The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has unveiled a five-year strategic plan with a mission of transforming Ireland into a society based on sustainable energy structures, technologies and practices - and a vision of making Ireland a recognised global leader in sustainable energy.

The ESB has set up a new venture in the UK to develop, construct and operate small onshore wind projects.

Limerick County Council is inviting submissions from suitably qualified registered Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessors who would be interested in being placed on a panel with Limerick County Council for the carrying out of BER assessments on new and existing dwellings.

Ireland met its targets for generating 15 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010 in January, a conference in Dublin was told last week.

Sustainable Energy Ireland is presenting a 2-day PHPP workshop on 29-30 March 2010 at the Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick.

A renewable energy company is preparing a planning application for a seawater pumped hydroelectric energy scheme at Glinsk on the north Mayo coastline.

Hopes have been voiced that there would be no further delays in going ahead with a €500 million natural gas-fired energy project in Tarbert, Co Kerry.

Northern Ireland Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster has announced a £377,000 investment by an Enniskillen-based renewable energy firm, supported by Invest Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie visited a Downpatrick home to see at first hand the benefits of the Warm Homes Scheme.

Plans to build a new electricity generating system, combining large-scale wind farms with huge hydro-power storage reservoirs in valleys on the west coast, are at an advanced stage, The Irish Times has learned.

British consumers are still thinking about the price of the electronic goods they buy rather than saving energy, according to a survey commissioned by energy-saving technology manufacturer Energenie.

An EU-funded team of researchers has discovered that grass can be used to produce energy that doesn't harm the environment.

Google Inc has developed a prototype for a new mirror technology that could cut by half the cost of building a solar thermal plant, the company's green energy czar said.

Spanish industrial giant FCC plans to plant wind turbines on British rubbish dumps in a move to produce more green energy with less public protest.