Offshore Renewable Energy

We are committed to the sustainable development of Ireland's abundant offshore energy resources.

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Test sites

A guide to Ireland's test and demonstration facilities for Offshore Renewable Energy technologies.

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Energy technologies

Learn about wave energy, tidal energy and offshore wind energy technologies.

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Policy and funding

We are influencing Offshore Renewable Energy policy, collaborating, and providing funding in a number of ways.

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Research funding

The world's oceans contain vast quantities of untapped renewable energy. Ireland is ideally placed to harness these resources and benefit from the considerable potential for economic growth and job creation. 

SEAI's National Energy Research Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Funding Programme aims to stimulate the development of Offshore Renewable Energy devices and systems.

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Ocean Energy Ireland Portal

We run the dedicated website the Ocean Energy Ireland Portal. This offers a guide to marine renewable energy test facilities in Ireland and is a centralised source of technical information on Irish marine test sites including publications, data, and maps.

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Case Studies

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Poolbeg
Energy Research
Renewable Technologies

How integrating heat, electricity and transport sectors can help Ireland reach net zero

Can we find more effective ways to store and integrate excess
renewable energy? That was the task at hand for this project,
using Dublin's Poolbeg area as a case study.

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Renewable Technologies

Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix, achieves a B2 in deep retrofit

Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix, County Laois, underwent a deep retrofit through the Pathfinder programme.

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Business & Industry
Renewable Technologies

Ahascragh Distillery is first to produce carbon-neutral spirits in Ireland

With support from SEAI, the award-winning eco-distillery is powering their new production facility and visitor centre using renewable energy.

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Business & Industry
Renewable Technologies

Thermal Energy Efficiency Upgrade at Aurivo Dairy Ingredients

Aurivo Dairy Ingredients, a milk processing plant with a significant thermal demand, reinvent the supply of thermal energy to the process through the EXEED scheme.

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