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Limerick to receive multi-million funding to become smart energy city

July 12th, 2018 Limerick is set to become the first Irish city to receive multi-million funding as part of a European project to create sustainable urban ecosystems across the bloc. Funding of €6.5m will go to Limerick from the EU’s biggest research and innovation funding programme, Horizon 2020. The Norwegian Read more…

By Asmae Ourkiya, 6 yearsJuly 12, 2018 ago

Energy

Greens launch Bill to empower community ownership of energy projects

November 2nd, 2017 A new Bill launched this morning by the Green Party aims to “empowers” communities to purchase up to 30 per cent of new local renewable energy developments. The Community Energy (Co-Ownership) Bill 2017 aims to amend the Planning and Development Act to ensure that planning permission for renewable Read more…

By James Orr, 7 yearsNovember 2, 2017 ago