Tagged: Wind Energy & News
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Scottish Govt awards stg£6m contract to Samsung to develop offshore wind turbine News
09.05.2013 The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for Samsung Heavy Industries to develop a stg£6.04m test centre in Scotland to pioneer its next-generation offshore wind turbine... -
Gaelectric’s new stg£20m wind farm in Co Antrim to power up to 8,000 homes News
08.05.2013 Irish renewable energy company Gaelectric has opened its stg£20m wind farm in Carn Hill, Co Antrim. The 13.8 megawatt (MW) wind farm is the first fully operational wind farm in... -
Goal to attract wind-energy players to set up €7bn supply chain in Ireland’s midlands News
30.04.2013 Manufacturers of wind-turbine components and transmission technology are meeting today in Tullamore, Co Offaly, to discuss the potential of setting up a local supply chain in... -
Scotland reveals stg£15m fund to invest in deep-water wind turbines News
26.04.2013 The Scottish government has announced a new stg£15m fund that will be used to help develop prototype foundations for deep-water offshore wind turbines. -
All-island renewable energy event zeros in on insurance and investing News
18.04.2013 Finance and investment in the renewable energy sector, as well as planning and project development and insurance, are some of the topics up for discussion at an all-island... -
World needs a rapid expansion in low-carbon energy technologies, warns IEA News
17.04.2013 The drive to clean up the world’s energy system has stalled – these were the words of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) executive director Maria van der Hoeven, who was...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Government, Energy, Education -
Obama homes in on clean tech in budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 News
11.04.2013 Yesterday, US President Barack Obama unveiled his US$3.8trn budget plan for fiscal year 2014. As part of his budget proposals, Obama is calling for a 40pc increase on spending... -
Rosheen McGuckian to take the helm at renewable energy group NTR News
05.04.2013 Irish renewable energy group NTR plc has appointed Rosheen McGuckian as its new chief executive. The company, which was founded in 1978 to operate Ireland’s first toll road, has... -
Bill Gates invests in battery-tech start-up News
03.04.2013 Bill Gates has become the latest investor to invest in Aquion Energy, a US start-up that is pioneering a new type of battery that uses sodium-ion technology.Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Ireland achieves record wind energy output to power 1m homes News
28.03.2013 Ireland reached a record level of wind power output of 1,540 megawatts (MW) on the evening of 21 March – that’s the equivalent of powering more than 1m homes with renewable... -
New policy document sets out wind energy development guidelines News
27.03.2013 A policy document that sets out guidelines for Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) members involved in wind-energy development has been published today. ‘Best Practice... -
Most people in Ireland support wind power for the country - poll News
27.03.2013 Eighty per cent of people in Ireland support wind power on the island, an Ipsos MRBI poll conducted on behalf of the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) suggests. -
Renewable energy player Gaelectric raises €65m News
25.03.2013 Swedish investment group Proventus Capital Partners and German bank Nord/LB have concluded a €65m funding deal with Irish renewable energy player Gaelectric. The debt finance... -
Mainstream Renewable Power awarded CPD accreditation from Engineers Ireland News
20.03.2013 Engineers Ireland has awarded sustainable energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) its CPD Accredited Employer standard following an audit of the company’s lifelong learning... -
Researchers envision New York state powered entirely by renewables News
12.03.2013 Imagine a state powered only by renewable energy. It’s possible, according to US researchers who have mapped out an alternative energy future for New York that includes jobs and... -
Midlands wind energy platform could lead to €1bn spend and 6,000 new jobs News
08.03.2013 Harnessing the Irish midlands’ potential for exportable wind energy to the UK could see civil engineering and construction investments of €1bn lead to between 3,000 and 6,000...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Wind energy has a significant role in Europe beyond 2020 – Rabbitte News
04.02.2013 Ireland's Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, was in Vienna this morning to speak at the opening of the European Wind Energy Association's (EWEA) annual wind energy event, where... -
#GreenGrowth – UK energy deal could power industrialisation of Ireland’s Midlands (videos) News
25.01.2013 Mainstream Renewables’ Eddie O’Connor said the UK-Ireland Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see Irish wind energy power homes and businesses in the UK will prove to be... -
#GreenGrowth - Ireland could generate 10,000 green collar jobs by 2015 (video) News
25.01.2013 Ireland has the potential to create 10,000 green collar jobs by 2015 and become a major exporter of wind energy to the UK in the years to come, Minister of State at the... -
MoU signing paves way for exporting of wind energy from Ireland to Britain News
24.01.2013 Dublin’s Aviva Stadium was the setting this evening for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Irish and UK governments to progress plans for the trading...Categories: Science, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy