Ballynagran | Ballynagran Energy Plus | Activity http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/groups/ballynagran-energy-plus/ Activity feed for the group, Ballynagran Energy Plus. Sat, 30 Nov 2024 22:16:10 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7018c45abed8311154c6324a7447c91a Jamal Ashkanasy joined the group Community Forest http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1354/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:01:16 +0100 0 80804a79797ffe38cd1773efccb262cb Benedict joined the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1350/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:14:47 +0100 0 b886fdfafdd02c56bc2c2a85d4ab2a42 Laurent joined the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1349/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:49:27 +0100 0 5ef233dd699526961dd33f4f31efcfef joined the group Community Forest http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1347/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:26:11 +0100 0 0f39e37be9c68b2cacde32f79050657c Linda joined the group Community Forest http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1343/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:54:13 +0100 0 7affc1e7a4fb9aaa1f2071214039b769 joined the group Community Forest http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1337/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:26:19 +0100 0 40f99e0b03d40304e7831d67bf65f8fa Ben4 edited the blog post Ballynagran Small Grant Scheme 2017-18 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2017/07/28/ballynagran-small-grant-scheme-2017-18/ Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:36:09 +0100
– Up to €3,500 available, closing date for applications is August 18th 2017  Sept 8th.

Notification for this latest Small Grant Scheme has just been published on the Wicklow County Council Website and in the Wicklow People of July 26th.

Decide on your project and get your application in before August 18th   Sept 8th. 

The closing…[Read more]

]]> aef6e4a3616a205977507b93def2704a Ben4 edited the blog post Ballynagran Community Projects and Works Scheme 2016 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2016/09/21/ballynagran-community-projects-and-works-scheme-2016/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:07:10 +0100
– Up to €50,000 available, closing date for applications is noon on October 27th.

Notification for the Ballynagran Community Projects and Works Scheme 2016 has been published on the Wicklow County Council Website

Do you have any good ideas for a community scheme?
The community-grant scheme has a maximum cap of €50,000.
Those invol…[Read more]

]]> ad42065b7d4487acd223ac5d7da5f2fa Ben4 edited the blog post Visit a Local Nearly Zero Energy Building - 11th-13th Nov 2016 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2016/10/14/visit-a-local-nearly-zero-energy-building-11th-13th-nov-2016/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:06:44 +0100
Please take the time to visit a nearly zero energy or low energy building in Wicklow or elsewhere in Ireland from 11th – 13th November 2016 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the NZEB Open Doors Ireland 2016 event.

This is the fourth annual NZEB Open Doors where owners of low energy buildings will open their doors to the public…[Read more]

]]> 26a54d0de0430bc3118076479bc42f17 Ben4 joined the group Community Forest http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1326/ Sun, 05 Mar 2017 08:46:34 +0000 0 207909b508f25e534461a4bbc907ee20 Ben4 edited the blog post BEP Newsletter for Basin Residents - Aug 2015 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2016/09/09/bep-newsletter-for-basin-residents-aug-2015-2/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:23:39 +0100
Do you have any good ideas for a community scheme?

The community-grant scheme has a maximum cap of €50,000.

Those involved must raise minimum 5% of the amount and volunteer work is also required.

There is a download link at the bottom of the page.

]]> 825b1c5d2fb49a49d599334b77494628 Ben4 edited the blog post White Paper on Path to Low Carbon Energy in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/12/16/white-paper/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:18:32 +0100
This White Paper, ‘Ireland’s Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future 2015-2030’, is a complete energy policy update.

In it, is set out a framework to guide policy and the actions that the Government intends to take in the energy sector from now up to 2030.

The paper takes into account European and International climate change objectives…[Read more]

]]> 82ba4b7a3e24da4f40931cecaf5fb90f Ben4 edited the blog post Appeals to the Wind Turbine Planning Permission in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/11/12/appeals-to-the-wind-turbine-planning-permission/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:10:05 +0100
An appeal that was lodged to our planning permission  for a Wind Turbine on 6th November 2015 can be viewed below.

There is a download link at the bottom of the page.

 

Progress at An Bórd Pleánala can be monitored at this link

 

]]> a4d319330634cc9d28e924c02222bd08 Ben4 posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: And now? http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1307/ Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:15:56 +0100 And now?

]]> 0 bd8e6ddf5d5860cb1187fa9a705141f3 Ben4 posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: Radon is quite a problem in Wicklow, http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1305/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:14:31 +0100 Radon is quite a problem in Wicklow,

]]> 0 0dadefc3563434629f5e24b3b284f921 admin edited the blog post Radon - Home Health and Safety in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/28/radon/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:02:03 +0100 Threats from radon radiation

The Silent Killer

Some information on radon gas and potential solutions

Radon is a radioactive gas and is considered a health hazard due to its radioactivity. The gas is released from natural sources such as soil and rock into the air.

Due to the pressure difference between indoor and outdoor, radon…[Read more]

]]> c852fdeabfb421ff9f7ac1b2910857aa admin edited the blog post Ballynagran Community Wind Turbine Survey in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/11/04/ballynagran-community-wind-turbine-survey/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:25:01 +0100

Thank You for taking part in our survey. Your responses will help us in deciding what to do.

It will be a long process so please stay in touch for information on meetings etc.

]]> da4a99c32fa393eb42498068da2dc445 Ben4 edited the blog post Leo is Lost - Badger Missing in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/10/23/leo-is-lost-badger-missing/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:31:07 +0000

npws-1

The National Parks and Wildlife Service have reported that Leo, one of the badgers central to their study in the Ballynagran area, has gone missing.

The missing badger was collared and is similar to one in the photo below.

Badger (collared) similar to Leo Badger (collared) similar to Leo

Please leave the National Parks & Wildlife Service know of any sightings at…[Read more]

]]> 83a8ec9c62e6d333425436b430c9b16a Ben4 edited the blog post Solar PV - Meeting - Beehive - Early 2016. in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/11/23/solar-pv-meeting/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:27:07 +0000

There will be a meeting to discuss Solar PV at the Beehive one evening early in the new year.

Laura Mc Ardle and Gary Connolly of Activ8 Energies will give a presentation.

The meeting should be valuable to anyone with the slightest interest in Solar Energy.

]]> 30eb7dd9e94e1b4581481532bea05577 Ben4 edited the blog post Wind Turbine Planning Permission in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/11/05/wind-turbine-planning-permission/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:14:16 +0000

Notice has been received that planning permission has been granted for a small wind turbine.

There are 17 conditions attached to the planning permission.

To appeal this planning decision

If you are dissatisfied with this planning decision made by Wicklow County Council for any reason, you can appeal against it, e.g. if you are…[Read more]

]]> 50efb36fdb3961c6021377085d94b584 Ben4 edited the blog post Visit a Local Nearly Zero Energy Building - 13th-15th Nov 2015 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/10/25/visit-a-local-nearly-zero-energy-building-13th-15th-nov-2015/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:05:14 +0000

Please take the time to visit a nearly zero energy or low energy building in Wicklow or elsewhere in Ireland from 13th – 15th November 2015 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the NZEB Open Doors Ireland 2015 event.

During this weekend, visitors will have the opportunity to visit some of the best examples of low or nearly zero energy houses…[Read more]

]]> ca245a581c618e8cf224742bc8a222f9 Ben4 edited the blog post Aran Islands - A Template for Self-Sufficiency ? in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2015/08/05/a-template-for-self-sufficiency/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:38:34 +0100

The following article was published in the Irish Times of July 30th 2015.

This Co-op was the subject of our post on 27th March 2015.

Also please Click here for the SEAI press release on these developments of Aran Islands Energy Co-op.

Irish Times 30th July 2015 Irish Times 30th July 2015

]]> 1edf4bc429e842aa530b234fb276295e posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: MacSurfer's Headline News™ ok i have put one in for anne i […] http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1211/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:19:28 +0000 MacSurfer’s Headline News™

ok i have put one in for anne in Ballynagran Energy Plus

]]> 0 44e9ffe4f4adead6a5d88db70d6bdb12 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Special Wind Turbine Tour - 6th September 2014 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/09/19/special-wind-turbine-tour-6th-september-2014/ Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:01:45 +0100 8d26a8b96d91d33f4a3279054d7f9304 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Ballynagran Energy Plus<rup>⁺</rup> Wind Turbine Tour, Sat 9am, 6th Sept. 2014 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/09/03/ballynagran-energy-plus-wind-turbine-tour-sat-9am-6th-sept-2014/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:39:25 +0100 aa7aa93e8eebe1816a4473b0c6ae3903 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Wind Turbine Information Meeting July 16th 2014 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/07/18/wind-turbine-information-meeting-july-16th-2014/ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:18:58 +0100 A presentation, by Hubert Laird with Tim Ryan, in Glenealy Hall  outlined the planning, finances, stages and the possible objections to the turbine

Ballynagran Community Meeting-presentation-16-07-2014 from valuser

]]> 62b08756b86bf24aa86ac613f0c74314 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Newsletter June 2014 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/06/30/newsletter-june-2014/ Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:54:15 +0100 You can also view or download our March 2014 Newsletter here —–>Ballynagran Newsletter June 2014
 

]]> 84933741c3dc7677e18c2a84929fb520 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Volunteers Wanted! in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/02/24/volunteers-wanted/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:39:25 +0000 Thumbnail

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR
 OLD COACH ROAD WALKING TRAIL
CLEANUP
The “Old Coach Road walking trail” was created and opened with the co-operation of the National Parks & Wildlife Service. Starting from Ballymanus

]]> 49ce346f218b2be298357778f2d3a45d Ben4 wrote a new blog post ESB Electric Car Trial - Please Apply in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2014/02/05/esb-electric-car-trial-please-apply/ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:28:56 +0000 ESB New Electric Car Trial

The ESB has launched a new ecar trial. A copy of their page is appended below.

This trial is now accepting entries and we would encourage all to apply.

If all houses in the

]]> 624fba5427a25d889d14abe662704893 Ben4 edited the blog post Trail Clean Up Has Been Postponed in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/11/22/trail-clean-up-has-been-postponed/ Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:33:09 +0000 Postponment of the Old Coach Road walking trail clean up
Please note that the clean up scheduled for Saturday 23rd November has been postponed due to a funeral in Glenealy.
Notice will be issued in due course

]]> 2f5ef70a19c3721f4bf22a2853f1baba Ben4 edited the blog post Great Walking Trail Day Out - 11am on Sat, 23 November, 2013 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/11/16/great-walking-trail-day-out-saturday-23-november-2013/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:28:47 +0000 ThumbnailLast May we published a Transport Committee Update together with a map of the Proposed Path Repair Locations, the Proposed Repair Specification and the Proposed Bollard Specification.

We are thrilled to announce

]]> b7a5b32be5d27af34ff594bb5ed3627f Ben4 edited the blog post Visit a Nearly Zero Energy Building This Weekend! in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/11/06/visit-a-nearly-zero-energy-building-this-weekend/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:25:18 +0000 ThumbnailPlease take the time to visit a nearly zero energy or low energy building in Ireland from 8th -10th November 2013 during the NZEB Open Doors Ireland event.

Go to Nearly Zero Energy Buildings for details about

]]> 03b7b340d4a48ddac3ca82d145e8d166 Ben4 wrote a new blog post Notice of Public Meeting about Wind Turbine Proposal in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/10/26/notice-of-public-meeting-about-wind-turbine-proposal/ Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:06:43 +0100 Thumbnail

]]> 17e91d5cbe240856702c79ba8e30a3dc admin edited the blog post Some Solid Fuel Heating Resources in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/08/29/solid-fuel-heating-resources/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:57:31 +0100 ThumbnailA list (not complete) of stoves rated by efficiency has been compiled and is available on this page—> Stoves

For some other Stoves not listed please go to The HARP database at: —> SEAI- Solid Fuel Room

]]> 445f4733ce7be931fc6f61cf14040ba1 admin edited the blog post AGM 2013 Presentation in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/05/29/agm-2013-presentation/ Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:27:38 +0100 The following presentation was prepared and delivered by our Chairman (2012-2013) Hubert Laird. It was greatly appreciated as was the huge workload he completed during the year.

This presentation is best viewed

]]> 6765464765ab5890773a7e86a9d5f33e posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: check http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1094/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:25:54 +0100 check

]]> 0 5f17219465051d35d73ca4b583eb1c6d joined the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1093/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:25:34 +0100 0 e4ce278da4dc6b149321c64e667de953 joined the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/1092/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:15:04 +0100 0 ffa9c82045f2e46ecda257b2e72054da admin wrote a new blog post Red Kites find Home in Ballynagran in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/06/24/red-kites-find-home-in-ballynagran/ Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:13:14 +0100 Local News that should not go unreported.

Daniel King from the Black Hill came across a red Kites nest in the forest close to Ballynagran.

]]> ee308440d403d8c5786b78302b79983a admin wrote a new blog post Transport Committee Update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/05/20/transport-committee-update/ Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:42 +0100 Heritage Route

A submission is currently awaiting sign-off on approved funding  from Wicklow County Council.

The Heritage Route, which ha

]]> b55e2c3c92f6925aa346949beb5cbb9d admin wrote a new blog post About Us and Our Objectives in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/28/about-us-and-our-objectives/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:03:34 +0100 Who we are and our objectives
Ballynagran lies in the heart of County Wicklow the ‘Garden of Ireland ‘and has a wealth of gardens and w

]]> 4e171e21029d11d10d04883d7af4bee2 admin wrote a new blog post Ballynagran Energy Survey Report Published in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/28/ballynagran-energy-survey-report-published/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:57:16 +0100 This report details findings from 340 Assessments and from over 130 questionaire results carried out in the Ballynagran Community in 2011. I

]]> 22fce0ba5a963e6c46f20e74d5756f1d admin wrote a new blog post AGM 27th May 2013 in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/04/24/agm-27th-may-2013/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:55:26 +0100 Thumbnail

]]> c2be19769e30a4b1b31bbe6435b1d04c posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: Ballynagran Energy Plus+ AGM - Notice - Monday 27 May at […] http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/478/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:37:52 +0100 Ballynagran Energy Plus+ AGM – Notice – Monday 27 May at 8.30 – Glenealy Hall

]]> 0 5376073e2e27ffee2043bd792867288e posted an update in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus: Don't miss 'the Energy Show' 2013 is on April 10 & 11. […] http://ballynagran.isourplace.ie/activity/p/451/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:18:16 +0100 Don’t miss ‘the Energy Show’ 2013 is on April 10 & 11.

The web site for more information is:
http://www.seai.ie/News_Events/Energy_Show/
It is free to attend this event. It is suppose to be business only – but people wishing to attend can register at the link below and can list Ballynagran Energy Plus+ as their…[Read more]

]]> 0 b00f7a1718beb50cfd587848b84f9bc9 admin wrote a new blog post Retrofit - Coop or Company (perhaps) in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/28/retrofit-coop-or-company-perhaps/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:08:32 +0100 Thumbnail

The purpose: Low-cost energy retrofit availing of local tradesmen
The main concern of the Ballynagran Energy Plus Committee is to maximise the benefits of the scheme for the community and to support local

]]> 81d5d8ad432dde180c1947ab499dceea admin wrote a new blog post SEAI - Better Energy Homes Scheme in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/27/seai/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:59:37 +0100 Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI ) has  grants  available and will support  retrofit schemes

SEAI’s Better Energy Homes Scheme

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has just launched

]]> 2798de4a222537c7bb856aeb9debc144 admin wrote a new blog post InterReg - Zecos - Wicklow County Council in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/27/partners/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:54:55 +0100 ThumbnailOur European and Local Partners
Interreg This project could not have got off the ground without the assistance European Regional Development Funding – Interreg IVD North West Europe .

The link to the InterReg

]]> 58b97548882fe604149ad1da4f1ab755 admin wrote a new blog post Other Examples of Irish Interreg Funded Projects in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/27/interreg/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:55:14 +0100 Senior Enterprise, an EU supported initiative through INTERREG IVB NWE, is specifically designed to encourage a greater involvement with enterprise by those aged over 50.

This may be through starting a business,

]]> 369bded35659b7cf722e4f25f5f3304b admin wrote a new blog post Our Aims in the group Ballynagran Energy Plus http://bep.ballynagran.isourplace.ie/2013/03/28/our-aims/ Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:34:03 +0100 Thumbnail
What we are hoping to achieve with the project

Community benefits –
This project is intended to provide stimulus for the Ballynagran Energy⁺ Plus area through the following benefits for the local

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