[ Press releases listing ](/media/media/news-and-press-releases " Press releases listing") 21 Jul. 2025 ## In the latest edition of the Think Business podcast, John Kane, Head of Energy Engineering Veolia Ireland, talks about what Veolia is doing in Ireland to deliver Ecological Transformation in line with our GreenUp strategic programme. Speaking to John Kennedy, John discussed how sustainability is still very important to businesses and communities. The challenges of climate change are not going away even if the emphasis is changing a little in some countries. John outlined how Veolia helps companies and organisations in complex, highly regulated environments to meet their environmental and regulatory requirements and reduce their environmental impact. [Listen to the podcast](https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/sustainability-energy-efficiency-veolia-ireland-john-kane-interview/) **Focus on energy management** John went on to emphasise that there are many things that companies can do to become more sustainable, commercially and environmentally. Reducing energy usage within a business is sometimes overlooked as a way to reduce carbon emissions and costs. After that, businesses can look at adding new technologies and energy sources to their overall energy mix. **What do the opportunities look like for Ireland?** There are numerous ways in which Ireland can improve our collective energy performance. For businesses, having a clear decarbonisation roadmap can allow: - Further integration of renewable energy into the energy mix - Use of waste heat from facilities such as data centres to provide low carbon heat to businesses and communities - Allocate funding to a range of existing technologies such as heat exchangers, heat recovery, heat pumps and pipework and new technologies as they emerge such as battery storage. ### Examples [ ![](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2018/07/John_Lamb_and_Alan_Sharpe20180620_0005_0.jpg.webp?h=82dad47e&itok=cQbaBd2Y "John Lambe and Alan Sharp") ](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital") Customers - 11 July 2018 [Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Veolia to deliver first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland contract to Dublin’s Mater Hospital") Mater Misericordiae University Hospital targets €26m in guaranteed savings. [Read more](/media/news-and-press-releases/veolia-deliver-first-carbon-energy-fund-ireland-contract-dublins "Read more") [ ![Anaerobic digestion sludge treatment facility](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2022/10/Osberstown%20Sludge%20Treatment%20Facility%20-%20Veolia.jpg.webp?itok=dr55VuYX) ](https://www.veolia.ie/innovative-use-advanced-anaerobic-digestion?check_logged_in=1 "Innovative use of Advanced Anaerobic Digestion") Customers [Innovative use of Advanced Anaerobic Digestion](https://www.veolia.ie/innovative-use-advanced-anaerobic-digestion?check_logged_in=1 "Innovative use of Advanced Anaerobic Digestion") An energy self-sufficient Sludge Treatment Facility at Osberstown [read more](https://www.veolia.ie/innovative-use-advanced-anaerobic-digestion?check_logged_in=1) [ ![EV waste collection vehicles](/sites/g/files/dvc2576/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2025/07/Westminister%20EV%20content%20push.jpeg.webp?itok=Ni1FIAD5) ](https://www.veolia.co.uk/press-releases/westminster-council-and-veolia-unveil-uks-largest-electric-waste-collection-fleet "Westminster Council and Veolia unveil UK's largest electric waste collection fleet - powered by the waste they collect") Customers [Westminster Council and Veolia unveil UK's largest electric waste collection fleet - powered by the waste they collect](https://www.veolia.co.uk/press-releases/westminster-council-and-veolia-unveil-uks-largest-electric-waste-collection-fleet "Westminster Council and Veolia unveil UK's largest electric waste collection fleet - powered by the waste they collect") Westminster City Council and Veolia have announced the full-scale rollout of the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet. [Learn more](https://www.veolia.co.uk/press-releases/westminster-council-and-veolia-unveil-uks-largest-electric-waste-collection-fleet)