Across Ireland, private individuals and small companies are looking to green their electricity sourcing, and plenty of roofs and sheds can support solar panels, micro windmills, or both. But the learning curve is steep to apply for planning permission, subsidies, installation and hooking up the system to the electricity grid and working out buy-back arrangement deals with the ESB. What is needed is a company that will lease out solar panels and micro wind turbines and make all arrangements. The consumer applies to have electricity generating equipment installed, the company does so after making all preparations and arrangements, and 25% of generated electricity goes to the property owner while 75% of generated electricity goes to the lease company to pay back its investment. The property owner gets a lowered energy bill without investment cost or administrative hassle, the lease company eventually makes a good income, green energy is generated for the country, and electricity input More...

Electric motorway that uses an electromagnetic field to induce charge or to propel vehicles along. Be it new electric vehicles which may only have limited speed and range will have the benefit of been able to travel motorway at speeds of up to 120 km/ph while topping up their charge to allow them to go further off motorway. Or Existing vehicles that can have a modification made that will allow them to switch from fossil fuel while on the motorway. Renewable and sustainable energy can ensure 0 carbon emissions. Electric motoring is reported to cost as little as 1p per mile. This system can be easily installed by incorporating a road cutting saw, Track decoiler, asphalt dispenser and a road surface finisher on a 40 ft rig. Distances of between 10 and 50 KM of road could be laid in a day and as only one lane would require the track minimum disruption would be caused to the public. The vehicle modification could be produced in mass in Ireland and be fitted by registered garages around t More...

We are an Existing Local Development Group set up to turn our town into the First Geo-Thermal Low Carbon emisson town in Ireland . The proposal is to develop a Carbon Neutral Geo-Thermal District Heating And Power System for our District and town in the beginning . Following the establishment of the above proposal, it is then proposed to expand our project to Bio-Mass and Wind Power to assist in the supplementation of local power requirements. Out town has an existing large employee base and is currently the 4th or 5th largest user of power in the Country. A District Heating and Power plant would bring new construction employment and permanent much needed jobs to our town. In co-operation with our Local Authority we would also propose to turn our Area into a Low Carbon emission town by developing and building on the current environmental strategy of our area.

We have some of the finest renewable energy & precipitation sources in the world. We also have some of the mot beautiful scenery in the world. However most of these resorces remain unharvested & when we eventually do start generating from renewable sources our infrastructure is not good enough to make power export a viable option. We could feasably export water but at times we can't even cope with our own water needs. Our beautiful scenery can often be only seen safely by car as we have no footpaths or cycle lanes and the scenery is scared by the proliferation of telephone & electric cables on telegraph poles. We also have a massive human resourse out of work in the construction industry. The Utilities Interlink is proposed to provide a realistic and achievable system to link utilities to all our towns and cities while providing cycle lanes & footpaths. At the moment all our utilities follow there own tracks around the country. However all centres of population are linked More...

We have some of the finest renewable energy & precipitation sources in the world. We also have some of the mot beautiful scenery in the world. However most of these resorces remain unharvested & when we eventually do start generating from renewable sources our infrastructure is not good enough to make power export a viable option. We could feasably export water but at times we can't even cope with our own water needs. Our beautiful scenery can often be only seen safely by car as we have no footpaths or cycle lanes and the scenery is scared by the proliferation of telephone & electric cables on telegraph poles. We also have a massive human resourse out of work in the construction industry. The Utilities Interlink is proposed to provide a realistic and achievable system to link utilities to all our towns and cities while providing cycle lanes & footpaths. At the moment all our utilities follow there own tracks around the country. However all centres of population are linked More...

My proposal if for tax credits to consumers purchasing furniture and products made from recycled materials and manufactured using renewable energies. Why is Ireland ready to take on the challenge? To develop design throughout Ireland using recycled materials and promoting renewable energy use. Proposal promotes green incentives What could really make it work? It could have pilot competitions with schools and colleges and be sponsored by say Green Star and local authorities How could it create employment? Development and research and promoting design using recycled materials Why is now the right time? Ireland needs further develop its waste management and such an incentive would make young designers or apprentices aware of the opportunities of recycling materials. Also to develop renewable energy and the sector

We are an Existing Local Development Group set up to turn our town into the First Geo-Thermal Low Carbon emisson town in Ireland . The proposal is to develop a Carbon Neutral Geo-Thermal District Heating And Power System for our District and town in the beginning . Following the establishment of the above proposal, it is then proposed to expand our project to Bio-Mass and Wind Power to assist in the supplementation of local power requirements. Out town has an existing large employee base and is currently the 4th or 5th largest user of power in the Country. A District Heating and Power plant would bring new construction employment and permanent much needed jobs to our town. In co-operation with our Local Authority we would also propose to turn our Area into a Low Carbon emission town by developing and building on the current environmental strategy of our area

Description: This Proposal is designed to provide employment especially to those most affected by the present recession, namely: Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Fitters and factory workers. The methodology used is designed to achieve this by concentrating on maximising our use of scarce resources and providing a comprehensive plan which can be implemented by every household in Ireland giving a potential market of 1.3 million households. If successful the idea could be used and exported to countries abroad significantly increasing the potential market. The concept is modular in design thereby allowing each household the opportunity of deciding what modules it will implement and will allow further modules to be added when financial circumstances allow. The problem with existing energy conservation methods is that on their own they only provide a partial solution to our energy needs. This proposal allows the interaction of different elements to provide a comprehensive solution More...

We are an Existing Local Development Group set up to turn our town into the First Geo-Thermal Low Carbon emisson town in Ireland . The proposal is to develop a Carbon Neutral Geo-Thermal District Heating And Power System for our District and town in the beginning . Following the establishment of the above proposal, it is then proposed to expand our project to Bio-Mass and Wind Power to assist in the supplementation of local power requirements. Out town has an existing large employee base and is currently the 4th or 5th largest user of power in the Country. A District Heating and Power plant would bring new construction employment and permanent much needed jobs to our town. In co-operation with our Local Authority we would also propose to turn our Area into a Low Carbon emission town by developing and building on the current environmental strategy of our area

The recent investment in the renewable energy sector in Ireland calls for second generation Greentech enterprises to provide services for this growth sector. Ireland Inc has spent the last decade creating a knowledge based workforce focusing on high tech and software sectors. Now is the time to put the mechanisms in place to retain this workforce and facilitate the growth of indigenous companies to compete in national and international markets.