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A floating data centre in Limerick has been given clearance, ending a months-long dispute
A group that had opposed the project previously said it was incompatible with shipping in the port.
Ireland's electric vehicle future is facing a chicken-and-egg problem
Registrations of EVs have increased the last six months but charge points are playing catch up.
Marine robot company Xocean has North America in its sights
The fast-growing outfit is expanding stateside as it plots its international expansion.
Amazon has agreed a deal to buy all of the energy from a new windfarm in Cork
It is the second renewable energy deal the tech giant has secured with Invis Energy in Ireland.
The battery that powers your phone is one of the recycling sector's big challenges
So says not-for-profit WEEE Ireland, which collected more than 36,000 tonnes of electronics waste last year.
Fancy jacks and coffee called Rosa: Inside Maxol's big bet on food
The fuel reseller is planning big investments in tech, food and bathrooms.
Limerick port accuses its clients of trying to kill a floating data centre project 'at all costs'
US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.
EirGrid wants a cybersecurity team to poke holes in its systems to prevent hackers getting in
The winning firm will test the electricity operator’s servers and infrastructure for vulnerabilities.
Limerick port accuses its clients of trying to kill a floating data centre project 'at all costs'
US firm Nautilus – backed by the Irish State – is due to develop the facility in Limerick city.
'It's not just a man and his dog': Echelon's boss says negative 'myths' surround data centres
It has been warned that data centres could be a big drain on Ireland’s power grid.
Limerick waste software firm AMCS is hunting for more deals after its latest acquisition
The company added a German rival to its lengthy list of takeovers.
Hauliers want to run their trucks on greener fuel - but there's hardly anywhere to top up the tank
Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.
Hauliers want to run their trucks on greener fuel - but there's hardly anywhere to top up the tank
Over a dozen refuelling points are meant to be open by the end of the year, but only one is operational.
'When you start your own business it's not always 9 to 5, sometimes it's more like 24/7'
Pinergy’s Enda Gunnell talks about the challenges of starting a business and doing stock takes on a farm.
Industrial lights are really dull - and that's given birth to a whole new industry
Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.
Industrial lights are really dull - and that's given birth to a whole new industry
Lighting-as-a-service is tipped to balloon into a multibillion-dollar industry by the mid-2020s.
'If Dublin were a car, it'd be running on four bald tyres with no spare in the boot'
We have to stop pressing the snooze button when it comes to our water supply crisis.
Excess heat from Amazon's giant data centre will be used to warm homes in Tallaght
The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.
Excess heat from Amazon's giant data centre will be used to warm homes in Tallaght
The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.
Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
'To keep attracting foreign investment, Ireland needs to get its act together on water'
We should use the resource as a calling card and follow the lead of forward-thinking countries.
Bord na Móna will shed up to 430 staff as it fast-tracks a shift away from peat
The semi-state company wants to complete a move to renewable energy two years early.
Cork startup Solo Energy wants people to sell renewable power to their neighbours
The company is creating a blockchain-powered system for trading energy.
Dublin ocean energy firm OpenHydro is going under with debts of €280 million
Investors hoped the company could be saved, but it’s now headed for liquidation.
Ireland is falling behind when it comes to offshore wind energy. Here's what needs to change
Policy clarity is needed to unlock the country’s renewable power potential.
Filling station operator Top Oil has been bought by a Canadian fuel giant
New owners Irving Oil also operate Ireland’s only oil refinery in Cork.
Once destined for liquidation, energy group OpenHydro has a new prospect of survival
Liquidators were only appointed to the ‘seriously insolvent’ group last month.
'I wasn't going to college - all my friends were working for themselves and I wanted that too'
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.
'I wasn't going to college - all my friends were working for themselves and I wanted that too'
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Smartzone.
'Seriously insolvent' renewable energy group OpenHydro is headed for liquidation
The tidal energy outfit racked up debts of €280 million, the High Court has heard.
After a 'turbulent' year of plant closures, Bord na Móna posted a multimillion-euro loss
The semi-state group made some “difficult decisions” to close a number of operations.
Cork locals are bringing their battle against the Ringaskiddy harbour incinerator to the High Court
Community groups are seeking a judicial review after raising over €60,000 in a GoFundMe campaign.
The operator of Poolbeg's incinerator has floated plans to significant lift capacity
Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.
The operator of Poolbeg's incinerator has floated plans to significant lift capacity
Covanta could seek to change its licence so it can burn another 90,000 tonnes of waste.
This Irish firm has landed millions to help businesses switch to energy-saving lights
The €55 million in new lending will be used to boost UrbanVolt’s international expansion.
Here’s what we know about the crisis facing Limerick's Aughinish Alumina
US sanctions against Russia are threatening hundreds of jobs at the refinery.
Two Limerick solar farms have the go-ahead after locals' health concerns were thrown out
There has been a logjam of solar projects in the planning system after dozens of appeals across Ireland.
Two Limerick solar farms have the go-ahead after locals' health concerns were thrown out
There has been a logjam of solar projects in the planning system after dozens of appeals across Ireland.
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