Tagged: Wind Farms & News
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Bat experts converge in Dublin to talk about windfarms News
15.05.2012 Bat experts from all over Europe, the Middle East and North Africa are at the Eurobats conference in Dublin Castle this week. They are here to discuss how to best protect bats... -
Energia’s new €14m wind farm to power more than 9,000 homes News
08.05.2012 Energia is finishing the build of its latest wind farm, Caherdowney, located near Ireland's Cork-Kerry border. -
Energia in €32m electricity contract with local authorities and state bodies News
26.04.2012 Fifty two Irish local authorities have moved to Energia, with the energy provider expecting to supply over 180 gigawatt hours of electricity to power the local authorities’... -
Bord Gáis to inject €400m into wind-farm portfolio News
23.04.2012 Bord Gáis Energy (BGE) is planning to inject €400m into its wind-farm portfolio, as the company is aiming to develop a further 250MW of wind energy over the next three years,... -
New feed-in-tariff scheme for wind energy projects News
22.03.2012 Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte TD today announced the opening of the new REFIT 2 support programme to entice investment in Irish wind energy projects. He also spoke about...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green, Government, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, EconomyTags: Electricity, exporting, Investment, CO2 Emissions, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, EU, Wind Energy, Smart Grid, Offshore Wind, Wind Farms, -
US investment in clean-tech firms hit US$4.9bn in 2011 News
01.02.2012 Despite a challenging economic climate, US venture capital (VC) investments in clean-tech companies hit US$4.9bn in 2011, according to a new Ernst & Young clean-tech investment...Categories: Science, R&D, Project Management, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Global CIO, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
EirGrid to spark new life into all-island economy via smart grid News
20.10.2011 Ireland’s independent electricity transmission system operator EirGrid has set itself a target to help the economies on the island restore steady fiscal growth trajectories by... -
Ireland tops the EU for wind energy integration, says EirGrid News
15.12.2011 The island of Ireland has surpassed the rest of the EU countries for its wind energy integration. That's according to EirGrid chief executive Dermot Byrne, who says Ireland is...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
EU plans massive offshore wind push, with green job spin-offs News
29.11.2011 Europe’s offshore wind sector is set to reach a major growth spurt, as developers are showing increasing interest in this clean-tech area, which appears to have massive jobs... -
The energy economy News
24.11.2011 With energy security a pressing global issue, Bord Gáis Energy is one Irish utility that’s diversifying from natural gas in order to embrace renewables. -
Prince Philip blasts wind farms News
21.11.2011 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has deemed wind farms as "absolutely useless" and "an absolute disgrace," the Sunday Telegraph reported. -
ESB secures €235m European Investment Bank loan News
17.11.2011 ESB is set to sign a new loan facility for €235m with the European Investment Bank (EIB) this afternoon. The loan will be used to fund 'smart' investment in Ireland’s...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Storage, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Ireland and UK energy ministers talk energy security and exports News
16.11.2011 The UK and Irish energy ministers made history yesterday at the National Offshore Wind (NOW) Ireland conference as they both spoke about the two islands’ opporunity to build...Tags: Energy, EU, Pat Rabbitte, Venture Capital, Investment, Wind Farms, Offshore Wind, Wind Energy, Siemens -
Ireland’s OpenHydro and Imperative Energy scoop awards News
15.11.2011 Dublin hosted the Global CleanTech Cluster Awards last night, when 30 finalists from all over the world congregated in the capital city to vie to win the 10 later stage awards...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Funding, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Science -
Energia to power up 52 GamesStop stores in Ireland News
14.11.2011 GameStop has signed a new electricity supply contract with Energia. The deal, worth €250,000 annually, will see Energia supply more than two gigawatts to GameStop’s network of... -
How Europe can go about achieving CO2 targets News
08.11.2011 As Switzerland becomes the latest country to plan a giant wind farm, the European Wind Energy Association is holding an event in Brussels this evening about how the EU can go... -
Irish energy consumers can save €200m per year, says Airtricity News
02.11.2011 Irish energy supply company Airtricity is asserting that households in Ireland can save up to €100 per annum if they cut their annual energy use by just 10pc. Added up, this...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Energia in clean energy and gas deal with 33 VECs across Ireland News
24.10.2011 Independent energy provider Energia has won a new dual-fuel energy supply contract to provide 33 city and county VECs around Ireland with gas and renewable electricity.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Private Irish Business, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Green Tech -
Ireland on clean-tech high as it sets new wind power record News
20.10.2011 Ireland hit a new wind-energy record on Thursday, 6 October at 2.30pm, when the power generated from wind reached 1,341 megawatts (MW) – enough power to supply 870,000 homes....Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Computing, Green, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment -
North America offshore wind test centre looks to the Dutch News
14.10.2011 Drawing heavily on Dutch renewable energy expertise, North America’s first offshore wind turbine test centre is aiming to be an important stepping stone for offshore wind...Categories: Sustainability, Risk Management, Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech