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Power generation operators in Dublin to discuss gas turbine technologies News
09.07.2012 Irish energy provider Energia is hosting an international power generation conference in Dublin this week. Representatives from 40 power plants from 23 countries, including gas...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Recycling Services, R&D, Global CIO, Engineering, Energy, Education, Economy -
What does the future of solar cell technology hold for consumers? News
04.07.2012 A Dutch product designer called Marjan van Aubel has been playing around with solar cell technology to showcase how everyday objects gather energy from the light around us by... -
Former Taoiseach launches new MSc in sustainable energy finance News
03.07.2012 Ireland’s former Taoiseach John Bruton has today launched a new MSc in sustainable energy finance course at Dublin City University (DCU). The course, which will start in...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Graduate, Government, Financial, Energy, Education, EconomyTags: Finance, Energy, CO2 Emissions, Renewable Energy, Ireland, Green IFSC, Clean Tech, DCU, Education -
Mid-West Regional Authority to receive €180,000 to develop sustainable energy News
29.06.2012 The Mid-West Regional Authority has been allocated €180,000 as part of the European STEP project, which is focused on improving sustainable energy in local government. -
US researchers develop paintable battery (video) News
29.06.2012 Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, have developed a technique that could turn any surface into a lithium-ion battery and, when combined with solar cells, could... -
Researchers at UL to pioneer software tool for the semiconductor industry News
26.06.2012 Researchers at University of Limerick (UL) have been awarded €346,600 in funding to develop a software tool suite for power semiconductor companies based in Ireland.Categories: Sustainability, Software & Web Development, Software, Science, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy, Economy, CIO -
Data centre seminar in Dublin to bring industry members together News
20.06.2012 Irish company Premium Power, which provides energy-efficiency, electrical capacity and reliability solutions for data centres, is hosting a free seminar in Dublin tomorrow to...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Investments, Hosting Services, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Data Centre, CIO -
Irish and UK energy ministers to discuss electricity trading tomorrow News
19.06.2012 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be in London tomorrow to meet with the UK’s Energy Minister Charles Hendry, MP. The two ministers will be discussing a potential...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Energy -
Bord Gáis Energy and Siemens Ireland to offer energy-efficiency service News
19.06.2012 Bord Gáis Energy (BGE) and Siemens Ireland have forged an initial three-year deal to offer an energy-efficiency service to businesses in Ireland.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
Airtricity owner SSE plans to create 700 jobs over next two years in Ireland News
15.06.2012 Energy utility Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is planning to create 100 new full-time jobs in the next 12 months in Ireland to support its energy portfolio here, while the... -
WWF slams EU’s new Energy Efficiency Directive News
15.06.2012 The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has lashed out at the new EU Energy Efficiency Directive that was agreed upon by the European Parliament, Council and Commission yesterday. The WWF... -
Bank of America plans 10-year US$50bn clean-tech initiative News
14.06.2012 Bank of America has this week announced it is planning a 10-year US$50bn environmental business drive around clean-tech areas such energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy... -
Eirgrid to hold capacity auction for firms to trade energy on East West Interconnector News
12.06.2012 Energy infrastructure company Eirgrid has today announced details about how companies can bid to trade energy when the East West Interconnector, the underground and undersea... -
Astronomers claim to have discovered oldest galaxy News
12.06.2012 Japanese astronomers who have been using the Subaru and Keck optical/infrared telescopes on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea are claiming they have discovered the most distant galaxy ever, at... -
HP reveals net-zero energy data centre research News
31.05.2012 HP is claiming to have come up with game-changing data centre architecture that can help companies reduce their power usage by 30pc, as well as their dependence on grid power...Tags: HP, data centre, Cloud Computing, IT, Environment, Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Photovoltaics, R&D -
Canadian investors lead funding round in InfiniLED; eight jobs on way News
16.05.2012 InfiniLED, a LED-tech spin-out from Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has closed a first-round investment, which may reach €1.6m. IL Investment Group from Quebec in Canada led... -
SSE to acquire NI's Phoenix Supply in stg£19.1m deal News
16.05.2012 SSE is planning to acquire Northern Irish gas supplier Phoenix Supply in a deal worth stg£19.1m. The acquisition, if it goes ahead, will make Airtricity, SSE’s retail supply... -
Honda tests ‘smart home’ in Japan that runs on off-grid energy News
11.05.2012 Honda has been pioneering a new type of smart home in Japan to test out its Honda Smart Home System (HSHM) technologies to control and monitor energy usage using solar power,... -
Deals done this past week News
30.04.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Energia in €32m electricity contract with local authorities and state bodies News
26.04.2012 Fifty two Irish local authorities have moved to Energia, with the energy provider expecting to supply over 180 gigawatt hours of electricity to power the local authorities’...