Google began accepting applications from Irish entrepreneurs for its Adopt A Startup programme on Monday, November 21. The Adopt A Startup programme sees small businesses paired up with Google support
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Gaelectric officially opened its £13.4 million (€15.5 Million) wind farm on Thursday, November 17, at Cloonty in Co. Antrim. The 9.2MW wind farm is located on the Castlecat Road between
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed announced on Thursday, Novmber 17, the projects that will receive €445,000 in funding this year, under the Commission for the
FDT Consulting Engineers & Project Managers won the EnviroCom Award on Thursday, November 10, for engaging communities in environmental projects with less than 50 employees. Hosted by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Ireland leads the way in terms of volunteer participation across Europe, and is well above average in terms of civic engagement, social support networks and trust in institutions, according to
A new survey of companies carried out by the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) suggests that the wind energy industry has delivered 300 new jobs a year since 2013, with
At last year’s Paris climate talk, 196 countries agreed to take action to keep global warming from rising 2C above pre-industrial levels.
Roscommon deputy, Michael Fitzmaurice stated that the construction will not continue until the investigation is complete.
The Irish Green Building Council has launched Ireland’s first sustainable homes label to encourage the construction of quality residential housing developments.
Rentokil is advising householders to be vigilant against rats, mice and other pests that are displaced from sewers, drains and rivers during the floods resulting from recent storms and the
French company Renault will recall more than 15,000 vehicles to make changes to their engines to bring them into line with emissions standards, Energy Minister Segolene Royal told on Tuesday. The
The carbon content of electricity generation in Ireland fell to a record low last year, half the level it was in 1990, according to figures published by the Sustainable Energy
Apple has committed a €1 million fund to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. The fund will help developers who receive a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant to test
Irish Water is investing €5million to construct a new wastewater treatment plant in Kinvara. The new plant will be located at Ballybranagan and Irish Water says its design, now entering
On November 3rd 2015, the Aviva Stadium will see the largest ever gathering of key stakeholders responsible for delivering a more sustainable Ireland. The National Sustainability Summit serves as a
A new Irish renewable energy fund is aiming to raise €100m before Christmas and start building up a portfolio of solar farms across Europe. Fledgling fund Greenroom Investments received regulatory
RTÉ were amongst the winners at the Pakman 2015 Awards last night. The broadcaster won in the Food Waste Management Category. RTÉ’s entry related to a “Closed Loop” Project managed by
The recent Government decision to ban smoky coal yesterday yielded a 200-jobs industry for the port of Foynes. CPL Industries, Europe’s leading manufacturer and wholesaler of smokeless solid fuel products
The National Sustainability Summit will take place for the first time on 3 November in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The event will provide a timely platform to discuss and debate
Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, today welcomed a letter from the EU Climate Commissioner, which says that Ireland is on course to meet its EU greenhouse gas emissions
Minister for Energy Alex White TD today opened the new €33m Woodhouse Wind Farm in County Waterford, a key part of ESB’s Wind Development programme. The new renewable energy site
The European Parliament this week adopted its position ahead of the upcoming 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as
With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved
Bord na Móna plans to stop harvesting peat by 2030 in what it described as the “biggest change of land
Manufacturing and engineering group Tricel is to create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months. 40 of these jobs will be based in the company’s headquarters in Killarney and be worth an extra €2.4m to the local economy.
The IDA revealed that 9,000 jobs were announced in the first half of 2015, up from 8,000 announced during the same period last year.
Iconic Translation Machines, a leading Irish translation software company, today announces that it is creating 15 new jobs at its headquarters in Glasnevin, Dublin. The positions will be filled by December 2016 and will bring the total employment at the company up to 25.
European offshore wind has set a record for annual capacity installation just six months into 2015.
Australian Wind Prospect Group has created a new asset management platform, Wind Prospect Operations (WPO) with a portfolio of more
Vattenfall has started construction of the Kentish Flats Extension, which is the only offshore wind farm being built in UK
Apple is looking to invest more than €400m directly to fund at least six renewable energy projects in Ireland. The
30th March 2015 – The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) annual business to business event, The Energy Show 2015,
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today said that despite disappointing preliminary growth figures for the third quarter, the
Carbon intensity of electricity generation almost halved since 1990 Average home energy consumption down one third compared to 1990 Last
An additional 150,000 brown bins have been rolled out to households in Ireland in the past two years by member
450 delegates from food and drink businesses across the UK and Ireland attended the inaugural Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing
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