Velux is calling for Irish homeowners to take positive steps to improve
the energy efficiency of their own homes. The company’s sustainable
department is planning to raise awareness of renewable technologies
though an information-led campaign at Ireland’s largest consumer-facing
exhibitions throughout 2009.
Kingspan Solar, part of Kingspan Renewables Ltd, has launched its all-Ireland solar accreditation scheme.
Following the Home Energy Saving scheme announcement by Minister Eamon Ryan last week, Durkan Residential, the Irish homebuilding company, has launched a new subsidiary, Durkan EcoFix , which will create 150 jobs to serve the home insulation market estimated to be worth €9 billion.
European countries could transform their electricity supplies within a decade by investing in a giant network of solar panels in the Sahara desert, an expert told a global warming conference in Copenhagen today.
