Tipperary’s adoption of biomass means that the county now spends €1.1M on local fuel (wood chip and wood pellet) to heat large sites. Previously, €2.5M would have been spent on imported oil. The switch to local fuel at six sites in Tipperary has seen 750, 000 litres of oil displaced in 2013. The annual local ecomonic
Two delegations of over 60 European visitors took part in tours of Tipperary’s renewable energy sites during St Patrick’s week. Visitors from Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, Finland, Hungary, Spain and Germany took in sites such as Templederry Community Wind Farm, Cloughjordan Ecovillage and renewable energy installations at Gurteen Agricultural College. Dr. Vincent Carragher, Energy Manager
Two delegations of over 60 European visitors took part in tours of Tipperary’s renewable energy sites during St Patrick’s week. Visitors from Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, Finland, Hungary, Spain and Germany took in sites such as Templederry Community Wind Farm, Cloughjordan Ecovillage and renewable energy installations at Gurteen Agricultural College. Dr. Vincent Carragher, Energy Manager
The agency is currently reviewing the applications received for the following vacancies Energy Engineer Buildings REF EE14-3 Student placement – Engineer Student REF SP14-1 All candidates will be recontacted in the near future
The Tipperary Energy Agency in its role of improving the energy performance of Tipperary seeks to appoint a contractor or number of contractors to deliver an area based warmer homes program in partnership with the Tipperary Energy Agency and funded by SEAI under the Better Energy Communities program. The applicable measures will include: –
The Tipperary Energy Agency in its role of Energy Advisor to the Tipperary Local Authorities seeks to complete a pilot project on 10-20 Local Authority homes to establish a cost effective heat pump retrofit. Tipperary Local Authorities will have finished a wide scale energy efficiency retrofit of social houses. Typical similar installations in the past
A new Renewable Energy Strategy for South Tipperary was adopted at a recent council meeting (March 3rd). This strategy was prepared as a joint initiative by the Council and Tipperary Energy Agency. It will ensure that South Tipperary can take advantage of renewable energy opportunities thus creating local jobs and increasing the self-sufficiency of the
Grundtvig Lifelong Learning Programme Visitors from Belgium, Italy, Holland and Turkey will take part in a two day green trip around Tipperary on March 18 & 19. This visit is part of the Grundtvig Lifelong Learning Programme Project. Led by Tipperary Energy Agency the group will visit Templederry Community Wind Farm, Cloughjordan Eco Village and
