# resource and energy

'Wind and wave are our oil and gas': How Ireland could harness the power of the ocean

The wave energy industry has potential, but it won’t all be plain sailing.

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Dec 20th 2019, 11:04 AM

'Wind and wave are our oil and gas': How Ireland could harness the power of the ocean

The wave energy industry has potential, but it won’t all be plain sailing.

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Dec 15th 2019, 1:01 AM

A floating data centre in Limerick has been given clearance, ending a months-long dispute

A group that had opposed the project previously said it was incompatible with shipping in the port.

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Sep 5th 2019, 5:00 PM

Ireland's electric vehicle future is facing a chicken-and-egg problem

Registrations of EVs have increased the last six months but charge points are playing catch up.

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Aug 15th 2019, 3:20 PM

Marine robot company Xocean has North America in its sights

The fast-growing outfit is expanding stateside as it plots its international expansion.

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Aug 14th 2019, 3:00 PM

Amazon has agreed a deal to buy all of the energy from a new windfarm in Cork

It is the second renewable energy deal the tech giant has secured with Invis Energy in Ireland.

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Aug 1st 2019, 2:58 PM

# retail and services

The battery that powers your phone is one of the recycling sector's big challenges

So says not-for-profit WEEE Ireland, which collected more than 36,000 tonnes of electronics waste last year.

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Jun 19th 2019, 5:30 PM

# retail and services

Fancy jacks and coffee called Rosa: Inside Maxol's big bet on food

The fuel reseller is planning big investments in tech, food and bathrooms.

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Apr 4th 2019, 6:00 PM

Limerick port accuses its clients of trying to kill a floating data centre project 'at all costs'

US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.

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Feb 7th 2019, 5:17 PM

EirGrid wants a cybersecurity team to poke holes in its systems to prevent hackers getting in

The winning firm will test the electricity operator’s servers and infrastructure for vulnerabilities.

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Feb 6th 2019, 1:00 AM

Limerick port accuses its clients of trying to kill a floating data centre project 'at all costs'

US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.

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Feb 5th 2019, 6:01 PM

'It's not just a man and his dog': Echelon's boss says negative 'myths' surround data centres

It has been warned that data centres could be a big drain on Ireland’s power grid.

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Jan 31st 2019, 1:01 AM

Limerick waste software firm AMCS is hunting for more deals after its latest acquisition

The company added a German rival to its lengthy list of takeovers.

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Jan 24th 2019, 5:27 PM

# policy and economy

Hauliers want to run their trucks on greener fuel - but there's hardly anywhere to top up the tank

Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.

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Jan 24th 2019, 3:34 PM

# policy and economy

Hauliers want to run their trucks on greener fuel - but there's hardly anywhere to top up the tank

Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.

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Jan 23rd 2019, 5:01 PM

'When you start your own business it's not always 9 to 5, sometimes it's more like 24/7'

Pinergy’s Enda Gunnell talks about the challenges of starting a business and doing stock takes on a farm.

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Jan 9th 2019, 3:00 PM

Industrial lights are really dull - and that's given birth to a whole new industry

Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.

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Dec 14th 2018, 9:53 AM

Industrial lights are really dull - and that's given birth to a whole new industry

Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.

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Dec 9th 2018, 1:00 AM

Voices

'If Dublin were a car, it'd be running on four bald tyres with no spare in the boot'

We have to stop pressing the snooze button when it comes to our water supply crisis.

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Nov 25th 2018, 3:00 PM

Excess heat from Amazon's giant data centre will be used to warm homes in Tallaght

The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.

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Nov 22nd 2018, 3:02 PM

Excess heat from Amazon's giant data centre will be used to warm homes in Tallaght

The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.

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Nov 21st 2018, 1:00 AM

Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly

The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.

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Nov 10th 2018, 5:30 PM

Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly

The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.

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Nov 8th 2018, 5:24 PM

Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly

The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.

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Nov 5th 2018, 1:00 AM

Voices

'To keep attracting foreign investment, Ireland needs to get its act together on water'

We should use the resource as a calling card and follow the lead of forward-thinking countries.

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Oct 27th 2018, 12:00 PM

Bord na Móna will shed up to 430 staff as it fast-tracks a shift away from peat

The semi-state company wants to complete a move to renewable energy two years early.

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Oct 24th 2018, 1:52 PM

Cork startup Solo Energy wants people to sell renewable power to their neighbours

The company is creating a blockchain-powered system for trading energy.

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Oct 6th 2018, 2:00 PM

Dublin ocean energy firm OpenHydro is going under with debts of €280 million

Investors hoped the company could be saved, but it’s now headed for liquidation.

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Sep 27th 2018, 2:37 PM

Voices

Ireland is falling behind when it comes to offshore wind energy. Here's what needs to change

Policy clarity is needed to unlock the country’s renewable power potential.

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Sep 23rd 2018, 2:00 PM

Filling station operator Top Oil has been bought by a Canadian fuel giant

New owners Irving Oil also operate Ireland’s only oil refinery in Cork.

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Aug 21st 2018, 1:17 PM

Once destined for liquidation, energy group OpenHydro has a new prospect of survival

Liquidators were only appointed to the ‘seriously insolvent’ group last month.

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Aug 17th 2018, 5:26 PM

'I wasn't going to college - all my friends were working for themselves and I wanted that too'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.

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Aug 16th 2018, 5:16 PM

'I wasn't going to college - all my friends were working for themselves and I wanted that too'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.

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Aug 9th 2018, 6:00 PM

'Seriously insolvent' renewable energy group OpenHydro is headed for liquidation

The tidal energy outfit racked up debts of €280 million, the High Court has heard.

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Jul 26th 2018, 5:36 PM

After a 'turbulent' year of plant closures, Bord na Móna posted a multimillion-euro loss

The semi-state group made some “difficult decisions” to close a number of operations.

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Jul 23rd 2018, 4:18 PM

Cork locals are bringing their battle against the Ringaskiddy harbour incinerator to the High Court

Community groups are seeking a judicial review after raising over €60,000 in a GoFundMe campaign.

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Jul 20th 2018, 1:01 AM

The operator of Poolbeg's incinerator has floated plans to significant lift capacity

Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.

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Jul 13th 2018, 3:28 PM

The operator of Poolbeg's incinerator has floated plans to significant lift capacity

Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.

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Jul 13th 2018, 3:17 PM