Energy minister Pat Rabbitte today announced the opening of the government's electric vehicle grant scheme. Eligible vehicles can receive a grant of up to €5,000.
Qualifying vehicles sold after 1 January 2011 will be eligible, and a total of €5m has been allocated for the scheme.
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 16:21
SEAI announce growth in renewables and fall in energy prices
Written by Jeff Colley
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced that Ireland's renewable energy production is growing, and claimed that Ireland is "one of the world’s leading countries in the use of wind energy for electricity generation".
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Friday, 12 June 2009 12:06
EU grid needs urgent upgrade to meet renewables target
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Europe's electricity grid needs a radical overhaul if it is to distribute the renewable energy capacity that governments have committed to building by 2020, according to Europe's leading science academies.
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Thursday, 19 March 2009 12:21
Europe's energy chiefs aim for carbon-neutral electricity by 2050
Written by Jeff Colley
The heads of 61 power groups in the EU tonight have committed to achieving carbon-neutral electricity within an integrated power market by 2050.
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009 12:32
Dept of Environment plan to phase out light bulbs delayed
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THE PHASING out of incandescent light bulbs has been delayed until
September following the Department of Environment’s decision to drop
domestic legislation to begin banning them from June.
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The environmentally friendly long life light bulb is a toxic time bomb, according to an environmental group.
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