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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
Featured

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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    Energy Research
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Make Visible the Electricity Used by Appliances

    • OPW
    • 2 Min

    Pretty often we use energy at home without knowing how much of it we use - the Office of Public Works (OPW) shares advice here on displaying your electricity use and calculating electricity costs.

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    Energy Research
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Reducing Your Fuel Use

    • Conor Molloy
    • 5 Min

    To help you 'Reduce Your Use', we're sharing top tips to help with your transport fuel costs, based on how much fuel you use, how far you travel and more.

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    Climate Action
    Featured

    My year as the SEAI Sustainable Energy Champion of Ireland

    • Paddy Shanahan
    • 6 Min

    SEAI Emerging Sustainable Energy Champion for 2021 Paddy Shanahan, from Blackrock College in Dublin, shares his experience of learning more about climate and biodiversity at the Green School in Bali.

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    Climate Action
    Featured
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Classic Gold Home Energy Advice

    • Tom Halpin
    • 3 Min

    Tom Halpin, Head of Communications at SEAI, shares his 'Top
    Five Energy Saving Classics' to reduce your energy use at
    home.

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    Energy Research
    Featured

    "Stat Chat" - Ireland's energy prices

    • Dr Lee Carroll
    • 7 Min

    What can we learn from Ireland's latest energy price data? We look at Ireland's January to June 2022 electricity and gas prices to understand the price increases and how government supports are helping to moderate them

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    Climate Action

    How the Energy Label can help you while shopping

    • Gabe Doran
    • 4 Min

    Our new Energy Labelling Campaign highlights the benefits of purchasing the most energy-efficient products and save on costs and energy consumption

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heat the Human

    • OPW
    • 3 Min

    The OPW share some advice on how to stay warm this winter, and how to reduce your heating bills at home.

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heating Controls Checklist

    • OPW
    • 9 Min

    Become a master of controls and save energy this winter! Some helpful advice from the OPW.

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heating System Health Checks

    • OPW
    • 5 Min

    The OPW share advice on four of the top heating system health checks you can make in your home.

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    Climate Action
    Communities
    Energy Research
    Featured

    Hydrogen has its place, but not in buildings

    • Jim Scheer
    • 5 Min

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    Business & Industry
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    Calling all business owners - Reduce Your Energy Use this Winter

    • Fergus Sharkey
    • 4 Min

    Fergus Sharkey outlines five ways to cut back on heating, lighting, electricity and manufacturing costs this Winter for businesses

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    What you do matters, make it count!

    • Margie McCarthy
    • 7 Min

    Margie McCarthy reflects on the conversations led by our keynote speakers at the annual SEAI Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022.

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    Energy Statistics

    'Stat Chat' on COVID, Cars and Carbon

    • Dr Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    Using data visualisation, we take a closer look at the impacts that Covid-19 has had on fossil fuel use among cars, vans, trucks and motorbikes in Ireland.

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    Business & Industry
    Energy Research
    Energy Statistics

    'Stat Chat' on A Tale of Two Datasets

    • Dr Lee Carroll
    • 5 Min

    SEAI takes a closer look at the datasets highlighting data centre demand and renewable energy generation in Ireland.

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    'Stat Chat' on Upgrading Monthly Energy Updates

    • Dr. Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    SEAI are improving how we share our monhtly updates on
    Electricity, Gas and Oil data. New visualisation and
    engagement tools will help improve the overall user
    experience.

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    Business & Industry
    Home Energy Upgrades

    Business opportunity in the ever-growing retrofit sector

    • Ciaran Byrne
    • 6 Min

    Dr Ciaran Byrne provides an overview of opportunities within the retrofit sector

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