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g Leading heating technology manufacturer Grant is set to launch its new eLearning Academy this spring. The online-based learning platform has been developed to enable plumbers and installers throughout Ireland to complete Grant product courses and develop their industry knowledge from the comfort of their own homes. The Grant eLearning Academy will feature a catalogue of both on demand and instructor-led courses, allowing plumbers and heating engineers to tailor their training to best suit their GRANT’SNEW E-LEARNINGACADEMY LAUNCHINGTHISSPRING
Jonathan Martindale, Director of Business Development at Phoenix Natural Gas is pictured alongside Sam McCloskey, Director of CASE.
PHOENIXMAKESTHECASEFOR RENEWABLEENERGY
g The future potential for renewable gas is the subject of a new research project, which is being funded by The Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) with support from Phoenix Natural Gas and industry partners Agri Ad and EnerChem Solutions. Hosted by Queen’s University, CASE funds collaborative, industry-led research also at Ulster University and government-backed research body, the Agri- Food and Biosciences Institute (ABFI). The new partnership will seek to quantify the opportunity available to harness biomethane from agricultural waste across Northern Ireland for injection into the natural gas grid locally, creating a renewable gas home-heating solution. Biomethane injection into the natural gas network has been proven in countries right across Europe, demonstrating the ability of the natural gas infrastructure to transport and deliver a blended form of home-heating fuel. CASE is funded by Invest NI, and has recently launched a call for new project applications. Further details can be found at: https://www.case-research.net/ Further information on the role of natural gas in delivering a lower carbon future can be found at: www.phoenixnaturalgas.com/cleaner
requirements. In addition, the eLearning Academy will also be the
home to other useful resources including various news articles and guides to help heating professionals further their learning beyond the virtual classroom. Specific course information and sign-up details will be announced by Grant in due course. Visit www.grant.eu for further details. To keep up-to-date with the latest Grant news on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram@mygrantni @grantirl
ENERGYFORCHILDREN FUNDSPECIAL SCHOOL’SFACILITIES
g Pupils at an East Belfast school have received a boost with the development of a new outdoor sensory space in the school grounds, funded by the Energy for Children Charitable Trust. Supporting 25 pupils with a range of social, emotional, behavioural and wellbeing needs, Clarawood Special School provides a safe space for learning and development, with a relentless focus on developing all pupils in their care to be the best they can be. Having invested in an indoor sensory room at the school some time ago there was a real need to further provide sensory learning experiences
and with the funding boost from Energy for Children an under-utilised courtyard area in the school grounds has been transformed to provide a safe space for outdoor play, learning and self-regulation. Energy for Children is an initiative of Phoenix Natural Gas and the wider natural gas industry. The Charity was established in 2005 to provide financial support to groups and individuals that may slip through the net of the wider charity network. For more information on the Energy for Children Charitable Trust, visit www.phoenixnaturalgas.com/ about-us/phoenix-group/corporate- responsibility
Pat Dixon and Judith McCarter representing the Energy for Children Charitable Trust with Ms Fionnuala Gervin, Clarawood School at the new outdoor sensory space for Clarawood.
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