The key findings and planned work of the FOREST project on the wood energy supply chain were presented at the Irish Bioenergy Association’s 10th annual conference on Feb 17th. The conference was attended by over 150 delegates and outlined the potentially massive contribution that bio energy can make to the Irish economy (13,000 jobs by 2020) if
The TEA is attending the kick off meetings of three new EU Projects which will support the development of bioenergy in the South East Region of Ireland. Supported under the EU BioEnArea project (www.bioenarea.eu) and will focus on a number of themes – Regional Biomass Business Development will support enterprises and producers groups in the
A heavily subsidised training course, for trades people which will help raise their understanding of energy efficiency in buildings, is to start soon in Cork and Dublin. For actual course content click here. For course detail and schedule click here. If you are interested follow the details in the course detail and schedule and contact CIT or ITB immediately as participant
19 drivers were presented with Eco Driving certificates yesterday, 20/01/11, as a result of a 12 month project to sustainably save CO2 emissions and Fuel. All drivers got a 1-1 eco drive lesson and the TEA carried out monitoring of fuel consumption for 12 months….. A sustained saving of 3.1% has been recorded for the
The Tipperary Energy Agency officially launched its new website www.tea.ie at the Source Library in Thurles on Friday 12 November 2010. The website has been completely redesigned with the help of Tipperary Institute ICT student Sean O’Grady, who worked with the agency during the summer as part of its work placement experience. The site’s homepage welcomes
As part of the Autumn Events hosted in collaboration with the Tipperary Libraries, Tipperary Energy Agency will be part of the Judging panel for the Soapbox competition this coming Friday 12 November 2010 at 7pm in the Thurles Library. The competition is organised by the Europe Direct network and the theme is of the competition is “Wind Energy- the
Seamus Hoyne will represent Tipperary Institute and the Tipperary Energy Agency at the inaugural RETScreen Annual Conference & Training Institute, which will take place from June 20-22, 2011 at the Niagara Convention & Civic Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. This event will bring together RETScreen International and our many users and stakeholders from across
The TEA will be present in three of the county libraries this month to promote energy awareness among the general public . The agency will have a joint information stand with Europe Direct Thurles and TEA staff will be available to discuss any queries you may have about energy efficiency or renewable energy. The events are scheduled
