30,000 JOBSand €2bn in annual contract values could be realised from green construction initiatives, according to the Irish Green Building Council
NINES PHOTOVOLTAICS,a Tallaght-based solar cell manufacturing process technology firm, has been awarded €1.2m in EU funding
US GIANT GEhas bought Shannon-based power line monitoring firm FMC-Tech for an undisclosed sum
BRAY NATIVEConrad Burke's solar energy firm Innovalight has won €2.4m in US department of energy funding
KILKENNY FIRMGaeltec Utilities has won a contract from ESB eCars to install hundreds of home charging points for electric cars
JAPAN AIMSto double the amount of renewable energy it generates by 2025
GOOGLE HASinvested $55m in California's largest wind energy project
RESEARCHERS INBritain have developed ribbons that capture and generate energy as rain drops fall on them
MARKS & SPENCER'SPlan A programme to make its business greener saved it £70m last year
TOYOTA ISinstalling a £10m, 17,000-panel solar energy park beside its factory in Derbyshire in the UK
ST ANDREW'SUniversity in Scotland has applied to develop a 12MW wind farm for the institution
Events Diary
JULY 2011
5th:Fortaleza, Brazil - All About Energy 2011 (to July 8th).
6th-7th:Global Wind Power Finance and Investment Congress, London.
10th:Global Carbon Markets Green Energy Conference, Dubai.