Callan Community Energy Company pioneer climate action initiative Counties Energy Agency (3cea) welcomes decision to approve revised Climate Action Bill
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10 Apr 2021 Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Chairman, Denis Drennan; Nevin Cody, Callan and Energy Engineer with 3CEA, Jane Wickham. Picture: Dylan Vaughan );
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The 3 Counties Energy Agency (3cea) has welcomed Government’s decision to approve a revised Climate Action Bill which includes specific targets on reducing carbon emissions over the next 30 years.
The Climate Action Bill commits to a carbon neutral status for Ireland by end 2050 and halving the amount of greenhouse gas emissions within the next 10 years. 3cea says it’s an opportunity to build on progress it has made in the region since it was established in 2002. The one-stop-shop is committed to driving social and behavioural change in the South-East towards a low carbon economy.
Irish-led tidal energy project receives €3m in EU funding
RivGen turbine. Image: ÉireComposites
The project will see the development of a new marine turbine that will harvest clean energy from tidal streams, ocean currents and riverine currents.
Galway-based ÉireComposites is leading a project to develop a state-of-the-art marine hydrokinetic turbine that aims to produce clean energy at a reduced cost.
The Crimson marine project has secured €3m in funding from the European Commission via the Fast Track to Innovation programme.
Design and manufacturing company ÉireComposites will lead an international consortium that also includes NUI Galway and the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC).
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions has published a review of data requirements, in the context of achieving 30GW installed capacity of offshore renewable energy in Ireland.
The report finds that achieving this ambitious target, as set out in the Program for Government 2020, will require “key enabling process changes and bespoke data collection projects”.
The report, which was commissioned by Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), a division of The Department of the Environment Climate and Communications (DECC), follows a two-year study funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) into researching the implications for offshore wind energy developments along the east coast of Ireland.
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