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Tuesday 21 September 2021
From Business ETC
Ireland has a part to play as Europe looks to transform its economy in response to the climate crisis.
The wave energy industry has potential, but it won’t all be plain sailing.
The wave energy industry has potential, but it won’t all be plain sailing.
A group that had opposed the project previously said it was incompatible with shipping in the port.
Registrations of EVs have increased the last six months but charge points are playing catch up.
The fast-growing outfit is expanding stateside as it plots its international expansion.
It is the second renewable energy deal the tech giant has secured with Invis Energy in Ireland.
So says not-for-profit WEEE Ireland, which collected more than 36,000 tonnes of electronics waste last year.
The fuel reseller is planning big investments in tech, food and bathrooms.
US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.
The winning firm will test the electricity operator’s servers and infrastructure for vulnerabilities.
US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.
It has been warned that data centres could be a big drain on Ireland’s power grid.
The company added a German rival to its lengthy list of takeovers.
Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.
Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.
Pinergy’s Enda Gunnell talks about the challenges of starting a business and doing stock takes on a farm.
Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.
Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.
We have to stop pressing the snooze button when it comes to our water supply crisis.
The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.
The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
We should use the resource as a calling card and follow the lead of forward-thinking countries.
The semi-state company wants to complete a move to renewable energy two years early.
The company is creating a blockchain-powered system for trading energy.
Investors hoped the company could be saved, but it’s now headed for liquidation.
Policy clarity is needed to unlock the country’s renewable power potential.
New owners Irving Oil also operate Ireland’s only oil refinery in Cork.
Liquidators were only appointed to the ‘seriously insolvent’ group last month.
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.
The tidal energy outfit racked up debts of €280 million, the High Court has heard.
The semi-state group made some “difficult decisions” to close a number of operations.
Community groups are seeking a judicial review after raising over €60,000 in a GoFundMe campaign.
Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.
Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.
The €55 million in new lending will be used to boost UrbanVolt’s international expansion.
FROM TODAY ONWARDS, the long-standing advice to work from home unless necessary to attend in person has been lifted to allow a “phased and staggered” return for specific business needs, and lifting fully on 22 October.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he hopes employers are speaking to staff to “figure out” what works best for them and the business as the phased return gets underway.
The situation for people working amid Covid-19 restrictions has differed widely between sectors and workplaces, with the majority of office-based workers working from home since March 2020.
Some workplaces will be keen to get workers back to the office and others will be flexible in allowing continued home working. For workers who have been working from home under difficult or cramped circumstances, the return will be a relief but others may not be too happy to be back to the daily commute.
According to a new survey by Auxillion, remote working has been saving Irish office workers, on average, 58 minutes per day. The workers saving the most commute time are from Cavan (121 minutes), Westmeath (around 77 minutes), Kildare (over 71 minutes), Kilkenny (just shy of 68 minutes) and Wexford (roughly 65 minutes).
So today we’re asking: Do you think traditional office work will change forever post-pandemic?
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