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
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
Minister Alex White announced Government funding of €3.5million to three Irish marine energy firms for the development and testing of new ocean energy technologies. The announcement, made at a
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
With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved over the next 35 years. Addressing key global environmental issues
Global demand for crude is growing while non-OPEC countries are producing less of it. This is helping to bring the supply and demand for oil back into equilibrium, OPEC’s Secretary-General
RTÉ has signed up to an energy partnership with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to adopt cost saving and efficiency measures to ensure its energy consumption is
The Government has set aside €130m as a dedicated fund to promote programmes for energy efficiency and renewable energy, with the hopes that a series of focuses could ultimately bring
Since last year, Irish energy research projects have successfully secured €18m in EU funds for Ireland. That is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) who today
Royal Dutch Shell said it would cease exploration activity in offshore Alaska for the “foreseeable future” and take a writedown of about $4.1 billion (€3.6 billion) after failing to find
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), in co-operation with Enterprise Ireland have called on innovative companies to develop smart technology solutions to help make Building Energy Ratings (BER) more
Oil prices rose by around one per cent on Monday as US drilling slowed and analysts estimated that $1.5 trillion worth of planned American production investment was uneconomical at prices
France-based energy generation firm Areva has delivered a new vessel head to Engie Group’s subsidiary, Electrabel, for the 1,047MW Unit 4 of the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium. Belgian
Lightsource, one of Europe’s biggest players in solar photovoltaic (PV) farms, is understood to be planning to invest €500m to develop solar farms across Ireland. The company aims to work
The Irish renewable energy investor and asset manager NTR has expanded its remit into Scotland’s eastern seaboard with the acquisition of the Quixwood Moor wind farm capable of generating 24MW.
Circle Oil, the Cork-based oil and gas exploration company that is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market in London, has been given approval to renew the exploration permit on its
Petroceltic confirmed the tendering process has begun for engineering, procurement and construction services at the Ain Tsila development in Algeria. The contract will cover a central processing facility, an industrial
The conglomerate will dump the toll roads business which gave it its original name, along with its other interests into a holding company that will be named Altas Investments. The
The agreement will see Vayu supply Teeling Whiskey with natural gas and 100pc green electricity to meet its energy requirements for its newly opened distillery in Dublin’s Newmarket Square in
European offshore wind has set a record for annual capacity installation just six months into 2015.
Veolia has been awarded a €450 million deal to operate a wood-fuelled biomass power plant in Killala, Co Mayo. The company said it secured a 15-year contract from Mayo Renewable
Sustainable Energy Awards 2015 Open For Ambitious Energy Projects Organisations from multinationals to SMEs & community organisations driving culture of change in energy efficiency 22nd May 2015 – Close
18th May, 2015 – Renewable energy use in Ireland increased by 10% in 2014 while consumption of fossil fuels fell 1.2%. That is according to provisional energy data for 2014
Spanish company Abengoa has signed a €614m deal to sell 450MW of concentrating solar power (CSP) assets to its renewable
The European Union’s agency Fusion For Energy (F4E) has selected Amec Foster Wheeler to provide neutral beam cell remote handling
Australian Wind Prospect Group has created a new asset management platform, Wind Prospect Operations (WPO) with a portfolio of more
Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom will set-up two reactors in Hungary at the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP). The Hungarian
Vattenfall has started construction of the Kentish Flats Extension, which is the only offshore wind farm being built in UK
Exergyn, an Irish SME, has been awarded €2.48m in EU funding to commercialise its Exergyn Drive engine, which turns waste
Apple is to invest €1.7bn to build and operate two data centres in Europe that will be 100pc powered by
Energy upgrades worth €118m saw 24,600 homes and 900 public and commercial buildings improved, and 2,400 jobs maintained through the
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