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Nike interactive ‘green’ app lets users design eco-trainers News
04.05.2012 Sports shoe maker Nike is about to launch a new app that allows customers to design trainers made out of greener materials. -
Government’s Action Plan for Jobs aims at growth sectors News
13.02.2012 The Irish Government has launched its first Action Plan for Jobs, which includes more than 270 actions to be implemented in 2012 to improve supports for job-creating businesses... -
Energy and clean-tech challenges for planet Earth News
19.10.2011 Paris was the scene this week for a two-day International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting, when energy ministers from around the globe converged to talk about pressing issues such... -
Bord na Móna to create 91 new jobs in €6m investment News
19.12.2011 Bord na Móna will create 91 new jobs as part of a €6m R&D investment over the next three years in R&D, engineering, science and business. It will also mentor start-ups and SMEs...Tags: Sustainability, Jobs, Jobs Announcements, Bord na Mona, Richard Bruton, Research, R&D, Engineering, Science, SME, Clean Tech, Green -
Irish researchers seek green tech for space exploration News
09.12.2011 Tyndall National Institute, UCC and the University of Limerick’s Stoke Institute have begun a contract with the European Space Agency to find a green-tech solution for space... -
Free app set to socialise with public attractions News
02.12.2011 LearningHunt.com is the brainchild of Irish IT strategist Cianán Clancy. The app is set to revolutionise how visitor attractions such as science museums, art galleries, zoos and...Categories: Software Development, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Science, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps Zone, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Irish Government to deliver Action Plan for Jobs from 2012 News
24.11.2011 The Irish Government will deliver a multi-annual Action Plan for Jobs aiming to make Ireland the best small country to do business with in Europe, with quarterly targets from...Tags: Enda Kenny, Government, Job Creation, Richard Bruton, Enterprise Ireland, SMEs, Start-ups, Gaming, Cloud Computing, ICT, Green, Forfas -
Google to establish new €75m data centre in Dublin News
30.09.2011 Google will invest in a new €75m data centre in west Dublin, which will create 200 jobs for the building and renovation of the centre, and 30 jobs for the management of the...Tags: Green, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Richard Bruton, Google, Cloud, data centre, Ireland, Dublin, Jobs, Engineering -
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 -
TomTom and Renault create first in-dash nav system for e-cars News
14.09.2011 TomTom and Renault teamed up to launch the first in-dash navigation system for electric vehicles, which has been integrated with the Fluence Z.E. as standard. -
A world first - Irish eco PC secures EU Eco Flower label News
09.09.2011 A touchscreen PC manufactured by Irish company MicroPro Computers is the first integrated desktop PC worldwide to secure the prestigious Eco Flower Label of the European Union. -
Toyota, 3M and Siemens are greenest brands - report News
27.07.2011 Toyota has been named the greenest brand in the world in a new Interbrand report, which finds that automotive, IT and electronics companies lead the way in implementing... -
Vodafone’s Dublin data centre could be most energy efficient in Europe News
25.07.2011 Vodafone’s Dublin data centre, one of only three owned by Vodafone worldwide, has achieved environmental certification from the influential TÜV Rheinland, which suggests... -
The impact of research on city living News
27.06.2011 Kevin M Leyden, an honourary research professor of social science and public policy at the CISC, spoke of the importance of research when designing more liveable cities. -
SolarPrint invests €1.2m to ramp up production News
30.06.2011 Dublin-based solar energy technology company SolarPrint has completed a €1.2m funding round that will enable it to manufacture its first commercial printable solar panels.Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise, Engineering, Energy, Digital 21 -
Ireland to draw down €600m from EU R&D fund by 2013 News
24.06.2011 Ireland has to date received €300m from the EU’s €55bn Framework Programme Seven (FP7) and this is expected to increase to €600m by 2013 – signally an upsurge in science and R&D...Categories: Security, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Government, Energy, Education, Economy -
Historic wind energy-sharing deal between Ireland and UK News
21.06.2011 The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) has welcomed the signing of an historic deal between Ireland and the UK government that will potentially pave the way for exploiting... -
Prove cloud is green: providers urged to publish energy figures News
31.05.2011 Major cloud computing providers’ inability to provide business leaders with real energy utilisation figures to prove that cloud computing is more efficient is only adding to...Tags: Green Economy, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Cloud Computing, CiX, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Green -
Green Climate Fund for developing countries News
19.04.2011 Governments have agreed on the 40 members for the UN Green Climate Fund, the new institution that will manage the long-term finance to enable developing countries to address...Categories: Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Government, Financial, Energy, Green Tech, Sustainability -
Google invests US$168m in largest solar energy power plant News
12.04.2011 Google has invested US$168m in a new solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert in California, developed by BrightSource Energy.