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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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    Business & Industry

    SEAI's Community Grant boosts Edmondstown Golf Club's energy credentials

    • Gabe Doran
    • 3 Min

    Edmondstown Golf Club in County Dublin boosted its energy credentials from a series of energy upgrades thanks to SEAI's Community Grant, which included solar panels, EV charging points and more.

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Renewable Technologies

    5 ways to get winter ready

    • Susan Andrews
    • 3 Min

    Given we will all be spending more time at home this winter, we should consider getting our homes ready for the change in seasons and drop in temperature.

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    Climate Action
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    How the Energy Label can help you while shopping

    • Gabe Doran
    • 4 Min

    Purchase the most energy-efficient products and save on costs and energy consumption

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    Energy Research

    "Stat Chat" - Ireland's 2023 Halftime Scorecard

    • Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    See how Ireland's supply and demand of electricity, gas, and oil stood in the first half of 2023, how that compares to the same period in previous years, and what it can tell us about current energy and emission trends.

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    Climate Action

    "Stat Chat" - Getting Animated about Energy

    • Lee Carroll
    • 3 Min

    If you get as 'animated' about sustainable energy as we do in SEAI, then you'll enjoy watching our new series of 'micro-videos' that help secondary school students understand key questions on climate change

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Upgrade your heating controls

    • Susan Andrews
    • 2 Min

    What is the best way to save money in the home? Home heating controls
    grants are a great way to help.

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    Energy Research

    Stat Chat - Credit Where Credit is Due

    • Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    Statisticians in SEAI show how electricity account credits and VAT reductions have stopped the effective price of electricity into Irish homes from doubling

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    Renewable Technologies

    Developing a renewable energy project

    • Joshua Hellier
    • 2 Min

    SEAI is the Single Point of Contact for guidance on the licencing and permitting requirements for renewable energy projects in Ireland.

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    Climate Action

    To Cycle or Not To Cycle?

    • Shane Prendergast
    • 5 Min

    Shane Prendergast talks about the benefits of cycling, both for your health and for our environment. He also shares his plan for proactively encouraging his colleagues at SEAI to cycle to work.

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Meter Tails in a Domestic Setting

    • Sorcha Brophy
    • 4 Min

    Meter Tails are the cables which carry electricity from the national grid to your Electrical Installation. Read this blog on how best to manage Meter Tails for additions to electrical installations like EV Home Chargers and Heat Pumps

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    Electric Vehicles

    EV Fleet Trial-SPeco Services

    • Shane Mooney
    • 3 Min

    Shane Mooney, Environmental and Safety Advisor at SPeco Services, an Environmental Consultancy with offices in Galway and Dublin, describes his experience of driving an Electric Vehicle for business

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    Business & Industry
    Electric Vehicles

    EV Fleet Trial - Bikeworld

    • Ray Duffy
    • 2 Min

    Ray Duffy, Manager at Bikeworld, a motorcycle dealership in Walkinstown, Co. Dublin describes his experience of driving an Electric Vehicle for business purposes.

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    Electric Vehicles

    EV Fleet Trial | Commissioners of Irish Lights

    • Dave Ward
    • 3 Min

    Dave Ward, Commercial Manager at the Commissioners of Irish Lights, took part in the EV Fleet, to review the vehicle's suitability for work purposes.

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    Climate Action
    Home Energy Upgrades

    Holiday Reflections - Tackling Climate Anxiety

    • Ciaran Byrne
    • 8 Min

    Dr. Ciaran Byrne, Director of National Retrofit at SEAI, shares his personal experience of grappling with his own climate anxiety while on holiday with his family, from a change in mindset to practical actions

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    Renewable Technologies

    Mapping Ireland's Solar Potential

    • Alex King
    • 4 Min

    Powered by geographic information systems (GIS), SEAI's new 'Solar Atlas' helps map out the 'hot topic' of Ireland's solar energy potential

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    Energy Research
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    Reduce Your Use

    Emissions and Optimism - Uncomfortable Bedfellows

    • Margie McCarthy
    • 6 Min

    Margie McCarthy, Director of Research and Policy Insights at SEAI, shares a personal perspective on the impact of the emissions data from the Interim Energy Balance for 2022.

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