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Ireland orders 120 Wrightbus double-deck electric buses; up to 800 over five years

Green Car Congress

The buses—Streetdeck Electroliner BEVs—will be manufactured and assembled at the Wrightbus facility in Galgorm, on the outskirts of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. These will be the first battery-electric double-deck buses to be added to the national bus fleet in Ireland.

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EGEB: Ireland launches its first offshore wind auction

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. Here are 3 standouts.

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EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland’s Moneypoint coal station will become a green energy hub that includes a floating offshore wind farm. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. France set to ban short domestic flights.

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myenergi partners with installHUB across Ireland, Australia and Germany

My Energi

The agreement will see myenergi customers across Ireland, Australia and Germany connected with certified installers through the installHUB interface, providing a seamless experience from purchase through to installation. installHUB does all the heavy lifting, with the process virtually automated.”

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Drivers in Ireland can save hundreds on cost of home charger

Wallbox

Drivers in Ireland can get a €600 grant today to help cover the cost of installing a home charger. The Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant is a government funded support scheme assisting residents and homeowners to install an electric vehicle charge point on their property and is available for both homeowners and renters.

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Nissan to lead EC-backed multi-standard rapid charge network project in UK and Ireland

Green Car Congress

Nissan is leading a consortium which aims to establish a network of rapid chargers for electric vehicles running the full length and breadth of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Installation of the rapid chargers is due to be completed by the end of 2014.

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IBM Teams With ESB ecars to develop EV smart charging IT system in Ireland

Green Car Congress

IBM has teamed with ESB ecars to implement a fully integrated smarter charging IT system that will help manage electric vehicle public charge points, which are being rolled out across Ireland by ESB ecars. This project is bolstered by Ireland’s energy policy to increase sustainable energy use in the transportation sector by 2020.

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