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Painting one turbine blade black reduces bird fatalities by 72%, says study

Scientists in Norway have found that painting one of the three blades on a wind turbine black reduces avian deaths by 72%. If this “contrast painting” were to be implemented at new onshore and ...

IRELAND JUMPS 6 PLACES IN EY RENEWABLE ENERGY COUNTRY ATTRACTIVENESS INDEX TO 12 OUT OF 40 COUNTRIES

Ireland has moved up 6 places from 18th to 12th out of 40 countries in the latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness index published by EY. This index examines the attractiveness of ...

Floating wind and wave power could link to slash costs for gigawatt-scale arrays

Co-locating floating wind and wave power could open the way for gigawatt-scale arrays that drive down the costs of both fast-emerging renewable sources, said the boss of a company poised to carry out ...

Media calls for EU to crackdown on online disinformation.

I am delighted to see that media across the EU have called on the European Commission to implement “much stronger measures” to combat disinformation on internet platforms such as Google and ...

Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest forms of new-build energy generation

Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest forms of new-build energy generation across two-thirds of the global population, according to new analysis from BloombergNEF (BNEF) that shows that ...

Birth of a titan: world's biggest wind turbine launched by Siemens Gamesa

Seven wind energy projects will be fast tracked through the new marine planning regime representing a critical step forward in the development of Ireland’s offshore wind energy industry.Under the ...

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Have you friends or colleagues who suffer chronic pain, chronic fatigue, or other debilitating issues? If so, they could be one of the 800,000 Irish suffers of a ...

Renewables grow as Covid smashes fossil demand in 'biggest energy shock since war'

"Coal, oil and gas see 'unprecedented' demand crash", says International Energy Agency, "as wind and solar to increase share of generation" Wind and solar will grow this year while coal, oil ...

Smart Storage 60 Sec Desk

Interesting Home Working Product from Paul Jacob of Smart Storage - the 60 Sec Desk...Employers Face Challenge to Keep Employees Workspace Safe at HomeSmart Storage Develops the “60 Sec Desk” for ...

Smart Storage Ltd and TU Dublin Design Innovation Award

Smart Storage and TU Design Innovation Award Smart Storage Ltd and TU Dublin have announced the first Smart Storage Design Innovation Award 2020. With an initial prize fund of €5,000 the ...

Cheap Green Hydrogen from Waste

The cost of producing Green Hydrogen from waste is dependent on the kind of feedstock it’s made from, but typically it’s about $5 per kilogram and potentially could get down to about $3 a ...

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