Tagged: Energy Efficiency & News
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#OI2Dublin - SolarPrint and Intel demo energy harvesting device at innovation event News
20.05.2013 Dublin solar cell technology company SolarPrint is showcasing a new light-energy harvesting multi-sensing device for CO2 and temperature control within buildings at the Open... -
GreenTouch study says comms networks could cut energy consumption by 90pc by 2020 News
13.05.2013 As the GreenTouch consortium today shares findings of new global research, we spoke to its chairman Thierry Van Landegem, and to Thierry Klein, technical chair of GreenTouch,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Green Tech, Energy, Communications -
Think thin and flat for strong and energy-efficient materials News
03.05.2013 Ultra-thin materials could open the way for lighter electronics and more efficient batteries. Prof Valeria Nicolosi is on the case, looking at the thinnest materials in the... -
DCU launches online course in clean-tech management News
25.04.2013 Dublin City University (DCU) is launching a new master’s targeted towards the clean-tech sector. The aim of the MSc programme, which will be delivered online, is to upskill...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Management, Green Tech, Green, Graduate, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Doctor -
Smart metering company expands into UK and EU markets News
02.04.2013 Galway-based energy-monitoring company Meterlogix, which recently announced 12 new jobs, has launched a new business in the UK market as a first step before launching into Europe. -
A walk ‘inside’ the cloud - Microsoft’s Dublin data centre News
02.04.2013 In 1985, long before ownership of personal computers was commonplace, a young American software company called Microsoft set up a manufacturing operation in Dublin, where... -
US Department of Energy hones in on energy-efficient manufacturing News
29.03.2013 The US Department of Energy has this week launched a new drive aimed at breathing new life into the country’s manufacturing sector. Termed Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative... -
Review: Dyson Hot+Cool Air Multiplier (AM05) News
19.03.2013 They say that necessity is the mother of all invention. And while the technology industry outdoes itself in its quest to come up with the shiniest, smartest and most...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
Clean-tech investor George Polk covers financing at energy efficiency event News
01.03.2013 Wicklow was the setting for an energy briefing today whereby Irish companies showcased their technologies to help lower energy consumption and in which delegates heard about... -
Rabbitte reveals details of new national energy efficiency action plan News
28.02.2013 Details of the Irish Government’s latest National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) were revealed today by Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, as well as more... -
Irish Government gives go-ahead for new €70m energy efficiency fund News
19.02.2013 The Irish Government has today approved a proposal from Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, to set up an energy efficiency fund worth €70m to provide project lending for energy... -
US needs to take more steps to reduce emissions by 2020 – WRI News
07.02.2013 The US will not be on track to meet its 2020 goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17pc against 2005 levels without taking action in four key areas, claims a new report from... -
Scottish government to invest stg£1.14bn to tackle climate change News
29.01.2013 The Scottish government has today announced it will be investing stg£1.14bn as part of a three-year plan to address climate change, with the country aiming to decarbonise its...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
#GreenGrowth - ICT industry’s bold goal to boost energy efficiency by factor of 1,000 (videos) News
25.01.2013 The ICT industry – whose share of the world’s carbon footprint at 2pc matches the airline industry and is in danger of exceeding this – has set itself a bold target of improving...Categories: Telecommunications, Sustainability, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Energy, Communications -
As hunger for data explodes, ambitious plans afoot to green our ICT networks News
23.01.2013 A consortium of industry stakeholders has ambitious plans to reduce the carbon footprint of ICT networks by a factor of 1,000. Ann O’Dea speaks to GreenTouch chairman Thierry... -
Scientists pioneer nano-scale devices to make electronics more energy efficient News
21.01.2013 A team of scientists from Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork (UCC) and the National University of Singapore have designed and created ultra-small devices with... -
Clean energy investments fell by 11pc in 2012 – BNEF News
14.01.2013 New data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that clean energy investments dropped by 11pc in 2012 due to factors such as regulatory uncertainty and policy... -
Citi and its sustainability imperative (interview) News
20.12.2012 At a time when companies of all types are starting to recognise the importance of embedding sustainability into their business planning, Carmel Doyle talks to John Killey,... -
€1.69m project aims to reduce energy costs for industry News
17.12.2012 The goal of a new €1.69m energy-efficiency research project will be to significantly cut energy costs for industry and create jobs, Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise... -
International Energy Research Centre in Cork appoints new director News
12.12.2012 Prof Tony Day, an expert in energy-efficient buildings and low-carbon technology solutions, has been appointed director of the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), which...