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A new project launched in Galway will enable 150 homes to receive free tanks of hot water from surplus renewable energy.

Delegates from more than 20 countries attending the second Galway Energy Summit which is being held in the city tomorrow (Friday) will hear that discussions on carbon emissions and the climate crisis were never as necessary as they are now.

ÉireComposites announced its partnership with University of Galway for the newly-funded FASTSHIP project. The project aims to make the shipping industry greener, by using lightweight composite materials to reduce fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and costs. As global trade booms, shipping continues to be the method of choice for goods transportation.

The on-going fall in petrol and diesel prices is set to come to an end. Prices have thankfully been falling and are now back to levels at the time the Russian invaded Ukraine.

‘Energy & You: Reduce Your Use’ is a free 90-minute online course developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in partnership with eCollege, the national online learning service for the further education and training (FET) sector, funded by SOLAS.

ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, has called on all organisations to work together to support older people this winter and ‘share the warmth’.

Drivers are being told the best ways they can charge electric vehicles more cheaply amidst the rising costs of energy at home.

Anyone who has filled up with petrol or diesel in recent days will know to their cost just how high pump prices have risen.

The cost of living is going through the roof and in particular diesel and petrol prices seem to be rising at an alarming rate. As policy makers, I believe it is incumbent on us to move with the times and ensure we provide solutions to the growing concerns of the general public.

Average fuel prices for petrol and auto diesel are at a record high in Ireland across the country, according to data collated by the AA. The average price for unleaded petrol now stands at 172.6 cents per litre in the State, with the average price of diesel now at 163.3 cents per litre, the highest since the AA started recording the figures in 1991.