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

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.

Olivia O’Brien, a second level teacher at the Presentation Convent in Thurles has just recieved her electric car.  She is taking part in the ESB ecar Great Electric Drive trial.  The lucky Olivia is driving a Mitsubishi I-Miev.  A number of months ago, the Presentation Convent won the SEAI One Good Idea competition.  Don’t forget

In the next 15 we could be using bio fuel that has been made from algae.  A County Cork based research firm is responsible for this latest development.  Algae is now proving itself to be a suitable contender for bio fuel production as it is does not require much power or land resources.  A good

It was announced today that the CER has approved another rise in the price of gas. This time the rise is 8.5% for domestic customers. Business users are likely to face a similar rise in the coming months also. This comes just as Autumn is upon us! What can you do about it? Check out

ESB ecars recently held the  Fully Charged Electric Cars Conference in Dublin’s Convention Center.   click here to see the interview video with TV3

A German research team has found that bio fuels do not meet the EU sustainability target of 35%.  Click the link below for the full story http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/19/biofuel-fails-eu-sustainabilty-test?CMP=twt_fd

Are you an ecar driver?  Planning on Driving to Dublin?  Then why not avail of the Free Parking at the Carrickmines Luas Park & Ride on the Green Line.  They have 4 ecar charging points available so why not drive as far as the Park & Ride and use the Luas to bring you the