Tuesday, 14 December 2010 11:56
Renewable energy in Ireland grew 15% in last 4 years
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Renewable energy in Ireland grew by an average of 15% per annum from 2005 to 2009 driven largely by a significant growth in wind energy of 28% per annum in that period, according to SEAI's latest Energy in Ireland report. Last year also witnessed a steady trend towards lower energy prices in Ireland for both domestic and business energy users.
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Friday, 03 December 2010 13:02
Ministers announce plan for European electricity supergrid
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Energy minister Eamon Ryan has said that formal preparations for a European electricity supergrid have begun.
In Brussels today, energy ministers from ten European countries signed an agreement on the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative, which will aim to develop a supergrid in northern Europe, increase the amount of renewable energy produced in the Europe's northern seas and facilitate large scale offshore wind projects.
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Friday, 19 November 2010 15:20
New funding for green energy companies in Ireland
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Energy Minister Eamon Ryan today announced new funding for renewable energy companies in Ireland.
The funding is part of a Europe-wide programme that will be managed jointly by the European Commission, European Investment Bank and EU member states. It will assist eight carbon capture and storage and 34 renewable energy projects in the EU.
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 13:02
NUI Galway launches degree in energy systems engineering
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Energy minister Eamon Ryan launched the new BE (Bachelor of Engineering) programme in energy systems engineering on Monday in NUI Galway.
The new course, which will be based in the new engineering building currently under construction on the campus, has been developed in partnership with members of the energy industry including ESB, GE Energy, Airtricity, Bord Gáis and Wavebob.
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 18:24
SEI announces funding for Irish ocean energy companies
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Ten Irish companies developing ocean energy technologies will share
e4.3millon in funding from Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the
national energy authority announced yesterday.
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 17:34
Ireland ranked fourth in the world for wind power
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Ireland now ranks fourth in the world for the contribution of wind
energy to electricity use, according to the International Energy
Agency's 2008 Wind Energy Annual Report.
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ELECTRICITY COMPANY Airtricity has been ordered not to use the term “green electricity” in its advertising, following a complaint by An Bord Gáis to the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI).
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 17:49
Imperative Energy to finance expansion with equity funding
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Imperative Energy, a supplier of large-scale biomass energy solutions, today announced that it has completed a E30m equity funding package with Rockfield Energy LLP, a UK-based private equity firm specialising in renewable energy investments.
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 11:29
UN claims green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment
Written by News DeskGreen energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 11:10
200m community owned wind farm to power County Clare
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A wind energy development co-operative in County Clare today announced plans to construct one of Ireland’s largest wind farms.
Subsequent to obtaining planning approval and permission for grid connection, West Clare Renewable Energy Ltd. (WCRE) says it hopes to construct 30 3MW wind turbines on the slopes of Mount Callan, a 391-metre high mountain located between Ennis and Miltown Malbay.
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 13:19
Wind Energy Direct launches pioneering wind power project
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Wind Energy Direct, an Irish owned renewable energy company, today
launched an innovative wind energy installation that will deliver power
directly to the Munster Joinery plant in Ballydesmond, Co Cork.
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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has launched a new degree programme in energy engineering, commencing in September 2009 at the institute’s Dublin Road campus.
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Monday, 06 April 2009 13:11
Micro hydropower contribution to energy supply can double
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Micro and mini hydropower generation in Ireland can at least double
from its current total contribution to the energy supply of the country
to more than 60MW.
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 10:58
Velux calls for Irish homeowners to act on green intentions
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Velux is calling for Irish homeowners to take positive steps to improve
the energy efficiency of their own homes. The company’s sustainable
department is planning to raise awareness of renewable technologies
though an information-led campaign at Ireland’s largest consumer-facing
exhibitions throughout 2009.
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Monday, 30 March 2009 12:07
Kingspan Solar Launches accredited installer scheme
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Kingspan Solar, part of Kingspan Renewables Ltd, has launched its all-Ireland solar accreditation scheme.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:25
Obama pledges billions for renewable energy projects
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Barack Obama today declared the billions of dollars he is planning to spend on renewable energy projects off-limits to the usual bartering over the next few weeks with Congress.
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 16:45
50bn STG of investment needed for Saharan solar plan
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European countries could transform their electricity supplies within a decade by investing in a giant network of solar panels in the Sahara desert, an expert told a global warming conference in Copenhagen today.
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:05
ESB to purchase electricity from domestic wind turbines
Written by Jeff Colley
The Commissioner for Energy Regulation has announced that the ESB is to buy electricity from so-called “micro generators” - householders who have their own wind generators or other renewable electricity systems. The price has been set at 9c per unit.
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Friday, 06 February 2009 16:14
Wind power becomes Europe's fastest growing energy source
Written by News DeskMore wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008, according to data released yesterday.
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Energy minister Eamon Ryan today announced that Ireland has signed up as a member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the organisation's founding conference in Bonn, Germany.
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