Tagged: Green Tech & News
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Google's clean energy investments are nearing US$1bn News
20.12.2011 Google has marked the end of the year with a new US$94m investment in a portfolio of four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in California, the company revealed today. -
Battery tech firm Red-T raises €900,000 in funding News
16.12.2011 A Dublin-based flow battery technology company called Red-T has just raised €900,000 in funding led by AIB Seed Capital Fund, Dublin BIC, Enterprise Ireland and its CEO.Categories: Wireless Communications, Investments, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Funding, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech -
SolarPrint and Tyndall in €25.7m European solar project News
08.12.2011 Irish solar cell start-up SolarPrint and Ireland’s Tyndall National Institute are just two of the industry and university partners from across the EU that are participating in a...Categories: Engineer, Energy, Green Tech, CIO, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Green, Intellectual Property, Investments, R&D, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Winners of the 2011 it@cork Leaders Awards announced News
25.11.2011 it@cork’s Leaders in Technology and Business Innovation in Munster were announced last night, recognising a panoply of accomplishments in the areas of IT in education, green...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Online Business, Leadership & Management, IT Management, Internet, Hardware, Green Computing, Education, Economy, Digital Business, CIO -
Prince Philip blasts wind farms News
21.11.2011 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has deemed wind farms as "absolutely useless" and "an absolute disgrace," the Sunday Telegraph reported. -
Limerick tech firm AMCS buys UK software company News
18.11.2011 Limerick-headquartered environment and recycling management software company AMCS has acquired UK software company The Solution Works for an undisclosed sum. -
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 -
Energia to power up 52 GamesStop stores in Ireland News
14.11.2011 GameStop has signed a new electricity supply contract with Energia. The deal, worth €250,000 annually, will see Energia supply more than two gigawatts to GameStop’s network of... -
Irish tech start-up spotlight: AirDryer Systems News
13.11.2011 This week’s one to watch is AirDryer Systems, a new green-tech firm that’s based at the Rubicon Centre at Cork Institute of Technology. The company has just won an...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Engineering, Energy, Green Tech, Business Intelligence -
Governments must invest in low-carbon technologies, IEA warns News
10.11.2011 The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future, as it heads for an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, IT Organisation, Green Computing, Green, Government, Financial, Energy, Education, Economy, Green Tech -
HP, Dell, Nokia, Apple and Philips top green-tech list News
09.11.2011 Apple might be hot on everyone’s lips due to the release of the new iPhone 4S, but it’s being outpaced by companies such as HP, Dell and Nokia in the green electronics stakes....Categories: Sustainability, Mobile, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green TechTags: Dell, HP, Nokia, Philips, Apple, CO2 Emissions, Electronics, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Green Tech, Green IT -
OpenHydro in Global Cleantech Cluster Association finals News
02.11.2011 Irish tidal energy company OpenHydro has made it to the final top 30 in the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) awards, and is now one to watch as a rising clean-tech...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, CIOTags: Dublin, Green Tech, Clean Tech, OpenHydro, Ireland, Smart Grid, Environment, Tidal Energy, Innovation -
‘The world is now our lab,' IBM research director says News
27.10.2011 IBM made history yet again yesterday, as it heads into its second century of innovation. IBM chose Ireland - Dublin, specifically - for its new Research and Development Lab, a...Tags: Education, Health, Transport, Energy, Green Tech, Business , EU, Richard Bruton, IDA Ireland, IBM -
Cars will evolve into media and smart-tech hubs, Ford says News
27.10.2011 Two weeks ago, I had the chance to experience the technologies Ford Motor Group is pioneering. -
Irish firms start to see fiscal benefits of carbon reporting News
18.10.2011 Irish business leaders are starting to put sustainability and carbon reporting at the core of their business-planning strategies, recognising both the challenges and the... -
InfiniLED wins ITLG Silicon Valley University Challenge News
06.10.2011 The Silicon-Valley based Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) has awarded the UCC-based InfiniLED, a company that has developed more efficient next-gen LED technology...Categories: Jobs, Internet, Intellectual Property, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Digital 21, Consumer Tech, Competitions, Green Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment, Bio Tech -
Is Ireland losing out to other EU nations on renewables? News
06.10.2011 The Irish Wind Energy Association has today released alarming statistics, asserting that Ireland is losing out to other European nations on renewables, despite having some of...Tags: Green Economy, ESB, Bord Gais, Electricity, OpenHydro, Wave Energy, Solar, Wind Turbines, Green Jobs, Killarney, Ireland, Siemens, Green Tech -
Cloud, green tech, shared services: key greening strategies for UK govt? News
27.09.2011 The UK government’s draft Greening Government ICT Strategy will provide the UK ICT industry with significant opportunities in the areas of green technologies, cloud computing...Categories: Web, Virtualisation, Unified Communications, Telecommunications, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Recycling Services, Online Business, Networking, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, In the Workplace, Hosting Services, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Digital 21, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Green Tech, CIOTags: ICT, Security, Outsourcing, Data centres, Green Jobs, Green Economy, Green Tech, Cloud Computing, Cloud -
Ireland's energy suppliers must show green leadership – minister News
23.09.2011 Ireland's Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has appealed to energy suppliers to start demonstrating green leadership in the more efficient use of energy, leading the future green...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications, Green Tech, CIO, Business IntelligenceTags: Green Building, Green Tech, Clean Tech, Green, SEAI, Green Jobs, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, Green Economy -
€500m worth of Asian export opportunities for Irish firms News
21.09.2011 New export opportunities worth €500m a year by 2020 could emerge for Irish companies trading with Japan and Korea – particularly in the areas of chemicals and green tech –...