Efficient
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Carey calls for a more ambitious energy plan News
18.02.2011 An updated Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Ireland is needed, Energy Minister Pat Carey said.Categories: Sustainability, Energy -
Greenpeace campaign to ‘green’ Facebook by 22 April News
10.02.2011 Greenpeace has set Earth Day as the deadline for Facebook to ‘unfriend coal’ and instead power up its data centres with renewables. Greenpeace's Kumi Naidoo has met with Randi... -
Ricoh makes the 2011 Global 100 for seventh year running News
03.02.2011 The most sustainable companies in the world have been revealed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with players like Ricoh, Nokia, Philips, Intel, Vodafone and HP, Panasonic...Categories: Telecommunications, Sustainability, IT Organisation, Investments, Green, Energy, Green Tech, CIO -
Greening your supply chain News
26.01.2011 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2011 Supply Chain Report reveals how companies such as PepsiCo have reaped US$60m in energy savings as a result of their carbon-management...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Energy, Green Tech, CIO, Business Intelligence -
Green Party tweets for hybrid/electric campaign car News
26.01.2011 The Greens tweeted last night, asking if Twitter could crowdsource a low-emissions car so they could rent it out in the next few weeks in the run up to the election. -
WindMade – new consumer label for firms using wind energy News
20.01.2011 LEGO Group, Vestas Wind Systems and PricewaterhouseCoopers have teamed up with The Global Wind Energy Council and the WWF to support the creation of the world’s first consumer...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green, Global CIO, Enterprise, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech -
Living the green dream News
20.01.2011 As the push for renewable energy takes on the dimensions of a new industrial revolution, SHANE HULGRAINE investigates where the pitfalls may lie on the road to a greener tomorrow.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Management, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Development -
Consumer electronics market vying for US$1trn mark in 2011 News
05.01.2011 With consumer electronics global retail sales projected to grow 10pc this year, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 2010 Sustainability Report released yesterday is... -
Green IFSC cluster on the cards News
04.01.2011 The eagerly awaited initiation of the ‘Green IFSC’ could happen this March, according to a report in the Irish Independent yesterday.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Leadership & Management, Jobs, Investments, Funding, Green Tech -
ADAS plans to develop UK’s biggest solar parks News
16.12.2010 Environmental consultancy ADAS has teamed up with the solar PV expert Enfinity to scope out sites for the development of 50MW of solar parks in southern England and south Wales... -
PC energy waste during the Christmas season News
16.12.2010 Leaving your computer on has almost 200 times more impact than keeping 100 fairy lights lit over Christmas, an AlertMe study suggests. -
Bórd na Móna secures planning to build 120MW Offaly wind farm News
14.12.2010 Mountlucas Wind Farm is set to have a generating capacity of 80MW, with construction taking place over 18-24 months and employing up to 30 people during the build. -
UK firms waste £1.6bn annually on energy News
13.12.2010 Carbon Trust paper shows UK businesses are not recognising the business case for investing in energy-efficient practices and how it can impact their bottom lines in the long run. -
World bank to help developing countries enter carbon market News
08.12.2010 A new multi-million dollar fund that will help emerging market countries set up their own carbon target markets is set to launch. -
Richard Branson's database to reduce shipping emissions News
06.12.2010 Richard Branson has set up a free internet database that will list the energy efficiency of ocean-going vessels in an effort to reduce shipping emissions. -
Spanish government cuts renewable energy firm subsidies News
03.12.2010 The Spanish government has approved cuts to subsidies paid to solar thermal power plants and certain wind farms in an effort to reduce the costs of electricity for homes and... -
NOW Ireland upbeat about European 'Supergrid' News
03.12.2010 Today's announcement that Ireland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see it join a European 'Supergrid' has been welcomed by the National Offshore Wind... -
144MW Canadian wind farm comes online News
01.12.2010 A new wind farm that has come online in British Columbia has the capacity to generate 144 MW and will deliver 340,000 megawatt-hours per year (MWh/a) of clean electricity to BC... -
New report claims green economy will spark growth News
30.11.2010 A new report has been launched that identifies the fast-growing green economy as a potentially key area for Ireland’s growth. -
Chevy Volt will achieve 60mpg, GM says News
26.11.2010 General Motors (GM) has said its plug-in hybrid - the Chevy Volt – will trump the Toyota Prius in its fuel economy rating.