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Monday 5 December 2022
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.
NEW RESEARCH FROM the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has revealed that the average person expects to spend close to €1,200 on Christmas this year.
It’s an increase of 20% on the expected spend among consumers last year, while households with children are due to spend close to €1,600, an increase of around €200.
Price increases were cited by 73% of consumers as the reason for increased spending this year, while a want to ‘make Christmas extra special this year’ was also a key reason for 42% of shoppers.
So today we want to know: How much do you plan on spending for Christmas this year?
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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