Anaerobic Digestion: A Green Revolution in Westmeath (originally published in Westmeath Examiner, February 2024)
By Paddy Mathews, Mullingar SEC Across the Irish landscape, a quiet revolution is taking place, one that promises to turn waste into wealth and help combat climate change. Anaerobic digestion is a natural biological process that occurs when organic matter, such as food waste, agricultural residues, and wastewater, is broken down by microorganisms in the […]
Mullingar Chamber Awards 2023 – how did we do?
We were obviously delighted to be nominated in the 2023 Mullingar Chamber Awards 2023, especially given our relative ‘youth’ as an organisation. We knew, too, that we were up against strong competition in the ‘Excellence in Sustainability & Climate Action’ category, given that the other nominees shortlisted were The Refill Mill, Mullingar Tidy Towns, & […]
MSEC up for Chamber Award
Hot on the heels of our nomination for the 2023 SEAI Energy Awards the Mullingar Sustainable Energy Community has been nominated for the Mullingar Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023, set to take place at the Mullingar Park Hotel Mullingar on Friday, November 3rd. This event promises an evening of celebration and recognition, where local businesses, […]
MSEC makes Front Page news!
Mullingar SEC are very grateful to The Westmeath Examiner for their coverage of the launch of our Energy Master Plan. Written by Eilis Ryan & featuring a photo of our own Dr. Isabella Donnelly, it’s a great piece, in our humble opinion. You should head out this minute and pick up a copy! Inside this […]
Energy Master Plan Launch
The Launch event for our Energy Master Plan (EMP)is almost upon us! Authored by PlanEnergy & Sponsored by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), this document and the accompanying Register of Opportunities will become part of the toolkit for our activities as an SEC in the years to come. Among other things, it contains […]