Study calls on Irish to ditch solid fuels
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Air pollution in Ireland caused by the burning of wood, coal and peat for domestic heating is responsible for more
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Ireland ditches peat in carbon drive
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Ireland’s semi-state-run peat firm has announced the closure of 17 bogs in an effort to move towards greener forms of
Equinor ready to pay to save forests
Environment
Equinor says it will fight against deforestation to address climate change but the move has been dismissed as window dressing
Chernobyl history wins non-fiction prize
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A Harvard historian’s powerful account of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, telling how “heartbreaking stories of heroism” prevented the whole of
Norway goes solar with Scatec stake
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Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor has invested more than US$82 million in 11 million shares or a 9.7-per-cent stake
Indian firm wins 100MW Albania PV contract
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Albania’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has awarded a contract for a 100-megawatt photovoltaic project to the India Power Corporation
German firm to build Scottish biogas plant
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A programme to produce “green” biogas from farm waste and dairy residues for residential and industrial customers is being planned
Dublin called to back offshore wind
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Irish offshore wind energy has the potential to create up to 20,000 jobs during the next two decades if it
Tidal project secures €1.2m funding
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Scottish tidal turbine developer, Orbital Marine Power, based on the Orkney Isles in the North Sea, and Swedish drivetrain solutions
Bid to relax fracking quake limits rejected
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As most of the rest of Europe has rejected fracking, Britain’s right-wing government has turned down a controversial request from
500,000 European deaths blamed on air pollution
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Air pollution is annually responsible for more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Offshore wind could boost economy: report
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A report predicts floating offshore wind developments could add 17,000 jobs and generate £33.6 billion of gross value added to
Montenegro hosts anti-Albania dam protest
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Environmental campaigners have cycled from Montenegro’s capital to the border with Albania to protest at Tirana’s construction of a dam
Crowdfunding bid for Orkney tidal power
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Orbital Marine Power, based on the Orkney Isles in the North Sea, has launched an investment bid that promises to
Malta-Sicily gas pipeline vital for EU: Mizzi
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The Malta-Sicily gas pipeline is a priority for the European Union as it aims to end Maltese energy isolation, said energy