(16 Jun 2010)
Retrofit aims to deliver a major increase throughout this decade in the scale and depth of energy efficiency investments. SEAI will support approximately 50 early demonstration projects in 2010 through this Energy Efficiency Retrofit Fund (EERF).
(06 Apr 2010)
Energy Minister Eamon Ryan today introduced the Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 to the Seanad.
(24 Mar 2010)
Fluctuating prices, questions over security of supply and concerns about emissions make the life of an energy buyer fraught with difficulties, but it is important not to get sucked down into the mire.
(24 Mar 2010)
Ironically, the world’s energy companies are proponents of energy efficiency. After all, the use of energy is what drives their profits. Yet this industry has long known that the less energy it uses itself, the more money it can save, which benefits the bottom line. This was one of the themes explored at this week’s IHS CERA energy conference in Houston, Texas.
(24 Mar 2010)
Those that live their lives around broadband have been eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan. The FCC, has been unusually optimistic on promoting broadband and Internet innovation.
(24 Mar 2010)
Top Japanese carmakers, Toyota and Nissan helped set up a group to standardize fast-charge stations for electric cars in a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles. The group, led by Japan's biggest utility, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), Toyota Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co, Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, will set a standard for Japan and later aim for an international standard.
(24 Mar 2010)
The UK Government's Marine Energy Action Plan announced plans to harness the power of the sea to generate electricity for up to 15m homes and could potentially also save up to 70M tonnes of CO2 by 2050, according to the energy minister Lord Hunt.
(24 Mar 2010)
As part of Morphy Richards’ desire to differentiate itself from its competitors, and meet consumers continually rising interest in environmental sustainability, Britain’s oldest manufacturer of irons decided to work with the Carbon Trust Footprinting Company to measure, certify and label the carbon footprint of its best-selling irons.
(28 Jan 2010)
IRELAND urgently needs to develop east coast wind and wave farms or risk losing renewable energy jobs to its rivals in Britain, warns one industry expert.
(28 Jan 2010)
In Western Europe 65 percent of the reactors are between 21 and 30 years old; a additional 20 percent have been operational for more than 30 years.