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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:40:21 +0000 30 http://siliconrepublic.com/img/silicon-republic-logo-144px.gif http://siliconrepublic.com/news/section/27/green-tech 144 18 Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has announced it is to build its Nissan LEAF electric car at its plant in the UK. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15603/business/uk-plant-to-produce-nissan-electric-car Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:00 +0000 Business Young Irish green-tech firm OpenHydro along with utility provider SSE Renewables have won exclusive rights to develop a 200MW tidal energy farm in the Pentland Firth off the northern coast of Scotland. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15589/green-tech/openhydro-to-deploy-200mw-tidal-energy-farm-off-scotland http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15589/green-tech/openhydro-to-deploy-200mw-tidal-energy-farm-off-scotland Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000 Green Tech On May 14, Ireland's business leaders will gather to hear sustainability experts discuss the future of business, finance and investment within this new environmental reality, and we will look at how technology will be a key enabler in a more sustainable, prosperous future for all. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15543/green-tech/the-green-economy-a-business-and-leadership-briefing http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15543/green-tech/the-green-economy-a-business-and-leadership-briefing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:36:00 +0000 Green Tech Along with a name change from Sustainable Energy Ireland to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) the state body has revealed an ambitious five year plan that promises €6bn in savings as well as the creation of between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs every year. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15536/green-tech/sustainable-energy-ireland-promises-6bn-in-savings http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15536/green-tech/sustainable-energy-ireland-promises-6bn-in-savings Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000 Green Tech With global e-waste growing at about 40 million tons a year, an Irish company that refurbishes old computers and sends them to schools in Ireland and Africa has called on businesses to take a greener, more socially responsible route. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15372/green-tech/camara-in-socially-responsible-green-computing-drive http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15372/green-tech/camara-in-socially-responsible-green-computing-drive Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:52:00 +0000 Green Tech The traditional London black cab may look the same by the time the 2012 Olympics come around, but under the bonnet many of these tourist-pleasing vehicles aim to have high-tech hydrogen fuel cells that can travel for 250 miles at up to 81mph. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15333/green-tech/hydrogen-powered-taxis-gear-up-for-london-olympics http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15333/green-tech/hydrogen-powered-taxis-gear-up-for-london-olympics Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:17:00 +0000 Green Tech The green economy should not be viewed as a short-term answer to Ireland's economic problems - failures will happen and we need to show greater risk tolerance for start-ups. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15306/green-tech/green-deal-stimulus-plan-will-stave-off-green-tech-failures http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15306/green-tech/green-deal-stimulus-plan-will-stave-off-green-tech-failures Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:24:00 +0000 Green Tech MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2010, BARCELONA - An Irish-based consumer electronics company has developed a world first - an iPhone cover that once disposed of is bio-degradable within five years. The product is set for worldwide distribution in the coming months. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15266/green-tech/clever-consumer-tech-firm-invents-bio-degradable-iphone-cover http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15266/green-tech/clever-consumer-tech-firm-invents-bio-degradable-iphone-cover Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:15:00 +0000 Green Tech Marks & Spencer in Ireland has signed a renewable electricity contract with Irish energy provider Energia. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15241/green-tech/irish-energy-firm-inks-green-power-deal-with-mands http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15241/green-tech/irish-energy-firm-inks-green-power-deal-with-mands Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:55:00 +0000 Green Tech Irish companies have been warned in a recent report that unless they begin to manage carbon emissions, they will risk relationships with customers and investors. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15236/green-tech/irish-firms-must-go-green-or-risk-business http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15236/green-tech/irish-firms-must-go-green-or-risk-business Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:24:00 +0000 Green Tech The green economy is just a pipe dream if we remain broadband laggards, says Magnet chief. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15209/comms/there-can-be-no-green-economy-if-we-dont-sort-out-our-broadband-problems-first http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15209/comms/there-can-be-no-green-economy-if-we-dont-sort-out-our-broadband-problems-first Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000 Comms The new NUI Galway Water Research Facility at Tuam, Co Galway, is now officially up and running. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15173/randd/nui-galway-water-research-facility-opens http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15173/randd/nui-galway-water-research-facility-opens Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:00 +0000 R&D Car maker Toyota is planning to recall hundreds of thousands of Prius hybrids from around the globe over a brake problem, the Kyodo news agency reported. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15171/green-tech/toyota-may-recall-prius-hybrids-over-brake-problem http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15171/green-tech/toyota-may-recall-prius-hybrids-over-brake-problem Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Green Tech Vodafone has introduced a new eco-friendly phone from Samsung that comes with solar-charging panels and which can slip into eco-mode for energy efficiency. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15165/digital-life/vodafone-and-sumsung-reveal-blue-earth-eco-phone http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15165/digital-life/vodafone-and-sumsung-reveal-blue-earth-eco-phone Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:48:00 +0000 Digital Life Ocean Energy, a specialised commercial company developing wave energy technology based in Cobh, Co Cork, has signed a major deal with Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of high-speed rotating equipment and service solutions. The agreement is expected to significantly develop wave energy in Ireland, and Ocean Energy CEO John McCarthy is confident the deal will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs here. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15146/green-tech/ocean-energy-signs-major-deal-with-us-multinational http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15146/green-tech/ocean-energy-signs-major-deal-with-us-multinational Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:01:00 +0000 Green Tech As many as 70 new jobs are tipped to be created at the Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs operation in Dublin as part of a multi-million euro, five-year programme. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15115/randd/bell-labs-in-four-fold-randd-expansion-of-dublin-facility http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15115/randd/bell-labs-in-four-fold-randd-expansion-of-dublin-facility Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:10:00 +0000 R&D When most people in Ireland think about renewable energy, our imagination stops at wind farms on hills in Kerry or Galway, but the biggest economic opportunity, according to Matthew Knight, energy distribution expert at Siemens, is our coastline. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15025/green-tech/could-offshore-wind-be-our-biggest-economic-opportunity http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15025/green-tech/could-offshore-wind-be-our-biggest-economic-opportunity Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:59:00 +0000 Green Tech General Motors (GM) has announced plans to become the first major US car maker to design and make electric motors, saying it believes the electrification of cars in the future will be revolutionary. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15005/green-tech/gm-to-become-first-us-car-maker-to-make-electric-motors http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15005/green-tech/gm-to-become-first-us-car-maker-to-make-electric-motors Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:33:00 +0000 Green Tech Up to 90pc of TV content and 80pc of radio content will still be accessed in traditional linear fashion in 2010. It is also predicted 2010 will see the newspaper industry fight back, but not from behind pay walls. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14912/comms/linear-tv-to-remain-strong-over-catch-up-tv-content-in-2010 http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14912/comms/linear-tv-to-remain-strong-over-catch-up-tv-content-in-2010 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Comms Employees of Microsoft's operations in Ireland have recycled 1,000 tonnes of office waste in the past decade, the company revealed at the launch its Green Week initiative. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14901/green-tech/microsoft-recycled-1-000-tonnes-of-office-waste http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14901/green-tech/microsoft-recycled-1-000-tonnes-of-office-waste Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:49:00 +0000 Green Tech A few tin cans and a penknife were all an 18-year-old Cork student needed to get started on inventing a revolutionary biomass-fired cooking stove for developing countries that secured the top prize at this year's BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14890/randd/inventor-of-biomass-fired-cooking-stove-wins-bt-young-scientist-top-award http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14890/randd/inventor-of-biomass-fired-cooking-stove-wins-bt-young-scientist-top-award Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 R&D Greater efforts to address climate change and reduce nuclear arsenals worldwide has encouraged the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) to move the minute hand of its famous Doomsday Clock one minute away from midnight. It is now six minutes to midnight. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14881/green-tech/doomsday-clock-moves-one-minute-away-from-midnight http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14881/green-tech/doomsday-clock-moves-one-minute-away-from-midnight Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Green Tech The first Detroit Motor Show since US car manufacturers General Motors and Chrysler exited bankruptcy opens today, with commentators billing it as a watershed event for the US motor industry. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14825/green-tech/detroit-motor-show-billed-as-watershed-event http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14825/green-tech/detroit-motor-show-billed-as-watershed-event Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:18:00 +0000 Green Tech With so much happening in the green-energy research field in our third-level institutions, Ireland is truly staking its claim as the home for green tech. CARMEL DOYLE reports. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14718/green-tech/green-randd-in-ireland-an-overview http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14718/green-tech/green-randd-in-ireland-an-overview Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Green Tech While green IT is linked to lower carbon footprints and good corporate social responsibility, for most companies the main benefit is the financial savings, writes GORDON SMITH. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14716/green-tech/the-business-case-for-green-it http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14716/green-tech/the-business-case-for-green-it Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Green Tech There is a crucial link between green IT initiatives by CIOs today and the design of the smart, sustainable cities of tomorrow, writes JOHN KENNEDY. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14713/green-tech/smart-cities http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14713/green-tech/smart-cities Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Green Tech As HSBC research estimates that revenues from climate-related businesses could exceed US$2trn by 2020, JOHN KENNEDY looks at the green-tech companies in Ireland that have the potential to help make us the clean-tech Silicon Valley of Europe. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14710/green-tech/feeding-the-green-monster http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14710/green-tech/feeding-the-green-monster Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Green Tech A leading player in mobile internet device tablet technology is to pioneer the concept of tablets that allow home owners to monitor their energy usage, giving them real-time access to their electricity and gas consumption levels. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14746/green-tech/archos-moves-into-the-smart-meter-business http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14746/green-tech/archos-moves-into-the-smart-meter-business Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:11:00 +0000 Green Tech If Ireland is to thrive in future export markets then it needs to urgently resolve crucial issues around broadband, taxation, costs and skills, the National Competitiveness Council has warned. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14686/business/broadband-tax-and-skills-core-to-irelands-economic-future http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14686/business/broadband-tax-and-skills-core-to-irelands-economic-future Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:11:00 +0000 Business The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government is to deploy recycled green printers from Ricoh that will give it a reduced carbon footprint of 40pc against other printers. http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14679/green-tech/ricoh-provides-dept-of-environment-with-green-printers http://siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14679/green-tech/ricoh-provides-dept-of-environment-with-green-printers Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:08:00 +0000 Green Tech