Midland's group calls for greater local stakeholder involvement Mainstream Renewable Power has announced that it has secured a further €60 million to finance its projects in various international locations after securing an investment facility from Macquarie,...
Dutch Renewable Energy Group and economists call for indebted countries to grant land concessions to renewables investors. The proposals would see the granting of development access to land by the Irish, Portuguese and Greek governments in exchange for credits which...
In his interview with Energy Co-operatives Ireland, Michael Hoey, of Country Crest, whose award winning commitment to sustainable energy in food production leads the way in the sector in North Dublin characterised his company’s success as a battle of perseverance...
Nualight an Irish Technology start-up company has "become a global company with in excess of 200 employees in just five years" according to its CEO Dr Liam Kelly who taught for many years in UCC. The company has just signed a $100 million deal with the US Hussmann...
On Wednesday, the Energy Minister, Pat Rabbitte, launched a capital fund which will support sustainable energy investments in 2012 in the public, commercial, industrial and community sectors. This fund provides €7.5 million for projects that support an institution...
Cork County Council has granted planning permission to four pharmaceutical companies to install five wind turbines in Ringaskiddy and one in Carrigaline. Together the Companies (who employ over 4000 people in Cork between them) hope to reduce their energy bills as a...
A more integrated European energy market offers opportunities for an lucrative international market for Irish renewable energy, but will require State level infrastructural support, strong national energy producers and distributors and a vibrant SME energy innovation...
It's being reported that a drop in the price of solar panels in developing countries has led solar power generation to become the most efficient solution to those countries' growing electricity demands. A study published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance has...
Walney Offshore Windfarm is set to open officially with the capacity for its 102 completed turbines expected to be 367MW of electricity: enough to supply the energy needs of 320,000 homes (that's 30,000 more households than there are in the Dublin City Council area)...