On Thursday November 20th Tipperary County Council won the Public Sector award at the National Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland awards ceremony. The council was applauded for being leaders with regard to energy management performance and in their uptake of renewable energy solutions. Tipperary County Council fought off strong competition from household names such as

Tipperary County Council has recently become a signatory of The Covenant of Mayors. The Covenant of Mayors is a mainstream European movement involving local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in their territories. There are currently six other signatories in Ireland – Cork County, Dublin, Kerry County

Tipperary’s adoption of biomass means that the county now spends €1.1M on local biomass (wood chip and wood pellet) to heat large sites. Previously, €2.5M would have to be spent on imported oil. Switch to biomass at six sites in Tipperary has seen 750, 000 litres of oil displaced in 2013. Annual local ecomonic benefit

In our role providing energy services to Galway County Council, we were delighted to be present recently when the council signed up to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s Partnership Programme for public bodies. By signing up to the SEAI Partnership programme Galway County Council will join the elite public sector club who are committed

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

€760,000 in savings for Tipperary Local Authorities 1000 Local Authority homes insulated in 2013 The agency will feature on the next episode of Eco Eye with Duncan Stewart on February 18, RTE ONE at 7.00pm

NTEnergy Team Eco Eye, the popular environmental TV series, (RTE 1, Tuesdays, 7pm) will broadcast an exclusive ‘State of Sustainability in the Public Sector’ on Tuesday 18th February. The programme will focus on the achievements in energy efficiency in North Tipperary Local Authorities. The programme will also showcase the Local Authorities’ commitment to the reduction

A group of 30 county councillors and planners from South Tipperary recently (January 23rd) took part in a tour of renewable energy sites and installations around the county. The tour was led by Tipperary Energy Agency and was organised to give county councillors and planners a real insight into what’s happening in renewable energy, as