A public meeting in Cill Rónáin, Árainn, has led to the establishment of Fuinneamh Oileáin Árann Comharchumann Teoranta. The Co-operatives aims and objectives represent a model for renewable energy co-operatives, recognising the importance of environmental...
Recent reports have indicated that the rising price of Gas is set to increase energy bills for consumers in Ireland. This is not only because those homes who buy Gas directly face higher prices from their providers, but also through their impact household budgets in...
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...
You can read the Irish Examiner's cover article on Energy Co-ops Ireland, Mount Callan and Baltinglass projects here - the file is pretty big and may take a moment to download, but it's well worth the read.
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...
Just to say that on Monday, we'll have a representative at the PRAXIS & Equality Studies UCD, Communiversity Knowledge Exchange conference in the UCD Quinn School of Business. We'll be happy to meet you and talk about the benefits of the co-operative model...
The meeting in the Belvedere Hotel in Dublin last night was a success, thanks to Cormac's organizational skills and chair-personship. As well as our ECI presentations from Pat and Lugh, we heard from Dara and Mairtin about the new energy co-op they hope to be...
Energy Co-ops ireland was discussed in the Irish Examiner today, article here:
Energy Co-ops Ireland will be holding a public meeting in the Belvedere Hotel, Thursday 19th April at 8pm. We'll be laying out our plans for a community-led, locally driven solution to Ireland's jobs and energy needs. For further...
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...