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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Marketing and Communications Officer Vacancy

Tipperary Energy Agency currently has a vacancy for a Marketing & Communication Officer  under the National Internship Scheme . As part of the role,the intern will gain practical experience in designing and implementing a marketing/communication plan for an SME which supports the development of sustainable energy in Co. Tipperary.  Full details of the vacancy can

Nissan working on 10-minute fast charger

If electric vehicles are ever to be adopted en masse, they’re going to have to cut down on charging times drastically.  Nissan obviously realises this and they are currently working on a system to fully charge a Leaf EV in ten minutes or less. As it stands, a Nissan Leaf can take anywhere from 7

Win a stove and much more this winter, while saving on your energy bills

It is pretty well-know nowadays that an open fireplace and chimney is a very wasteful form of heating you home. The sustainable energy authority of Ireland (SEAI), maintains that a traditional open fire has an efficiency of between 10 and 30%. Energy efficiency is essentially ratio between the energy input i.e. your coal, wood, Oil,

Win a Stove and Much More this Winter, while Saving on your Energy Bills

It is pretty well-know nowadays that an open fireplace and chimney is a very wasteful form of heating you home. The sustainable energy authority of Ireland (SEAI), maintains that a traditional open fire has an efficiency of between 10 and 30%. Energy efficiency is essentially ratio between the energy input i.e. your coal, wood, Oil,

ManagEnergy – Supporting Local Energy Actors

ManagEnergy is a technical support initiative of the European Commission’s Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) programme that focuses on sustainable energy actions at the local and regional level.  The initiative is primarily aimed at local and regional public authorities, as well as energy agencies and other organisations with a public mission that work on sustainable

Ireland Ahead of Germany, Spain, UK in Car Efficiency League

The recent report from the Federation of Transport and Environmental (T&E) report ranks Ireland ahead of Germany, Spain and the UK in the ranking of energy efficiency of cars across the EU.  Lots of progress driven by new car tax bands and a move to smaller cars.

Cars More Efficienct and Cheaper – EU Report

In its latest report on car maker progress towards EU CO2 targets Transport and Environment (T&E) says that the average new car sold in Europe was 4% more fuel efficient, emitted 4% less CO2 and was also 2.5% cheaper in real terms than a year earlier. T&E says that this provides further evidence that the

Electric Vehicles must get smarter for a clean-energy grid to be possible

If the world is going to add a plethora of electric vehicles to its grids – and all evidence suggests that this is the very near future of transportation – those grids and those cars are going to have to be very smart. The people who own the cars? – they do not have to