Romanian Onshore Wind energy generation takes a massive leap forward with the opening of the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The 600 MW CEZ project has installed 240 2.5Mw GE turbines which has the effect of boosting Romania's onshore wind generation by...
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PwC: Much greater rate of reduction in Co2 emissions needed
Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) predicts that unless policy makers adopt radical new measures to reduce the level of carbon emissions, the world faces a dangerous two degrees centigrade increase in our lifetimes. They even suggest that this estimate is on the...
Minister’s speech achieves clarity
Minister clarifies the future for energy conservation and renewable production sector. While there were many good points made by the Minister the issue of supportive community involvement in renewable developments is still not really addressed. Pat Rabbitte’s...
No health scares here please
While there are genuine concerns for communities that host wind turbines, there is always a tendency for some who oppose a social or technological innovation to overstate their case - sometimes muddying the waters and sometimes straying into nonsense. In an...
Mainstream acquires expansion funding from multinational bank
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,...
Twin track strategy for Ireland’s renewables sector?
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...
Time to take the two feet off the brakes
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...
Irish LED company makes $100million deal
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...
Better Energy Workplaces Fund 2012
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 Co. Council backs wind turbines plans
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...