The Naval Service will this year make history when it tests new kite sails which will have the combined effect of providing enhanced surveillance and saving fuel.

The Government has sanctioned a €1.3m investment to provide vital infrastructure at a national maritime and energy research cluster which aims to create 4,000 jobs by 2025.

Ireland is poised to become a global leader in research into harnessing wave, tidal, and wind energy, Taoiseach Enda Kenny predicted as he turned the sod on a €15m research lab.

University College Cork intends to be largely self-funding within five years, saving the Irish taxpayer millions of euro a year.

A new super-smart buoy is to be launched in Cork harbour in the next few weeks which will provide scientists with a wealth of information and facilitate a number of hi-tech research projects.

Cork supplies 25% of Ireland’s energy needs but uses 13%, writes Kieran Lettice

By mid-November it will become clear how many soldiers will have to leave Collins Barracks, Cork, for other barracks as part of a Defence Forces’ rationalisation plan.

I refer to your article “Exporting waste — opportunity squandered” which appeared on Tuesday.

Collaboration between the navy and research boffins has resulted in the first Taoiseach’s public service excellence Award for a maritime project which could create 52,000 jobs from wave energy.

A new €14m research lab will help make Ireland a global leader in marine renewable energy research, the energy minister was told yesterday.

The navy is going back to basics in a bid to cut its soaring fuel bill — wind power.