Cormac Walsh gave an in depth interview on Dublin City FM all about sustainability and green energy co-operative developments to Paul Wright. Listen to the full interview here.
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SEAFUEL and the ARAN ISLANDS
Great article about the SEAFUEL hydrogen project (http://www.seafuel.eu/) that Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileáin Aráinn are involved with, which Lúgh ó Braonáin from ECI is also contributing to. The study is investigating uses of hydrogen for transport in island...
ECI at 3rd Coordination meeting of the SEAFUEL project in Madeira
ECI is participating with Fuinneamh (CFOAT) in the Seafuel Interreg research project assessing uses of Hydrogen in island communities as a transport fuel. Partners at the conference had the opportunity to discuss the progress of the project and attend the...
Hydrogen production plans for Ireland’s Valentia Island
An example of a Irish small community seeking to produce hydrogen for their own use is Valentia island off the coast of County Kerry. Valentia Island SEC (which aims to establish an energy co-op in the coming months) have recently completed their ambitious SEC Energy...
National Renewable Energy Co-operatives Conference
‘People Get Ready’ Thursday, 18 October 2018 from 09:30 to 16:00 Bridge House Hotel, Bridge Street, Tullamore, Co Offaly. The Landscape of the Renewable Energy Sector is set to radically change with the introduction of the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme...
Communities to be enabled to take a stake in new renewable energy projects including solar
Energy Co-operatives Ireland (ECI) is pleased to announce details of a clever concept in positive collaboration between organised local communities in Ireland, and energy suppliers. Best described as a “progressive shared ownership equity model”, local groups...
Setting renewable energy example for the country
Minister Alex White, TD, praising the renewable energy co-op on the Aran Islands described how there is a case to be made that the Islands could serve as an example of how the country as a whole could benefit from the transition to low carbon economy. Visiting the...
Energy Cooperatives to increase activity in Ireland
There now seems to be a considerable shift in attitudes at the DCENR towards community involvement in the Renewable Energy (RE) sector. This may be leading towards increased activity in the ground. Comharchumann Fuinneamh Oileáin Árainn moves ahead with €1.5m in...
Aran Co-op Renewable Energy Tours
Comharchumann Fuinneamh Oileáin Árainn now offers tours on the islands to demonstrate the progress they have made towards carbon neutrality by 2020. The tours which, led by Co-op chairperson Dara Ó Maoildhia (right of picture) take in the extensive energy...
Eco-Eye: Get Involved and Community Sustainability
The Eco-Eye program which discussed community sustainable energy projects in Ireland is available on RTE playback, link here: Energy Co-ops and Comharchumann Fuinneamh Oileáin Árainn were both featured extensively. There was also discussion of the collaboration...