Michael McGovern, a Spanish author has released a article identifying that net cost of electricity produced from European wind is up to 50% lower than that produced from other means such as oil and gas.   The study quoted in the article was conducted by Ernst & Young. Click here for the full article.

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 about Energy Neighbourhoods and the prizes you can

GIFT INTERREG are hosting a new event.  Environmental Performance and Green Business Marketing.  Click here for more details and to register.   Taking place at the Tower Hotel in Waterford City on 24/10/2012 from 9:30 – 3:00.  FREE to attend.  

2011 has been another great year for newsprint recycling with the annual national newsprint recycling survey (audited by RPS) showing an all-time high recycling rate of 80.22%.   This is a great achievement that had huge commitment from the publishers, distributors and retailers.  Such an accomplishment could not have happened with the all important behavioral change from the most important group

For the last 3 weeks TEA have been using the Renault Fluence ZE courtesy of Cleary Motors Thurles.  We also met up with Olivia O’Brien who is the ESB ecare ambassador for the area.  Click here to read our press release and find out all about it.

Biofuels have long been discussed as a possible alternative to fossil fuels, but their high prices and mediocre performances have kept big oil corporations and much of the public away. In today’s post, however, Madison Jones explores the new technological breakthroughs that are making biofuels a viable and feasible fuel resource. Madison notes that with

The TEA have been trying out the Renault Fluence for the past 3 weeks; courtesy of Pat Cleary Motors. The car will be going to the Tipperary Institute next week for their SERVE conference. Meantime the land speed record has been broken by an electric car built by Lotus and this link shows the electric

The SERVE Project is funded under the EU CONCERTO Programme. The project has triggered an investment of €8.5m in sustainable energy actions in North Tipperary. 400 buildings have been upgraded, 500 individual renewable energy heating systems installed, 50 Eco Buildings constructed, two district heating systems and 2MW of biomass heating systems installed. Detailed analysis of