Chris Horn: A rundown on the evolution of batteries
As energy storage becomes a greater part of our lives, R&D is set to keep making strides
Bridging the gap: ‘A lot of what I loved about rugby got lost in the end’
Three Ireland players look back at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the start of professionalism
Bord na Móna subsidiary AES agrees deal with AWD Waste
AES to collect and manage domestic waste from company run by ex-rugby international Shane Byrne and his brother William
‘The Dutch just make things that seem difficult back home, easy’
Wild Geese: Tech leader drawn to Amsterdam’s amenities, diverse cultural mix and central location
Czech firm’s Tynagh Energy 80% stake purchase approved
Tynagh Energy founder Bran Keogh’s Mountainside Partners vehicle will continue to hold 20 per cent
‘We are an archetype of the modern European utility’
CEO Ian Thom on how Energia Group is poised to invest €3bn over next half decade
Irish company Trifol raises €300,000 in 24 hours from crowdfunding
Portlaoise-based company has developed a process for turning landfill plastic into wax
Two power stations in North to be sold to Czech billionaire
Daniel Kretinsky’s EPH Group acquires power stations from AES Corporation
Switched-On Bach: How a transgender synth pioneer changed music
Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album of Bach music for Moog synthesiser brought electronic music into the mainstream and influenced artists from Giorgio Moroder to Daft Punk
Big Ideas exhibition to showcase new technologies from Irish start-ups
Technologies include sepsis test and navigation system for disabled people
Punchestown to unveil €4m Hunt Stand on first day of annual festival
Racecourse offering record €3m prize money as it seeks to draw 125,000 racegoers
ElectroRoute eyeing opportunities to enter Japan’s power market
Donegal-registered company looks set to enter home turf of its parent, Mitsubishi
State bodies not rejoicing over electricity savings initiative
Little was done by Eirgrid and SONI to tell consumers of supposed €200m savings
SSE Airtricity power plants win out in market shake-up
Eirgrid and SONI ‘capacity payment’ auction a threat to ESB, Viridian and AES plants
Power plants face closure as energy market is reorganised
Electricity grid operators on both sides of Border cutting ‘capacity payments’ by 30%
Natural gas leak in California prompted move to battery power
Idea has far-reaching potential, but it’s a solution that’s audacious and risky
Bord na Móna hiked landfill fees by 5% in January
Semi-State body increased charge to €45 a tonne for its dump in Co Kildare
Controversy still surrounds pay-by-weight bin charge system
Reduced landfill and delays in incinerators have added to the State’s waste problem
Denis O’Brien’s engineering firm Actavo expands into the US
Firm previously known as Siteserv on course to break €500m in sales
Cheaper batteries spark new energy options
Emergence of electricity storage at viable cost could see it become back-up to renewables
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