Environmental

Environmental

Notice of the Proposed Increase in Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Rate in 2024

Following a legal review, the Office of the Attorney General has advised of the need to amend enabling provisions for Ministerial orders under Section 44D of the National Oil reserves…

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Environmental

Transport Minister, NTA and Dublin Bus Unveil Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Dublin Bus unveiled the electric bus charging infrastructure at the Summerhill Depot in Dublin, which will be one of…

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Aviation News

daa Sustainability Credentials See It Welcomed Into UN Initiative

daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, has signed up to the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure…

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Environmental

Dublin Port Company Pledge Sustainable Port City Development With Signing of Agenda 2030 By AIVP

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has officially signed the 2030 Agenda of the International Association of the Ports and the Cities (AIVP), demonstrating its engagement for the sustainable development of the…

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Environmental

Iarnród Éireann Climate Action Plan

Iarnród Éireann Chief Executive Jim Meade was joined by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD at Pearse Station to announce the company’s corporate Climate Action Plan 2023 to 2030, to…

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Environmental

Public Consultation on National En-Route EV Charging Network Plan Now Open

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has launched a public consultation on the National En-Route EV Charging Network Plan which will see chargers installed every 60km on major roads. Developed by…

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Environmental

Iarnród Éireann and Latvia’s DIGAS to Trial Europe’s First Retrofitted Hydrogen Freight Locomotive

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, operator of the national railway network of Ireland and provider passenger and freight rail services, and DIGAS, a global trailblazer in an instant decarbonisation solutions for…

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Environmental

Fast-Charging Facilities for New DART+ Train for Drogheda Station

Iarnród Éireann has awarded a €28 million contract for fast-charging train infrastructure at Drogheda to Alstom, the leading French transport services company. The fast-charging infrastructure on two platforms and one…

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Environmental

‘Your Journey Counts’ Campaign Launched As Research Shows Public Support To Cut Transport Emissions

New research by Red C and commissioned by the Department of Transport has revealed that 77% of Irish people agree that walking, cycling and using public transport more is important with regards to impact…

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Environmental

New EU Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme Opens

The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has announced the launch of the EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF) Community Facilities Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Scheme. The Scheme will see €15 million…

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Environmental

Testing And Training On Electric Buses in Dublin Under Way

Driver training, vehicle testing and route piloting has got under way with the first of the battery-electric buses that have arrived in Dublin. Nine buses have been delivered by manufacturer Wrightbus from…

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Business

Mercury Renewables Plans €200m Wind Farm And Hydrogen Plant

Mayo-based renewable energy developer Mercury Renewables has submitted the first-ever Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) planning application to An Bord Pleanála for a €200m utility-scale integrated wind farm and green hydrogen project. The planned development would…

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Aviation News

Dublin Airport Cuts Vehicle Emissions By 90% After Swapping Diesel For Vegetable Oil

Dublin Airport has achieved a 90% reduction in vehicle emissions from its airside vehicles by switching from diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). HVO is now being used to power…

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Business

MARA Launch Marks Major Milestone for Offshore Energy Development

The Government has officially launched the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), marking a significant milestone in the State’s stewardship of the maritime area including plans for renewable offshore energy development….

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