Categorised as: Renewable Energy
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Renewable energy investment firm Solar 21 to create 25 jobs in Ireland News
19.06.2013 Renewable energy investment company Solar 21 is to create 25 jobs over the next 18 months across Ireland. -
Interview: John Ashton, CBE, on climate change, politics and leadership News
18.06.2013 John Ashton, CBE, former special representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Office, is in Dublin for the Climate Gathering. He spoke to Ann O’Dea about climate change,...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Government, Energy, Education -
Irish company Mainstream gets onshore planning consent for Scottish wind farm News
18.06.2013 Mainstream Renewable Power, the Irish solar and wind farm developer led by Eddie O’Connor, has been granted planning consent for the onshore cable works to connect its proposed...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy -
Central America is at a renewable energy crossroads – Worldwatch Institute News
18.06.2013 While Central America is part of the global transition to renewable energy, with the region a leader in hydropower and geothermal energy and most countries developing wind power... -
Global renewable energy investments fall by 12pc – UN News
12.06.2013 Global investments in renewable energy fell by 12pc last year to US$244bn, mainly as a result of lower solar prices and weakened US and EU markets, two new reports released by...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Mainstream inks US$1.4bn deal for wind and solar projects in Chile News
07.06.2013 Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power has forged a joint venture with the investor Actis for a US$1.4bn project to bring 600 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar farms to... -
SSE claims to have invested €2bn in Ireland since 2008 News
06.06.2013 Energy utility SSE has marked its fifth anniversary in Ireland, with the company claiming that it has invested the equivalent of €1m every day for the last five years, bringing...Categories: Careers and Employment, Energy, Green Tech, Investments, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Enverian forges deal with renewable energy group Kedco News
05.06.2013 Enverian, the Irish start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for the renewable-energy sector, has signed a partnership that will see it manage Kedco’s portfolio of...Categories: Software Development, Software, Renewable Energy, Private Irish Business, Green Tech, Green, Energy, Data Management -
Ex-EPA chief Lisa Jackson to lead Apple’s environmental efforts News
29.05.2013 Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that Lisa Jackson, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US, is to join the company as its environmental adviser. -
EirGrid creates Twitter feed to share electricity-system information in real-time News
28.05.2013 EirGrid has created a new Twitter handle to communicate hourly updates on power system demand, outputs from wind generation, frequency and interconnection flows from the...Categories: Sustainability, Social Media, Renewable Energy, Investments, Internet, Engineering, Energy -
New Atlantic Ocean research alliance to involve EU, Canada and US News
24.05.2013 The Marine Institute in Galway was today the setting for the signing of an agreement between the EU, the US and Canada to pave the way for collaborative scientific and...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy -
Dublin’s digital future on show at Mansion House event (video) News
24.05.2013 During the Open Innovation 2.0 conference this week, a two-day public event was hosted in Dublin’s Mansion House to showcase the exciting and innovative new technologies that...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Management, Green Tech, Energy, Education, Digital Media, Development, Apps -
Google acquires wind-turbine start-up Makani Power News
24.05.2013 Google is to acquire Makani Power, a US company that is developing an airborne wind turbine that is mounted on a tethered wing and can fly to higher altitudes where the wind is... -
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse sets new distance flight record News
23.05.2013 The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse has set a new distance record for a solar-powered flight as the craft has completed an 18-hour journey from Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas,... -
#OI2Dublin – Glen Dimplex CEO on the future smart grid and energy storage (video) News
21.05.2013 We talk to Sean O’Driscoll, chief executive and chairman of the Irish group Glen Dimplex, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electrical heating technology, about the...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Dublin and New England clean-tech clusters join forces to help companies innovate News
15.05.2013 Dublin’s clean-tech cluster the Green Way is forging a new partnership with ACTION, a network of clean-tech incubators in the New England region of the US. The aim of the...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Networking, Marketing, Green Tech, Green, Energy, EducationTags: Clean Tech, San Jose, -
Scottish Govt awards stg£6m contract to Samsung to develop offshore wind turbine News
09.05.2013 The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for Samsung Heavy Industries to develop a stg£6.04m test centre in Scotland to pioneer its next-generation offshore wind turbine... -
Gaelectric’s new stg£20m wind farm in Co Antrim to power up to 8,000 homes News
08.05.2013 Irish renewable energy company Gaelectric has opened its stg£20m wind farm in Carn Hill, Co Antrim. The 13.8 megawatt (MW) wind farm is the first fully operational wind farm in...