Tagged: Solar Energy & News
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Dublin ad firm to acquire Proventus Energy in €55m deal News
23.05.2012 Dublin outdoor advertising firm Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS) is holding an EGM today to approve its proposal to carry out a reverse takeover of the UK renewable...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Deals Done -
Honda tests ‘smart home’ in Japan that runs on off-grid energy News
11.05.2012 Honda has been pioneering a new type of smart home in Japan to test out its Honda Smart Home System (HSHM) technologies to control and monitor energy usage using solar power,... -
Weekend news roundup: Solar flares threaten UK, confusion in the workplace News
20.03.2012 A trawl through the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, including how the UK's national security risks are being undermined by solar flares, how Oracle's Larry Ellison may buy an... -
World’s largest solar-powered boat takes on the Gulf of Aden News
17.02.2012 Now 508 days into its 18-month world circumnavigation challenge, PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, is continuing to make strides. After docking in Abu Dhabi...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Mobility, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Design -
India takes the global clean tech lead News
06.02.2012 India is now outpacing the rest of the globe in terms of its clean-tech investments, that’s according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And the reason for...Categories: Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Government, Intellectual Property, Investments, R&D, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
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 -
US clean-tech investments leap to US$1.1bn. Where's Ireland at? News
04.11.2011 Ernst & Young analysis reveals that venture capital investments in US clean-tech firms jumped by 73pc to reach US1.1bn in Q3 2011, compared with the same quarter last year....Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Graduate, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, CIO -
IBM Science of Cities pulls scientific minds to Dublin News
28.10.2011 As Dublin prepares to be City of Science 2012, it was fitting that European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Máire Geoghegan-Quinn was at the IBM campus in Mulhuddart,... -
Digital Christmas: Green gadgets News
23.11.2011 We take a look at some eco-friendly gifts that might be a good option for your pals or loved ones this Christmas. From PC power-saving devices to an eco briquette maker, the...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Multimedia, Mobile, Green Computing, Green, Energy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green Tech -
Irish solar energy fund raises €100m News
21.11.2011 Solar21 has succeeded in building a fund of more than €100m from Irish investors. The fund, which invests in solar photovoltaic (PV) farms across Europe, expects to morph to...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
Bill Gates tweets on need for 'energy miracles' News
17.11.2011 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday tweeted “Wanted: energy miracles counter threat of catastrophic climate change. Innovation can make this possible”. He’s aiming to drive...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Education, Supply Chain Management -
Profitero and Radisens pitch at IBM SmartCamp finals News
16.11.2011 Dublin-based Profitero and Cork-based Radisens Diagnostics are two of the five start-ups from Ireland and the UK taking part in IBM SmartCamp in London. PageHub, RSM and Visible...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education -
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 -
Cork LED-lighting firm wins clean-tech award in London News
15.11.2011 Nualight has won the overall Judges Award at the 2011 Cleantech Connect Awards in London. Some of the hottest and fastest-growing green-tech firms in Europe came down to the...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, R&D, Investments, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech -
US administration hosts GreenGov conference News
01.11.2011 In the wake of October being Energy Action Month in the US, the US administration’s Council on Environmental Quality is hosting the GreenGov conference to identify new... -
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 -
World’s largest solar boat docks in Hong Kong News
16.08.2011 PlanetSolar arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on day 319 of its 18-month world circumnavigation challenge, powered by solar energy, having set out from Monaco on 27 September 2010. -
Solar installations poised to grow 15.5pc News
11.08.2011 With the demand for solar installations set to decline in Germany, as manufacturers reach near-term limits on cost reductions, this will trigger a shift in demand to Asia and...Tags: Solar, Solar Energy, -
Clean energy to power Star Trek theme park News
10.08.2011 King Abdullah II of Jordan, who once made a cameo in a Star Trek: Voyager episode, has given the go ahead for a new US$1.5bn Red Sea Astrarium project to be built in the coastal... -
Technology to harness solar energy after sunset News
10.08.2011 Solar energy giant Brightsource, which is building one of the world’s largest solar thermal power plants (Ivanpah) in California's Mojave Desert, is now developing a system...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Computing, Global CIO, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech