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Galway is set to significantly reduce its carbon footprint after the Galway County Council has signed up to a new “green energy” power deal with leading independent energy provider Energia. The deal will reduce Galway’s carbon footprint by almost 14,000 tonnes each year.

The development of renewable energy sources will take a step forward in the south-east with the construction of a new wind farm.

Mayo County Council is set to make €150,000 worth of savings due to a new energy contract which has been signed with Energia.

A local solar installation company, Padraig Keegan Heatingand Plumbing, has joined an all-Ireland accreditation scheme that brings peace of mind to homeowners in Westmeath looking to install solar thermal hot water systems. The company has passed stringent vetting criteria to become a member of the Kingspan Solar Accredited Installer Scheme.  

An investment by the Government in Ireland’s ocean energy development, through IDA Ireland, was announced this week, with significant research and development work to be undertaken at the national wave energy test site at Belmullet. If planning is obtained for the research site at Belmullet this will lead to the creation in the long term of between “500 and 600 jobs” through the harnessing of “unrivalled” wave power and the possibility that Ireland would become a lead exporter of large quantities of green electricity.