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The Skoda Fabia GreenLine has set a new record for low fuel-consumption travelling, completing a journey of over 2,000 kilometres on a single 45 litre tank of fuel.

An Austrian economy driving specialist by the name of Gerhard Plattner has achieved an amazing 1,246 miles (2,006km) on a single 45 litre tank of fuel in a Skoda Fabia GreenLine.

All Weather Insulation is a Kilkenny based company, servicing both Leinster and Munster, providing top quality external wall insulation, attic insulation, internal dry lining and cavity fill.

Athlone Chamber is coordinating an Athlone Sustainable Energy Day on Friday April 15 in Golden Island Shopping Centre. The awareness raising information day is being organised as part of the wider European Sustainable Energy Week 2011.

Earth Hour which is organised by WWF takes place this Saturday and Kilkenny is taking part with the help of the local authority.

Westmeath County Council aims to make a 33 per cent energy saving in the public sector by 2020, in line with national targets.

With oil prices reaching all time highs and no changes in the regulation of the domestic electricity supply market, now is a good time for homeowners to consider upgrading and modifying their heating systems as part of an overall home energy plan. Solar power technology has come a long way in the past few years to the point where even allowing for the erratic and unpredictable Irish weather conditions it is now possible to capture the energy potential of the sun’s rays during natural daylight on most days. The installation of well placed solar panels plus good home insulation coupled with proper boiler calibration and the fitting of low emission light bulbs throughout a home can all go a long way towards reducing the average family heat and electricity bills - while at the same time playing a vital part in reducing our carbon footprint.

In these difficult economic times, one investment that is definitely great value is to upgrade the insulation in your home. This ensures that you and yours have top range comfort and you are also minimising your energy usage and making big savings on energy costs.

Staff at McMahon’s Builders are very aware of the current economic climate; with this in mind the company will hold a free information evening in its branch on the Tuam Road on Tuesday March 8 at 6.30pm.

The big news from Skoda right now is the introduction of its GreenLine technology. It delivers reduced CO2 emissions while maintaining driving performance.