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Ireland likely to suffer a shortfall in renewable energy resources

Thursday, 18 April 2019 Robin Whitlock The Irish Government recently announced that Ireland’s ambitions for tackling climate change would no longer lag behind the rest of Europe, but research from Cornwall Insight Ireland shows that there ...

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Passengers Make Ireland's First Journey on Biogas Bus

Tuesday, 26 March 2019 REM Bus travelers in Cork were the first passengers to ride a ‘green bus’ in Ireland on Monday, March 25. With zero carbon emissions, the biomethane-powered bus is a viable alternative for Ireland’s ...

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Tritium and EasyGo.ie launch Ireland’s most advanced electric vehicle charger

Tuesday, 26 March 2019 Robin Whitlock Ireland’s first privately-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging network, EasyGo.ie, has launched the country’s most advanced publicly available DC charger, a Veefil-RT 50kW DC rapid charger developed ...

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Marine Institute Granted Lease for Galway Bay Test Site

Tuesday, 26 December 2017 Dan McCue The Marine Institute has been awarded a lease for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The test site, located 1.5km off the coast of An Spidéal, in County Galway, will allow for the deployment ...

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Experts at Ireland’s Queen’s University Lead $2.4 million International Project

Monday, 16 October 2017 REM Renewable energy experts at Queen’s University, Belfast, have teamed up with industry partners from across the globe to work on a research project worth over $2.4 million, which demonstrates battery-based ...

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Microsoft, GE sign agreement on Irish Wind Project

Monday, 09 October 2017 Dan McCue Microsoft Corp. has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with GE to purchase 100% of the energy from its new, 37 MW Tullahennel wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland. The company says the ...

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Irish plastics firm provides energy efficiency training for employees

Monday, 08 May 2017 Robin Whitlock

Employees at Tinahely-based Automation Plastics find out about the latest ways to cut their energy costs during a special energy efficiency day run by energy provider Energia.

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Five new Energia windfarms now supplying green energy to Irish homes and businesses

Wednesday, 26 April 2017 Robin Whitlock

Green energy company Energia has started supplying energy from five new windfarms to power homes and businesses across Ireland.

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Energia officially opens Ireland’s largest wind farm

Friday, 24 March 2017 Robin Whitlock

Energia’s 95MW windfarm at Meenadreen in south Donegal has officially started supplying power to homes and businesses across Ireland, setting a new Irish record.

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Dulas collaborates with CSR to launch Irish solar ground mount service

Monday, 13 March 2017 Robin Whitlock

Renewable energy developer and consultancy Dulas is collaborating with consultancy Cunnane Stratton Reynolds (CSR) to launch a complete solar ground mount service for the Irish solar market.