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Town Hall meeting with US Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu


US and Ireland to collaborate on clean energy – the next industrial revolution US Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu and I jointly hosted a town hall meeting in Government Buildings with US and Irish business and NGO leaders entitled, “Clean …

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Electric Motoring Agreement signed with Toyota


The Government has signed an agreement with Toyota to deliver its new Prius Plug-In Hybrid vehicle to the Irish market. The vehicle, which is the first Toyota hybrid to use lithium-ion batteries, will be available on a trial basis here …

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€3.6 million in funding granted to Irish Ocean Energy Company Wavebob


Irish company Wavebob Ltd has secured a grant of $2.4 million (€1.83 million) from the US Department of Energy to prepare for a commercial-scale wave energy demonstration project planned for US waters in 2013. Also, Bord Gáis is to invest …

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YCYC Finalists in Green and Digital Economy


Our sustainable economic success will be a collective effort from all sections of Irish society. It will require Government, the private sector and the public at large to get behind a new kind of economy. The new economy will be …

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Consultation on National Retrofit Programme Begins


Announced in the Government’s Infrastructural Investments 2010 – 2016, The National Retrofit Programme aims to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to one million residential, public and commercial buildings in Ireland. The Retrofit Programme is designed to benefit all sectors of the …

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