Tagged: CO2 Emissions
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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 -
Google reveals Irish finalists in its Science Fair News
21.05.2012 Google has announced the 90 regional finalists of its second Google Science Fair, and two Irish entries have been selected. -
Microsoft vows to be carbon neutral by 1 July News
09.05.2012 Microsoft is pledging to become carbon neutral from 1 July across all of its direct operations, including its data centres, software development labs, air travel, and office... -
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in Dublin next week News
09.05.2012 Ireland will next week host a six-day international Congress on Water, Climate and Energy that is being organised by the International Water Association. -
Intel marks World Earth Day with energy review News
20.04.2012 World Earth Day is in two days' time, and here in Ireland Intel has released data for its Reduce our Energy initiative, whereby it worked with 10 local businesses and...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Internet, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Engineer, Energy, Business Intelligence, Engineering -
ESA’s Envisat satellite stops sending data to Earth News
13.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has declared a spacecraft emergency as it is trying to establish why its Envisat satellite has suddenly stopped sending data to Earth after 10... -
FedEx to offset carbon emissions with BP News
11.04.2012 FedEx claims it has become the first global express transportation company to offer carbon-neutral envelope shipping, as it has struck a deal with BP in a new carbon offsetting... -
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 -
Free training around wave technologies on offer in Cork News
27.03.2012 The Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MARINET) is offering a free, week-long course on the experimental testing of wave energy convertors at University College Cork...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy -
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, -
UN marks World Water Day with emphasis on food security News
22.03.2012 Today is World Water Day 2012 and this year the UN is honing in on food security. Events are happening all around the world today to emphasis issues such as how drought is still... -
€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 -
Ocean acidification worst in 300m years – scientists News
02.03.2012 Scientists at Columbia University in the US have led pioneering new geologic research on ocean acidification. And according to their findings, the world’s oceans may be turning... -
ManageCO2 Software gets €600k investment News
27.02.2012 ManageCO2 Software, the Limerick-based environmental software start-up, has secured a €600,000 investment. It is now aiming to create 12 new jobs over the next 18 months.Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Engineer, Energy, CIO, Careers and Employment -
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 -
EcoNav transport research receives €2.35m EU funding News
14.02.2012 The Centre for Transport Research and Innovation for People (TRIP) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is playing a major role in an EU sustainable travel research project called... -
Clean-tech Finance Bill changes welcomed by Green IFSC News
09.02.2012 The clean-tech tax changes to the Finance Bill have been welcomed by the Green IFSC, which says Ireland’s Government is likely the first in the world to recognise forest carbon...Categories: Sustainability, Software, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Funding, Financial, Energy, Economy -
MINI gets ‘cleanest car’ award for its eco drive News
03.02.2012 MINI has gleaned the cleanest car in Ireland accolade as part of a survey carried out by Motorcheck.ie. Fiat, Seat Lexus and Renault also made it into the top 5, based on how... -
Boeing Dreamliner to swoop in on Dublin Airport tonight News
25.01.2012 Boeing will be landing its Dreamliner aircraft, which features smart technologies, at Dublin Airport today at 9pm. The plane will leave Ireland again on Friday. The Boeing visit... -
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