Tagged: Biomass & News
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ESA opts for Biomass satellite to measure Earth’s forests from space News
07.05.2013 The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the go-ahead for Europe’s next Earth-observing mission. Set to launch in 2020, the Biomass satellite will map and measure forests, as... -
Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power to create 20 new jobs in Dublin News
27.03.2013 Twenty new highly skilled jobs have been created in Dublin at Natural Power, an international renewable energy consultancy specialising in onshore wind, offshore wind, tidal... -
Energy research project generates electricity from cooking stoves (video) News
27.02.2013 Researchers from the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) recently completed a research project in Malawi in Africa to generate electricity from portable... -
Bord na Móna CEO calls on politicians and business to ‘hack the green economy’ News
26.07.2012 Speaking at Science Gallery yesterday evening in Dublin as part of the gallery’s Hack the City exhibition, Gabriel D’Arcy, the head of the utility service Bord na Móna, called...Categories: Sustainability, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Government, Enterprise, Engineering -
Australian government launches $200m clean-tech innovation programme News
12.07.2012 The Australian Government has created a AUS$200m Clean Technology Innovation Program to provide grants for Australian businesses that come up with innovative ways of reducing...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy -
Dublin ad firm to acquire Proventus Energy in €55m deal News
23.05.2012 Dublin outdoor advertising firm Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS) is holding an EGM today to approve its proposal to carry out a reverse takeover of the UK renewable...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Deals Done -
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin talks science education (video) News
06.02.2012 Today TV personality and science teacher Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin awarded post-primary school students for winning the all-island story writing competition, Tell The Future,...Categories: Education, Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Recycling Services, R&D, Life Sciences, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, CompetitionsTags: Clean Tech, Biomass, Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, Innovation, Science, Ireland, EU, Dublin -
Ireland tops the EU for wind energy integration, says EirGrid News
15.12.2011 The island of Ireland has surpassed the rest of the EU countries for its wind energy integration. That's according to EirGrid chief executive Dermot Byrne, who says Ireland is...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Ireland’s OpenHydro and Imperative Energy scoop awards News
15.11.2011 Dublin hosted the Global CleanTech Cluster Awards last night, when 30 finalists from all over the world congregated in the capital city to vie to win the 10 later stage awards...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Funding, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Science -
Biomass and carbon capture potential to cut emissions News
03.08.2011 Combining biomass with carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) could result in an annual global saving of up to 10 gigatonnes of negative CO2 emissions by the year 2050, an... -
European biomass demand to grow 44pc by 2020 News
12.07.2011 Renewable energy policy in Europe will generate an increase in lignocellulosic biomass demand of 44pc between 2010 and 2020. -
2010 revenues generated by renewable energy – US$60.2bn in the US News
09.03.2011 Renewable Energy & the Smart Grid, a report just released by smart-grid experts Zpryme and ICP, says that to optimise smart grid potential in the US, more renewable resources...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Green Computing, Green, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Renewables investment could create hundreds of Co Clare jobs News
16.02.2011 Multinational utility companies are seeking to invest more than €2bn to harness the energy of Co Clare's natural resources, the Clare County Development Board (CDB) said in... -
Can bioenergy deliver for the Irish economy? News
15.02.2011 The Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBEA) will be posing the above question this Thursday at a conference whereby economists, policy makers and industry representatives will... -
Labour sets out plan to create 80,000 green energy jobs News
04.02.2011 Labour’s communications spokeswoman Liz McManus this morning launched her party’s policy document on green energy jobs, which envisions the creation of 80,000 new positions...Categories: Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green, Government, Energy, Digital 21, Green Tech, Careers and EmploymentTags: Election 2011, Biofuels, Biomass, Solar Power, ESB, Wind Energy, Green Energy, Digital 21, Labour, Job Creation, Political -
Ones to watch for wind power News
31.01.2011 Solar PV has overtaken wind in the EU in terms of power installations, but investment in EU wind farms still reached €12.7bn in 2010, with offshore wind and Eastern Europe as... -
EU-27 will exceed 20pc renewable energy targets News
04.01.2011 One-third of EU electricity demand will be supplied from renewables by 2020. Wind energy will generate 14pc of Europe’s total electricity demand in 2020, with Ireland having the... -
Bord na Móna grows its renewable energy portfolio News
21.07.2010 Moving away from a reliance on peat, Bord na Móna is delving deeper into wind energy. -
EC grants €11m aid for French biomass boiler News
17.11.2010 The European Commission (EC) has granted France an €11m grant for the construction of a biomass boiler. -
Europe could be supplied by 100pc renewable energy by 2050 – PwC study News
05.11.2010 Europe and North Africa have the potential to be powered exclusively by renewable electricity by 2050 if this is supported by a single European power market united with a...