Tagged: Clean Tech & News
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Silicon Labs to buy Boston-based Ember for US$72m News
21.05.2012 US semiconductor company Silicon Laboratories is to acquire the Boston-based Ember Corporation for $72m. The acquisition of Ember is part of Silicon Lab’s move to enable... -
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... -
Ireland's Green IFSC targets US$200bn worth of asset management News
04.05.2012 Ireland’s aim to be a global hub for ‘green finance’ could see the emerging Green IFSC eventually manage US$200bn worth of green funds, it emerged this week. -
Energia in €32m electricity contract with local authorities and state bodies News
26.04.2012 Fifty two Irish local authorities have moved to Energia, with the energy provider expecting to supply over 180 gigawatt hours of electricity to power the local authorities’... -
Early stage start-ups to pitch to angel investors and VCs News
23.04.2012 Six tech start-ups engaged in DCU Ryan Academy’s Propellor accelerator are preparing to pitch to a panel of Irish and global angel investors and venture capital firms on Friday. -
Galway start-up gets €2.8m EU green tech R&D grant News
23.04.2012 Galway-based green-tech company Cellulac has been approved for a record €2.8m grant from the European Commission to commercialise its biorefining technology that converts... -
Water meters and how to cut back on water use News
17.04.2012 As the water meter debacle continues to dominate the news today, we take a look at how people can go about conserving water and reducing their water footprint. Also, it has just... -
Citroën reveals Numéro 9 concept car News
13.04.2012 Citroën is preparing to unveil its latest concept car, the Numéro 9, at the Beijing Motor Show in China later this month. -
TCD computer scientist gets top innovation accolade News
12.04.2012 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has presented its 2012 Innovation Award to computer scientist and technology entrepreneur Dr Gerard Lacey. -
Public consultation opens for EirGrid’s €500m electricity grid link News
12.04.2012 Public consultation is starting today on EirGrid’s planned €500m Grid Link Project to upgrade the electricity grid. It is proposing the construction of a new power line linking...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Government, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Flying car to debut at New York auto show News
06.04.2012 The New York International Auto Show will be kicking off tomorrow in the Big Apple. And the much talked-about flying car, the Transition, pioneered by US company Terrafugia,... -
Cork City FC in recycling drive to get funding News
03.04.2012 Cork City FC, which is run by its fans, is appealing for people to donate unwanted mobile phones, iPods, games and DVDs as part of a fundraising drive to keep the club in action.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Green, Green Computing, Mobile, Recycling Services, Sustainability -
IBM and ASTRON to help scientists explore the Big Bang News
02.04.2012 ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM are preparing to engage in a €2.9m five-year collaboration to research the exascale computer systems that are... -
Green economy forum to explore smart city opportunities News
23.03.2012 Clean-tech and sustainability experts from Ireland, Madrid and Vienna will be sharing their insights on smarter cities at a conference in Dublin next week. They'll also be...Categories: Energy, Data Management, Engineer, Engineering, Green, Green Computing, Green Tech, R&D, Science, Supply Chain ManagementTags: SEAI, Smart Buildings, ICT, Sustainability, IBM, Ireland, Green Economy, Dublin City Council, Clean Tech, -
€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 -
Dublin and Silicon Valley clean-tech clusters to team up News
12.03.2012 A major clean-tech agreement between Dublin’s clean-tech cluster The Green Way and San Jose’s Environmental Business Cluster has just been signed in Silicon Valley. The aim of...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Green Tech, Green ComputingTags: Clean Tech, Silicon Valley -
£25K awards open for Northern Ireland’s scientific researchers News
12.03.2012 NISP Connect and Bank of Ireland UK have launched the 2012 £25K awards programme which reaches out to Northern Ireland’s research base involved in pioneering innovations around... -
Irish clean-tech start-up to create 18 jobs after €1m investment News
12.03.2012 Dublin start-up Enverian, which has come up with a software solution for the energy sector, particularly focusing on renewables, has obtained a €1m equity investment from the...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Financial, Engineering, Energy, EconomyTags: Dublin, Ireland, Clean Tech, Jobs, Enterprise Ireland, AIB Capital Markets, Cloud Computing, IT, HPSU, -
Climote app shortlisted for global Appy Awards News
07.03.2012 Irish clean-tech start-up Climote, a spin-out of Smarthomes, has made it to the finals of the Appy Awards, which will be held in San Francisco on 19 March, for its app that... -
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...