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Stat Chat: A new first look at Ireland's Energy Supply

  • Dr. Emily Byrne
  • 5 Min

A new report from SEAI helps illustrate key details of Ireland's energy supply in 2023 and the security of that supply.

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Home Energy Upgrades

How we became the proud owners of a heat pump

  • Tom Halpin
  • 8 Min

Tom, from SEAI, shares his reasons for switching over to a heat pump in his home.

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Climate Action
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Home Energy Upgrades

The value of a home energy upgrade

  • Dr. Ciaran Byrne
  • 8 Min

Interested in learning more about the 'value' of a home retrofit and why it should outweigh the cost, especially when it comes to the lifetime benefits you can expect.

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Electric Vehicles
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A Year Driving Electric

  • Fergus Sharkey
  • 10 Min

Thinking of purchasing an EV? Hear from Fergus, who bought his first EV in 2023. Get an honest, practical and balanced view of what it's like to make the switch and drive an EV as the family car for last 12 months.

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Business & Industry
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Energy Efficient Design - why do we need it?

  • Jason Doherty
  • 5 Min

Everyone knows that large businesses need to be more carbon efficient, but the question is, how? And what's the best approach?

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Electric Vehicles
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Fuel Price Comparison

  • Shane Prendergast
  • 5 Min

Let's set the record straight on the new Fuel Price Comparison posters displayed now at fuelling stations nationwide.

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Climate Action
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Margie McCarthy's Five Degrees of Change

  • Daniel Murray
  • 6 Min

Margie McCarthy, the Director of Research and Policy Insights at the SEAI, explains the changes she would make for a greener world.

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Business & Industry
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Five things to do at the SEAI Energy Show

  • Orla Grant
  • 4 Min

Ireland's leading B2B sustainable energy event is happening soon and you won't want to miss it.

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Business & Industry
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Improving the Triple E Register

  • Matthew Griffiths
  • 4 Min

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is implementing changes to the Triple E Register to improve the experience for vendors and purchasers alike.

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Energy Research
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Bringing our Behavioural Blind Spots into View

  • Ciarán Lavin
  • 6 Min

SEAI have published a report on everyday energy behaviours of people in Ireland from December 2022 to April 2023, giving an accurate and detailed account of travel and home energy use in Ireland.

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Deep Retrofit upgrade on RTE's Room to Improve

    • Caoilin Rafferty
    • 1 Min

    Sisters Marion and Anne Lynders had many heated exchanges with
    architect Dermot Bannon when they appeared on RTE's Room to
    Improve in 2018.

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    Business & Industry
    Electric Vehicles

    Reviews of Electric Cars for Business

    • Caoilín Rafferty
    • 5 Min

    The rising number of commercial EV's on the road coincides with
    the introduction of the 0% BIK for fully electric vehicles. We
    spoke to businesses who have made the switch to electric
    vehicles.

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Deep Retrofit Reviews

    • Caoilin Rafferty
    • 3 Min

    Helping homeowners transform their poorly
    efficient homes to the standard of a brand new A-rated house.

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    Heat pump opportunities in Irish homes

    • Emer Burton
    • 3 Min

    In 2018, SEAI launched a programme of supports for heat
    pumps and has received 550 applications to date.

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    Energy Research

    Sustainable models for financing home energy upgrades

    • Josephine Maguire
    • 3 Min

    Government policy has indicated that a move to more
    sustainable models of financing and funding home retrofit is
    required.

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    Business & Industry

    Women in energy 2019

    • Gillian Gannon
    • 3 Min

    How can mentoring benefit our careers and what does it take to
    foster a mentoring relationship? Read about advancing professional
    development with mentoring.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research
    Renewable Technologies

    Bioenergy and Sustainability

    • Matthew Clancy
    • 6 Min

    Bioenergy is considered carbon neutral and it is one of
    the few sources of renewable energy for sectors such as
    aviation and heavy industry but biomass fuel must be used responsibly.

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    Business & Industry
    Communities

    Farmer Grants

    • Andrea Carroll
    • 3 Min

    The support scheme for the dairy sector is returning in 2019 but how did previous farmers get on with their new energy efficient equipment?

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    Carbon taxes for Ireland

    • Phil Hemmingway
    • 8 Min

    Phil Hemmingway looks at carbon taxing in Ireland and speaks to two experts about effective
    carbon tax communication.

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    Public Sector Energy Progress

    • Caoilin Rafferty
    • 2 Min

    Public bodies and government departments have saved over €1
    billion on energy spend and avoided 3.6 million tonnes of CO2
    emissions since 2009 making them 24% more energy efficient today.

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    Climate Action
    Communities

    Why warm houses for the elderly are important

    • Susan Andrews
    • 3 Min

    In colder weather, keeping
    yourself in a warm environment with good air quality is essential
    to staying healthy.

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    Business & Industry
    Communities

    What you need to know about Smart Grid

    • Olivier Neu
    • 5 Min

    What does Ireland fully supplied by renewable electricity mean for
    the citizens living here?

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    COP24: An inside view

    • Phil Hemmingway
    • 6 Min

    Phil Hemmingway gives us an inside look at the annual
    Conference of Parties, COP24, in
    Poland.

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    Large Industry Network Results

    • Ivan Sproule
    • 3 Min

    Over 200 of Ireland's leading companies are significantly reducing
    their carbon emissions by committing to the SEAI's Large Industry
    Energy Network

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    What is it like to work in SEAI

    • Gillian Gannon
    • 3 Min

    A light-heart piece about a Dad's reaction to his daughter taking
    a job within SEAI

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    Ireland's energy projections

    • Jim Scheer
    • 6 Min

    Jim Scheer takes us through the reality of the latest Energy
    Projections report

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