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Jons Civil Engineering cuts generator emissions by up to 90% with HVO fuel switch

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish infrastructure contractor Jons Civil Engineering has cut generator-related emissions by up to 90% by switching to ISCC-certified hydrotreated vegetable oil supplied by Tria Energy, with no changes required to existing fuel infrastructure.

Greenvolt Next completes 2.2MWp solar farm at Astellas Dublin in four-month delivery

Author: Archie Villaflores

Greenvolt Next has completed a 2.2MWp ground-mounted solar farm at the Astellas Damastown facility in Dublin, supplying 27% of the site's electricity and reducing Scope 2 CO2 emissions by 310 tonnes annually.

Activ8 Energies and SSE Airtricity launch €200 million funded solar initiative for Irish businesses

Author: Archie Villaflores

Monaghan-based Activ8 Energies and SSE Airtricity have launched a €200 million all-island funded solar initiative enabling Irish businesses to install on-site solar PV with no upfront capital outlay through long-term power purchase agreements.

Dawn Meats wins Green Food & Beverage Award at the Green Awards 2026

Author: Archie Villaflores

Dawn Meats brought home the Green Food & Beverage Award at the Green Awards 2026, lauded for a mature, evidence-backed sustainability programme that spans responsible sourcing, supplier engagement, and close collaboration with Irish agriculture, underpinned by well-defined targets and a disciplined approach to measuring progress. The win sets a strong benchmark for sustainability leadership across Ireland's food and beverage sector, demonstrating the standard of strategic coherence, supply chain accountability, and measurable environmental impact that future entrants in the category will be expected to meet.

Ireland’s First National Climate Risk Assessment Opens a Commercial Roadmap for Green Sector Resilience

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment, published by the EPA in June 2025, identifies 115 climate risks and five requiring urgent action within five years. The assessment provides the statutory framework and commercial roadmap for green sector resilience investment, nature-based solutions and physical risk disclosure.

Ireland's solar sector hits 1GW generation milestone for the first time

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland's solar sector has reached a landmark 1GW of generation for the first time, with solar delivering 34.4% of electricity output in the Republic at midday on 24 April 2026.

The Lycra Company appoints Alistair Williamson as vice president for sustainability

Author: Archie Villaflores

US-based textile fibre specialist The Lycra Company has appointed Alistair Williamson as Vice President for Sustainability to lead circularity integration and supply chain transparency across its global operations.

NTT DATA partners with Climeworks on carbon removal credits to address residual emissions

Author: Archie Villaflores

Japan-based IT and technology services provider NTT DATA has partnered with Climeworks to procure carbon dioxide removal credits covering residual emissions, as it targets net zero across Scope 1 and 2 emissions in global data centre operations by 2030.

McKinstry invests £16m in County Antrim CD&I waste recycling facility with AI-assisted sorting

Author: Archie Villaflores

Northern Ireland-based McKinstry has invested £16 million in a construction, demolition and industrial waste recycling facility in County Antrim, equipped with AI-assisted optical sorting technology supplied by Kiverco and Pellenc ST.

Ireland’s Green Skills Implementation Plan Opens a New Frontier for Workforce and Sector Development

Author: Archie Villaflores

SOLAS has published Ireland’s first National Further Education and Training Strategy for the Green Transition, with a fully costed implementation plan covering 24 strategic and 71 sectoral actions. The plan positions Ireland among the first countries in the world to operationalise a dedicated green skills workforce strategy.

Discover What's Happening

Green Awards UK 2026

Green Awards UK 2026

September 25th, 2026

Park Plaza London Riverbank

Green Transformation Awards 2026

Green Transformation Awards 2026

November 6th, 2026

Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire

Green Awards 2027

Green Awards 2027

February 23rd, 2027

Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road

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