Terms and Conditions
- Application Form and Terms and Conditions are those published on the SEAI website on the date of submitting the application;
- The applicant must ensure that he/she submits the latest version of the relevant application form (see www.seai.ie/bio_chpgrants for the latest version);
- The applicant must be the intended owner of the CHP Plant, located in the Republic of Ireland, in respect of which the grant application is made;
- The applicant must install a new product;
- Approval of grant only becomes valid upon receipt by SEAI from the applicant of the issued Grant Agreement signed by the applicant to indicate his/her acceptance;
- Grant approval must be in place before any purchases are confirmed or installation works commenced. No payments will be made retrospectively for costs incurred prior to approval being granted;
- The grant, once approved, is only payable in respect of the Plant identified in the Application Form and referenced in the Grant Agreement;
- Should the applicant’s plant be selected for inspection, the applicant must provide access to SEAI or its authorised agents;
- The applicant must obtain all necessary consents and statutory approvals and have authority to install the CHP system;
- The applicant must be prepared to participate in follow-up research (telephone or postal questionnaire) as may be commissioned by SEAI to establish the Programme’s impacts and achievements. This will also include the acquisition of information and data for the development of case studies for wider dissemination (protecting as appropriate all confidential or commercially sensitive information/data);
- SEAI undertakes to use its best endeavours to hold confidential, any information provided by applicant subject to its obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (as amended). Should applicants wish that any of the information supplied by them should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity, they should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. SEAI will consult with applicants about such information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.
- Data Protection – Any personal information which you volunteer to SEAI will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003. SEAI, as data controller, and its agents, will store the information you provide on its database and fully respect the confidentiality of the data provided. The information you provide will be used for evaluation purposes and to facilitate the administration of the grant process. This may require that your data be supplied to and discussed with, in confidence, any person or organisation helping to assess and monitor this application. These persons will be subject to the same requirements for protection of confidentiality. Your signature on this Application Form is treated as confirmation that SEAI and its agents may use the information you have supplied for the aforementioned purposes.
- Project timescales – The project programme provided by the applicant on the Application form, including key milestone dates, will form part of the Conditions of Contract if a grant offer is awarded. In the event that any of these deadlines are not met SEAI reserves the right to review the offer of grant and withdraw it.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
SEAI accepts no liability in respect of any dispute, claim or cause of action arising out of, or in relation to, any product, equipment, work, system, installation or commissioning in respect of which grant approval was given by SEAI. No undertaking, guarantee, assurance or other warranty, express or implied, is given by SEAI, or any of its agents or servants, in respect of the cost, quality, efficiency and/or benefit of any work, equipment, product, service or installation provided under the Scheme.
The information provided herein and on SEAI’s website is provided solely for the purpose of providing assistance to the public, and is not intended to warrant or guarantee the quality of the product and/or the installation chosen by the grant applicant.
