Tagged: Green Technology & News
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Google invests US$280m to convert homes to solar energy News
14.06.2011 Technology giant Google is to invest US$280m in a novel new fund that will help homeowners across the US to lease solar energy panels and hopefully ignite a clean-energy... -
Joule Solutions plans UK expansion; invests in training News
23.05.2011 Since being formed by college buddies Ronan Ginnell and Ian Barrett in late 2007, Joule Solutions has grown to be one of Ireland’s largest manufacturers of solar panel and tube... -
Ireland’s IT industry needs to think local but act globally News
05.05.2011 The chairman of it@cork Denis Collins is a straight-talking New Yorker who has little time or patience with the ‘I will, yeah’ lack of accountability and parish pump relations... -
New energy record – wind powers 800,000 Irish homes News
17.01.2011 Ireland has reached a new record in electricity coming from wind power, with wind energy output of 1,250MW powering more than 800,000 homes, Communications and Energy Minister... -
Siliconrepublic’s top videos of 2010 News
30.12.2010 A look back at 2010 through the lens of the Siliconrepublic cameras.Categories: Green Tech, Cloud, Communications, Economy, Education, Government, Green, R&D, Reviews, ScienceTags: Business , comms, Digital Lifestyle, New Media, Strategy, Green Technology, Innovation, Start-ups -
Japan visit to progress Ireland’s green-tech agenda News
14.06.2010 Minister Eamon Ryan is to meet with electric vehicle makers Mitsubishi, Toyota and Nissan. -
Niche green tech research will drive Irish innovation News
28.09.2009 Going niche and playing to our strengths in the green technology sector is the only way Ireland can compete globally while remaining a high-wage economy, said Eoin O’Driscoll,... -
Commission puts forward EU's green vehicles strategy News
29.04.2010 Low-carbon mobility is the future, says the EU Commission, but ACEA argues that co-ordinated policy is vital. -
TVs go green as Sony puts facial recognition in smart screens News
17.05.2010 In the near future, if you nod off in front of the box, the TV will notice and automatically go to sleep, too. This nifty feature could soon be standard in the next generation... -
Cash-tax benefits when buying energy-efficient equipment News
15.06.2010 Investing in approved energy-efficient equipment can reap cash-flow dividends under the ACA scheme. -
Reusing a computer is 20 times better than recycling – UN study News
11.06.2010 Charity Camara says 250,000 computers are recycled, thus destroyed, in Ireland each year, whereas they could be reused.Categories: Green, Green Computing -
Tesco deal means 25 new jobs for lighting firm News
20.05.2010 Nualight, a lighting company based in Cork, is to create 25 new jobs after securing a major contract with Tesco.Categories: Jobs, Careers and Employment -
‘There can be no green economy if we don’t sort out our broadband problems first’ News
11.02.2010 The green economy is just a pipe dream if we remain broadband laggards, says Magnet chief.Categories: Comms, Clean Tech -
‘It’s time to make Ireland the services centre for the global digital economy’ News
04.02.2010 Cloud computing, ICT in schools and entrepreneurship are needed for our economic fightback. -
Detroit Motor Show billed as watershed event News
11.01.2010 The first Detroit Motor Show since US car manufacturers General Motors and Chrysler exited bankruptcy opens today, with commentators billing it as a watershed event for the US...Categories: Clean Tech -
More than 5,000 FIT graduates now in full-time employment News
18.11.2009 Almost 10 years after the Fast-track to IT (FIT) programme was developed with the IT industry, some 5,000 people are now in full-time employment. -
Ireland has the potential to become the world’s green data-centre capital News
12.11.2009 Eco-friendly data centres could be Ireland’s winning card to play during the digital age.Categories: Clean Tech -
Mobile industry’s manifesto for a green, more inclusive Europe News
03.11.2009 Global mobile comms industry powerhouse the GSMA has unveiled a European Mobile Manifesto which sets out how the mobile industry will help achieve key EU objectives to boost...Categories: Clean Tech, CommsTags: European Union, Green Technology, -
IBM dives into managing Ireland’s beaches and lakes News
02.11.2009 IT giant IBM has joined forces with Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enable smarter water management across more than 130 of Ireland’s beaches and lakes.Tags: IBM, Green Technology, -
Sixteen-year-old shows how to green a town News
11.09.2009 A 16-year-old has succeeded in reducing the carbon footprint of his hometown by 33pc in just four years.Categories: Clean Tech, R&DTags: Carbon Footprint, Green Technology,