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– 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]

– 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]

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]

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.

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]

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

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]

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.

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

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

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.

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]

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]

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