Council to look at plugging community facilities in Ringsend into district heating system early in roll-out
The focus of talk to date has been of the need for the big private and public-sector anchor tenants in the Docklands, to support viability.
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Council Briefs: Settling the route for north Dublin EirGrid cable, calming traffic at Hansfield Wood, and new homes in Mulhuddart
These were among the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at a recent meeting.
It’s time for community groups to start thinking about developing district-heating schemes, council official says
They could apply for operating licences, and grant funding, and help phase out fossil fuel boilers in homes in favour of a central, renewable-powered source of hot water.
Are data centres reliable sources of heat for Dublin’s planned district heating systems?
Waste heat from a data centre is already helping warm buildings in Tallaght. There’s a similar plan for Blanchardstown.
Across County Dublin, around 400 homes have their own wind turbines, census data shows
Solar panels are way more popular, the figures also show. Why’s that?
While reporting billions in profits, energy companies keep prices for Irish consumers high
One-parent families, people with disabilities, and renters have been particularly hard hit, according to a report from the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
Why is ESB building giant batteries in the city?
One of them, between Inchicore and Ballyfermot, is in the final stages of testing now. And there are more to come, in Poolbeg and South Wall.
Atomic Hope, Reviewed
This documentary observes what it says is a small but growing global pro-nuclear movement that advocates argue could help mitigate the climate crisis.
Dublin City Council’s New Capital Programme Includes Lots of Projects that Sound Familiar
“I am conscious of the fact that delivery under previous Capital Programmes over recent years has been disappointing,” said the council Chief Executive Owen Keegan, in the report.
Why a Docklands Apartment Complex Is Facing a Runaway Gas Bill
Hanin Faqin says she’s showering in the gym, and too scared to turn on her heating in the Custom House Square complex.
Even as Dubliners Look to Cut Energy Use, Apartments Ban Hanging Laundry to Dry on Balconies
Faced with the alternative of a tumble dryer, Luis Bruno decided to rebel and put a clothes horse out. “Global warming is a reality we can’t escape,” he says.
To Keep Growing and Get Greener, Dublin’s Set to Get a €1bn Upgrade of Its Electric Grid
Existing cables from the 1970s and 80s will no longer be fit for purpose by 2030, so it will soon be time to start laying new ones under city streets, EirGrid says.
The Council Plans to Cluster Public EV Charging Points in Off-Street Hubs Around the City
As part of a public consultation, it will be asking people to pinpoint a GPS location on a map of where they think a public charging hub should go.