Thats right everyone. We’re recruiting you, to take part in the next round for the Energy Neighbourhoods project starting December 1st. Form a ‘Neighbourhood’ with your friends, neighbours, colleagues or members of your local community groups and compete against other neighbourhoods to reduce your energy usage to win prizes. Click http://www.energyneighbourhoods.eu to find out more
For those of you have noticed, there have been 2 electric cars driving around Tipperary. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV has been driven by Mrs Olivia O’Brien who is the ESB ecars electric car ambassador for the Tipperary Area. Olivia is a second level teacher in the Presentation Convent in Thurles. Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) met Olivia
SERVE Energy Week & Final Conference is starting next week ! A wide variety of events are happening all next week to appeal to people in the construction industry, home owners business owners, local authorities and many more. Register now as places are limited For more details on the events happening all next week, click
Just a number of days after the energy regulator granted the increase in the price of Natural Gas, electricity prices are now to be hiked by 5.9%. Since 60% of our electricity is generated by burning natural gas, it was only a matter of time before the increased gas price would be reflected in the
Date for Your Diary National Rural Development Conference 2012 ‘Maximising the Use of Rural Resources’ Organised by Teagasc and the National Rural Network will be held on Tuesday, 16th October 2012 Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, Co Meath The conference is being held in association with the Irish Local Development Network, Macra na Feirme and the
Bord Gáis Energy has applied a number of days ago to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) for a 7.54% in the price of Natural Gas to residential customers. This proposed price increase is due to the constantly rising commodity costs and also the weak Euro against the Sterling as all gas prices are quoted
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has launched a call for proposals for communities to come together to support a community wide approach to delivering upgrades on a community basis. See here for more details. Tipperary Energy Agency would be willing to work with other local organizations to aid them, or collaboratively submit an application
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK have recently produced a report on the hidden costs of powering their homes. The study, ‘Powering the Nation – household energy using habits uncovered’ produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and the Energy Saving Trust in the UK highlights the
