Posted July 12, 2019
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Posted July 1, 2019
Energia to invest €3bn in renewable energy projects
Energy company Energia has announced a €3 billion investment in Ireland over the next five years. The investment in renewable energy generation will create 200 direct jobs and between 3,000 to 5,000 construction jobs. Energia has operated in Ireland for…
Posted June 24, 2019
Boston Scientific unveils €60m expansion to mark 25th year in Galway
MEDICAL devices maker Boston Scientific has unveiled a €60m expansion including a new Equipment Technology Centre at its Ballybrit site in Galway as the US company keeps growing its 3,700-strong work force in the west. Boston Scientific opened the three-storey…
Posted June 24, 2019
Google to spend further 1 billion euros to build Dutch data centres
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Monday it will invest an additional 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) to build data centers in the Netherlands, including a new facility in Middenmeer. The company had previously said it is spending…
Posted June 18, 2019
Spanish utility company Iberdrola reveals plans to spend €100m on Irish wind farms
Spanish utility company Iberdrola will spark renewed energy-price competition when it begins selling electricity to Irish homes this week and reveals plans to spend €100 million on wind farms. Iberdrola has been operating in Ireland for around 20 years through its UK business, Scottishpower, which…
Posted June 14, 2019
Iberdrola plans Europe’s largest solar plant in Spain
Spanish-based electric utility Iberdrola has announced it is moving forward with plans to build a 590MW solar project which, upon completion, would become Europe’s largest solar PV project. The €300 million Francisco Pizarro solar project is part of the company’s…
Posted June 13, 2019
How Can BIM Mitigate Construction Risks?
Building information modeling, or BIM, is a process of developing a building’s features digitally. The information and building model created from this process are used throughout the building’s lifecycle. BIM is most often implemented with BIM-specific software, like Revit and ArchiCAD. BIM Makes…
Posted June 12, 2019
Ireland emerging as attractive market for offshore wind
Falling development costs and new technology have made Ireland an attractive emerging market for offshore wind, it has been claimed. According to Dr Val Cummins from UCC’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, offshore wind has become increasingly important…
Posted May 31, 2019
How To Avoid Data Centre Planning Delays
Data centres are becoming increasingly important to Ireland’s economic and digital future. But gaining planning permission to build them is often fraught with delays. Planner Shauna Woods and environmental specialist Barry Sheridan from AECOM look at the success of Facebook’s Clonee Data…
Posted May 24, 2019