Tagged: Energy Efficiency & News
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Clean tech sector in Ireland could generate 80,000 jobs by 2020 News
07.05.2012 At least 20,000 and as many as 80,000 new jobs and a boost of €3.9bn to Ireland’s GDP by 2020 are possible if Ireland focuses on clean tech. This would require a national clean... -
Energy summit achieves global clean-tech commitments News
27.04.2012 Energy ministers from 23 governments and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative were in London this week for the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)....Categories: R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Irish firms lower greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 News
10.04.2012 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today said that emissions from Irish companies covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) dropped from 17.36m tonnes in 2010 to...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Irish clean-tech start-up scoops three energy awards News
30.03.2012 Climote, the Irish clean-tech start-up that has created a new technology for people to manage their home heating remotely and reduce bills, has scooped three awards at the...Tags: Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Mobile, Apps, iPhone, Smartphone, iPad, Text Message, SEAI, Enterprise Ireland, Energy -
The internet in 2020 - predictions (infographic) News
29.03.2012 Internet users can look forward to a greener and more wireless internet that will attract more hackers in 2020, according to an infographic published by morgueFile.com. -
€7.5m injection for Better Energy Workplaces Scheme News
14.03.2012 Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has announced details of a €7.5m capital fund to support sustainable energy investments in 2012 in the public, commercial, industrial and...Categories: Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Government, Funding, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Sustainability -
Irish energy firms ink energy savings deal with SEAI News
12.03.2012 Nine energy firms operating in Ireland have signed Voluntary Agreements with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to deliver energy savings to consumers, Energy... -
Galway firm to help Italian airports manage energy usage News
21.02.2012 Irish energy-management firm Enerit is deploying its cloud-based software at Milan Malpensa Airport and Rome Fiumicino Airport, with the aim of helping the two airports track...Tags: Software, Energy, Cloud, Airports, EU, EU 27, Clean Tech, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Footprint, Electricity, CO2 Emissions -
Apple to build 20MW solar farm at North Carolina data centre News
21.02.2012 In its latest environmental report, Apple has revealed how it is planning to build a 100-acre solar farm around its data centre in Maiden, North Carolina. Apple is also building...Categories: Sustainability, Servers, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, IT Organisation, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, CIO -
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 -
Cylon Active Energy wins cloud contract in US News
30.01.2012 Irish firm Cylon Active Energy has secured its first US contract following an Enterprise Ireland trade mission. The company will apply its cloud-based, real-time energy...Categories: CIO, Energy, Engineer, Engineering, Global CIO, Green, Investments, Servers, Sustainability -
Dublin students Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly win Young Scientist competition News
13.01.2012 Tonight students Mark Kelly and Eric Doyle scooped the top accolade at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for 2012 in Dublin. The duo, who study at Synge Street CBS... -
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 -
Solar PV firm sets new world record for solar efficiency News
17.01.2012 With the World Future Energy Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi this week, US company First Solar has just revealed that it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe)... -
Battling energy poverty News
05.01.2012 Energy security is a global issue due to rising gas and electricity costs. Carmel Doyle reports on how energy poverty is hitting Irish homes and how technology can help. -
EC awards IBM for energy-efficient data centres News
05.01.2012 The European Commission has awarded 27 data centres of technology giant IBM for energy efficiency, based on the European Union (EU) Code of Conduct for Data Centres. -
Government pledges €76m to help people in energy poverty News
15.12.2011 Ireland's Government has committed to inject €76m into the re-opening of its Better Energy Scheme for 2012 via its new affordable energy strategy. The fund will be used to help... -
Budget 2012 - Minister reveals funds for broadband and energy News
05.12.2011 Some €76m (including an additional €13m carryover) has been allocated for 4,500 direct and indirect jobs for energy efficiency measures under the Better Energy: Homes Scheme,... -
UN warns how 2011 is 10th warmest on record as GHGs are on an alarming rise News
29.11.2011 2011 has been a remarkable one for meteorological activity such as La Niña, which was supposed to have a cooling effect on the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists are linking the...Categories: Life Sciences, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Education, Green Tech, Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D -
Irish energy firm Cylon gets sustainability innovation accolade News
29.11.2011 Cylon Active Energy, the new cloud-based energy management division of Cylon Group, has been awarded the Sustainable Energy Innovation Award at the SEAI 2011 Annual Awards.