Tagged: Sustainability & News
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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. -
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. -
Irish Water to run as State-owned Bord Gáis subsidiary News
17.04.2012 Environment Minister Phil Hogan has just announced that the new Irish Water utility will be set up as an independent State-owned subsidiary of Bord Gáis.Categories: Sustainability, Science, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
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 -
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... -
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... -
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, -
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... -
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 -
Ireland’s IERC gets €1m energy research funding boost News
30.01.2012 Ireland’s International Energy Research Centre (IERC) has been given a €1m cash injection from the Government, via Enterprise Ireland, to ramp up its energy research projects....Categories: Energy, Economy, CIO, Engineer, Engineering, Government, Green, Green Tech, Intellectual Property, Jobs, Networking, Private Irish Business, R&D, Renewable Energy, Research, Science, Sustainability -
Cylon Active Energy wins cloud contract in US News
30.01.2012 Irish firm Cylon Active Energy has secured its first US contract following an Enterprise Ireland trade mission. The company will apply its cloud-based, real-time energy...Categories: CIO, Energy, Engineer, Engineering, Global CIO, Green, Investments, Servers, Sustainability -
Firms caught off-guard by boom in Big Data, Oracle says News
12.01.2012 Firms are underestimating the Big Data revolution, especially when it involves taking a lot of little bits of information from weblogs, smartphones and machine-to-machine (M2M)... -
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 -
Profitero and Radisens pitch at IBM SmartCamp finals News
16.11.2011 Dublin-based Profitero and Cork-based Radisens Diagnostics are two of the five start-ups from Ireland and the UK taking part in IBM SmartCamp in London. PageHub, RSM and Visible...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education -
US-Ireland R&D pact to include telecoms, energy and green News
01.11.2011 The US-Ireland R&D Partnership Steering Group, which is currently supporting collaborative strategic research involving €14m worth of investment, has extended the partnership to...Categories: Database, Communications, Energy, Green Computing, Investments, R&D, Research, Science, Sustainability, Telecommunications -
IBM opens US$50m Smarter Cities Challenge grant program News
24.10.2011 IBM has today opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter Cities Challenge is a three-year, 100-city, US$50m grant programme in...Categories: Global CIO, Financial, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Green Tech, CIO, Government, Green, Green Computing, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Jobs, Networking & Telecoms, Networks, Project Management, R&D, Recycling Services, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Irish scientist John Tyndall: climate change visionary in 1861 News
26.09.2011 It is 150 years since the Irish scientist John Tyndall published his breakthrough scientific paper, which identified the critical role of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in maintaining...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Internet, Green Computing, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Dell Ireland rewarded for its Green Team sustainability vision News
15.09.2011 Dell Ireland has been nominated for two EnviroCom Awards, with the tech leader’s Green Team in Ireland having pioneered a more sustainable approach to its business operations by... -
Climate change no longer top global warming concern News
30.08.2011 Global concern over climate change no longer tops the list of environmental issues people are most worried about, with air and water pollution, water shortages, packaging waste... -
Smarter Travel Funding Package to create more than 300 extra jobs News
11.07.2011 Around 330 extra jobs are going to be created with the announcement today of €4m in funding for sustainable travel projects outside the Greater Dublin Area as part of the Jobs...