Tagged: Energy & News
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Canadian investors lead funding round in InfiniLED; eight jobs on way News
16.05.2012 InfiniLED, a LED-tech spin-out from Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has closed a first-round investment, which may reach €1.6m. IL Investment Group from Quebec in Canada led... -
SSE to acquire NI's Phoenix Supply in stg£19.1m deal News
16.05.2012 SSE is planning to acquire Northern Irish gas supplier Phoenix Supply in a deal worth stg£19.1m. The acquisition, if it goes ahead, will make Airtricity, SSE’s retail supply... -
Honda tests ‘smart home’ in Japan that runs on off-grid energy News
11.05.2012 Honda has been pioneering a new type of smart home in Japan to test out its Honda Smart Home System (HSHM) technologies to control and monitor energy usage using solar power,... -
Deals done this past week News
30.04.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
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’... -
Carlow company to power up London Olympics News
23.04.2012 Whitelite Automation, an engineering firm based in Carlow, has secured a multimillion euro contract to keep the London Olympics powered up via its UPS modules.Categories: Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Data Centre, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Grid25 will help Ireland’s economic recovery, EirGrid says News
19.04.2012 EirGrid has released the findings of its annual report in Dublin, where chairperson Bernie Gray said the Grid25 update of Ireland’s electricity grid would provide a platform for...Categories: Engineer, Energy, Engineering, Financial Results, Green, Green Tech, R&D, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Electric Ireland and Abtran to partner in outsourcing contract News
12.04.2012 Cork-based Irish business process outsourcing company Abtran has won a tendering process with Electric Ireland to extend its contract with the energy utility for another five... -
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 -
Story contest on energy opens for primary schoolers News
04.04.2012 'If I was the Government and my job was to think of a clever way to provide energy for our homes, schools, hospitals and factories, my plan would be … ' – that’s what primary... -
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 -
Sustainable energy sector could create 20,000 jobs by 2020 News
28.03.2012 More than 20,000 additional jobs could be created in the sustainable energy sector by 2020, according to an analysis by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). -
FMI plans to create 100 jobs in Electric Ireland contract News
28.03.2012 Field Management Ireland (FMI) has been awarded a field sales contract by Electric Ireland for 2012 which will generate 100 jobs. -
University digitises Einstein archives via new website News
20.03.2012 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revamped its Albert Einstein online collection to digitally showcase never-before-seen documents from the theoretical physicist and...Categories: Web, Science, Multimedia, Life Sciences, Internet, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Energy, Document Management, Digital Business, Consumer 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 -
Today is anniversary of Einstein’s birth and Pi Day News
14.03.2012 Today would have been the 133rd birthday of the German-born theoretical physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein. It’s also Pi Day, when the mathematical constant π is... -
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... -
Solar storm could affect telecommunications, NASA says News
08.03.2012 One of the largest solar flares of this solar cycle erupted on 6 March, producing two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) as a result. NASA has predicted that the leading edge of the...Categories: Telecommunications, Science, Research, R&D, Networking & Telecoms, Mobile, Engineering, EnergyTags: GPS, Solar, NASA, Telecommunications, Energy, Electricity, Smart Grid, Astronomy, Space, Earth -
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... -
Engineers call for technology universities in Ireland News
28.02.2012 Some 73pc engineers believe Ireland needs technology universities, a survey from Engineers Ireland has revealed. And, of the 1,200 engineers who were surveyed, 73pc said they...Categories: Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment, Government, Graduate