SEAI national energy research funding programme
The SEAI National Energy Research Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Funding Programme invests in innovative energy RD&D projects which contribute to Ireland's transition to a clean and secure energy future.
| Deadline Type | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Call Open Date | 19th April 2024 | |
| Call Launch Information Webinar | 11am, 30th April 2024 | |
| Application Submission Deadline | 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 13th June 2024 | |
| Award Notification | Q4 2024 |
Please review the information provided here and in the Call documentation, and for any other queries, please contact [email protected].
What projects are eligible?
Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland's clean energy and climate ambitions will require enhanced collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders and actors.
Diverse approaches and engaged research methods will be required, which may include multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research approaches.
The SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme welcomes research proposals from all research disciplines, as well as collaborative projects involving multiple organisations subject to alignment with the overall programme objectives.
Programme documents
These are key. Please familiarise yourself with these if you are considering applying.
Supporting our climate targets
The programme supports innovative and targeted actions to assist in the delivery of the following:
- Climate Action Plan
- Programme for Government
- 2030 Climate and Energy Framework
- Ireland's National Energy and Climate Plan
- The Strategic Energy Technology Plan
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill (2021)
- Impact 2030: Ireland's Research and Innovation Strategy
- Project Ireland 2040: Building Ireland's Future
| Lead Organisation | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Technological University | Anchor and mooring selection for FLOW (AMS-FLOW) |
| Atlantic Technological University | Measures to Improve Energy Efficiency and Ensure a Low Carbon Future for Irish Traveller, Direct Provision and Displaced Communities Living in Mobile Homes |
| Cenergise Trading Limited | Demonstration of smart residential platform - with solar, battery, hot water and EV integration that can be scheduled remotely based on price and called upon by the DSO to provide flexibility. |
| Codema | Heat NEWS (Net zEro With heat Storage) |
| CTL Tástáil Teo | DeepCData: DEtailEd material Performance Characterisation and DATA generation for tidal energy |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Maximising the FLEXibility of Energy CONsumption in Ireland (FlexECon) |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Impacts of energy prices on fuel poverty and its implications for the Just Transition |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | SOCial comparison for enERGY efficiency investment (SOCERGY) |
| ÉireComposites Teo | SustaBlade - Development of Sustainable wind turbine blades using novel materials |
| ÉireComposites Teo | LEProtect: Development of a novel Leading Edge Protection system for offshore wind turbine blades |
| Maynooth University | Engagement levels of the farming sector in renewable energy and bioeconomy projects - a focus on balancing economic and environmental sustainability. (AgriRenew) |
| Maynooth University | ALIGN - Aligning Energy Policy with Lived Experience to Deliver Interdisciplinary Solutions to Alleviate Energy Poverty |
| Munster Technological University | Project REDUCE: Reducing the performance gap in Irish asset rating systems |
| ORPC Ireland | Advancing Tidal Energy Applications and Moorings (A-TEAM) |
| Prime19 Innovation Ltd | Leveraging Advanced Analytics to Tackle Energy Poverty & Drive Greater Retrofit Activity |
| Rockall Research Ltd | De-risking Ireland's Floating Offshore Wind Targets (DIFOWT) |
| SouthEast Technological University (SETU) Carlow | Sol-gel materials for fouling prevention on Wind Turbine Blades (SOLOBLADE) |
| Technological University Dublin | PREDICT - PRedicting Energy using Dynamic Indicators in a Calibrated Tool Development of an adaptive in-use factor tool to reduce the energy performance gap in buildings |
| Trinity College Dublin | Irish Car Stock Model (RATE) |
| Trinity College Dublin | Innovation in Dynamic Cables for Offshore Renewable Energy |
| Trinity College Dublin | RevRenew: Revving up Renewable Integration: Standardizing Smart Connections for EVs and Renewables |
| Trinity College Dublin | Optimising Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Through Investigation of Pile Ageing Effects |
| University College Cork | Super Home Smart Inverter for Irish Electricity Network (SuHSI) |
| University College Cork | Floating Offshore Wind Technologies for the Atlantic Frontier (AtlanticFloat) |
| University College Dublin | BioAssess - An environmental, economic and social assessment framework for bioenergy and bioeconomy development in Ireland |
| University College Dublin | Behavioural Research to Inform Greener Home Transformations (BRIGHT) |
| University College Dublin | Grid integration impacts of type 5 (hydrostatic transmission-based) wind turbines for the Irish power system |
| University College Dublin | Floating Offshore Wind Dynamic Cables (FlOWDyn) |
| University College Dublin | BioPyroC: High-value BIO-based products from residual agri-food biomass via PYROlysis: A dual approach for Carbon sequestration and residues valorisation |
| University College Dublin | Operational, stability, and network-related strategies for integrating 8 GW of solar PV generation on the Irish power system (OSN-Solar) |
| University College Dublin | Retrofit of TradFabs |
| University of Galway | RECODE: Renewable Energy Community-Developer Engagement |
| University of Galway | A Trusted and Interoperable Mobility as a Service Ecosystem For Ireland (MaaS4IRL) |
| University of Galway | RETRO-BET: Testing of RETROfit solutions in a Building Envelope Testbench |
| University of Galway | The Impact of Occupant Behaviour on Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Irish Energy-efficient Homes (BE-VENT) |
| University of Limerick | Novel design and manufacturing strategies for innovative offshore composite hydrogen tanks (HyFloatComp) |
| University of Limerick | Inclusive Sustainable Cycling 2: Widening Equity in Ebike Use (ISCycle2) |
| University of Limerick | MXene-Based High Energy Density Batteries - Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Fleet (MXEnergy) |
SEAI RD&D Technical Evaluator Database
Are you interested in reviewing and evaluating applications as a technical expert?
In line with international best practice, SEAI assigns experts with a record of publication and/or relevant experience in specific subject areas to act as technical evaluators of applications submitted to the SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme Call. A financial incentive will be provided to eligible Technical Evaluators to reimburse the time spent undertaking the reviews.
Expression of Interest
Experts may submit an expression of interest to SEAI to indicate their interest in participating in the evaluation of applications submitted to the SEAI RD&D Call.
Expressions of interest should be emailed to [email protected]. Your expression of interest should include:
- Your name and organisation
- Your area of expertise/experience (50 words max)
Experts who have submitted an Expression of Interest will be informed by email of the application process, which includes filling out a short application form and providing a CV. Appointed experts will be required to adhere to strict reviewer confidentiality, GDPR requirements, and to sign a Declaration of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Form. If an expert considers they have a conflict of interest, they are asked to declare this and may not be eligible to participate in the evaluation process. In case of any doubt, please contact [email protected].
Contact us
If you have any queries on the SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme please contact [email protected]