Dublin Winter Lights Will Run on Vegetable Oil Generators
Reduced operating hours for lights and the use of vegetable oil generators are both on the cards for Dublin this Christmas. They’re among efforts being made to cut costs and carbon, under the four council’s ‘Winter Lights Initiative’. According to the Irish Times, lighting on some public buildings and bridges will be operated using hydro-treated […]
This year’s Dublin Winter Lights display is partly powered by vegetable oil generators.
The annual display will see colourful projections and lighting displays transforming 16 locations around the city. The Spire will be included for the first time this year, alongside a Viking Boat on the Liffey and a new installation in the Liberties’ Bridgefoot Park. People are being urged to follow the new walking trail map – […]
Dublin Winter Lights brings festive cheer to 16 locations across city
Christmas lights on sixteen iconic locations across the city have been officially switched on as part of Dublin Winter Lights. The colourful displays and projections will remain on until January 1, and include the Spire, the Samuel Beckett Bridge and Merrion Square Park. For the first time, there will be a viking boat lit up […]
Dublin Winter Lights to be powered by vegetable oil generators
According to Dublin City Council, the power used to light The Spire is comparable to that used in a domestic iron. The Dublin Winter Lights will be partly powered by vegetable oil generators this year. The annual exhibit has lit up 16 locations around the city with colourful projections and light displays. The Spire has […]
Dublin’s Winter Lights to be partly powered by batteries to reduce strain on energy grid
DUBLIN’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS will be partly powered by batteries this year to reduce strain on the electricity grid. For the third year, Dublin City Council’s ‘Winter Lights’ installations and projections will have generators that use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as their fuel source. HVO is an alternative to diesel fuel. Sixteen locations around the city […]
Dublin Winter Lights officially switched on with new locations added to route
The Winter Lights are officially back in Dublin and have new additional locations. Dublin City Council officially switched on last night and people will have the opportunity to go see them until 1 January. For the first time, The Spire will be one of the 16 locations around the city that have been transformed with […]
Dublin’s winter lights shine with low-energy batteries
The Spire will also be lit for the first time, using only as much energy as a domestic iron. Dublin’s winter lights were officially switched on last night and will remain on until January 1st. Sixteen locations around the city will be lit up by Dublin City Council, including the Spire for the first time, […]
