Apple said it would make clean investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonize operations related to the production of iPhones and other products. The company in 2020 had pledged to remove carbon emissions from its entire business, including products and its sprawling supply chain –…
TotalEnergies and partner SSE Renewables announced the first power generation from their Seagreen wind farm off the coast of Scotland – a $4.3 billion project which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. “This marks a new step in the development of TotalEnergies’ offshore activities capacity,” said Vincent Stoquart, TotalEnergies’ senior vice president for renewables.…
Data centres in Ireland are now consuming more metered electricity than all of our rural homes put together. “We call it ‘the cloud’, this kind of ubiquitous name, as if it’s up there, mysteriously in the sky. But data centres do have physical locations and Ireland is a very popular physical location for them,” says Dr…
Offshore wind project Codling Wind Park has submitted its application for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) to the Government. The application markes another significant step forward for the project. Codling Wind Park – located 13 kilometres off the east coast between Greystones and Wicklow – is set to be the biggest offshore wind farm in…
A Galway County Council decision last year to allow an extension to the planning permission granted to Apple to build an irish data centre on lands in Athenry Co Galway has been quashed by the High Court. The move means that should Apple wish to proceed with the planned data center it would now have…
An Irish arm of a climate governance initiative aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge of climate change at the board level of companies is being unveiled today. Chapter Zero Ireland is being launched in collaboration with the World Economic Forum with the aim of ensuring that directors are equipped with the knowledge to lead crucial…
Two Irish third-level education climate-focused projects led by TU Dublin and MTU have been awarded funding of €7.6m under the Human Capital Initiative. The Irish Government has approved the funding for two climate action projects under the Human Capital Initiative (HCI). Both of these projects are focused on education in relation to the climate crisis,…
Ninety-four per cent of Irish construction companies foresee a further “significant” increase in raw material hikes this year following a spike in global inflation in 2021 as economies globally reopened from Covid-19 restrictions, according to the Construction Industry Federation. The federation said a survey of 303 of its members found that 83 per cent endured an…
The European Commission unveiled its Global Gateway strategy this week, which aims to mobilize €300 billion in investments around the globe between 2021 and 2027, in order to “boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport and strengthen health, education and research systems across the world”. Implementing Global Gateway requires a concerted…
Following concerns that Irish data centre facilities could contribute to blackouts, Ireland energy regulator has issued new regulations for connecting data centres to the country’s electricity grid. All future connections will depend on location, the ability to use back-up generators and the ability to reduce power consumption when requested. The guidance will “provide clarity” for…