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Westport Woods Hotel and Spa has been awarded a special commendation at the Sustainable Energy Awards 2008 for an energy efficiency project which it has undertaken. The award, which honours excellence in energy efficiency management, was presented by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) at a ceremony on Thursday November 20 in Dublin. Westport Woods Hotel and Spa targeted lighting and control of electrical equipment as part of an energy efficiency project to reduce energy costs. The project achieved savings of 29.5 MWh and 17.7 tonnes of CO2. The Sustainable Energy Awards are presented to organisations from across Ireland which have demonstrated excellence in energy management in the past year.

The Green Party's representative in Kilkenny has welcomed the announcement by ministers Eamon Ryan and John Gormley of €100 million worth of new grants that will help homeowners. People living in local authority housing will save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through better insulation and energy systems.

The Government’s new home insulation scheme will either see homes throughout Galway made more energy efficient or be so under costed that fewer homes will be insulated than is hoped.

Patrick Daly, a leading lecturer and practitioner in building energy efficiency is hosting a series of seminars and training courses in improving energy use in the home.

The Galway Modern Homes & Building Exhibition will take place in Leisureland, Salthill, on April 3, 4, and 5. The opening times are 6pm to 10pm on Friday, 12 noon to 8pm on Saturday, and 12 noon to 6pm on Sunday.

National Energy Assessors is holding a series of information evenings on how homeowners can benefit from the new insulation grants announced recently by the Government.

The Galway Modern Homes & Building Exhibition will take place in Leisureland, Salthill, on April 3, 4, and 5. The opening times are 6pm to 10pm on Friday, 12 noon to 8pm on Saturday, and 12 noon to 6pm on Sunday.

Green party candidate Fergus McAllister has welcomed the news that the Home Energy Saving Scheme is now open for business, not just for home owners but for qualified contractors in the west.

National Energy Assessors will hold a free information evening in the Station House Hotel, Clifden on Tuesday May 5 at 8pm.