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Energy Research

SEAI’s National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Funding Call now open for applications

  • Orla Grant
  • 5 Min

Ireland’s journey toward a clean, secure energy future depends on one key driver: innovation. Apply to our Open Call 2026.

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Business & Industry

Why did Bellurgan Precision Engineering Ltd. get an energy audit?

  • Robert Caldwell
  • 4 Min

Manufacturing firm Bellurgan Precision applied for SEAI's Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) to meet one of their sustainability goals.

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Business & Industry

Are you one of Ireland’s sustainable energy leaders?

  • Orla Grant
  • 3 Min

Find out why you should apply for the SEAI Energy Awards 2026.

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Energy Research

SEAI awarded €20.5 million in 2025 for 34 new research projects

  • 3 Min

34 cutting-edge energy research projects and fellowships were awarded €20.5 million in Government funding as part of the 2025 SEAI National Energy Funding Programme.

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Renewable Technologies
Home Energy Upgrades

What's a heat pump and is my home eligible?

  • Kim Buckley
  • 2 Min

A major update to Ireland’s energy efficiency supports has arrived, and it’s good news for homeowners. The heat pump grant has more than doubled, now offering up to €12,500 to help households switch to clean, efficient heating. Here is a simple guide to what’s changed, who qualifies, and how to know if your home is heat-pump ready.

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Renewable Technologies

Thinking about developing a renewable energy project in Ireland?

  • Rasika Mhetre
  • 3 Min

SEAI’s Single Point of Contact for Renewable Energy Consenting can provide guidance on the consenting process.

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Climate Action

Celebrating 'Women in Energy'

  • Kim Buckley
  • 4 Min

Women are changing the game when it comes to innovation in sustainable energy. From energy research, to engineering and policy, women are leading the way in delivering Ireland’s energy revolution.

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Home Energy Upgrades

Is your home ready for the new windows and doors grant? Here's what you need to know

  • Kim Buckley
  • 5 Min

A new package of energy‑efficiency grants has just been announced, including, for the first time, a standalone grant specifically for windows and doors. That means you no longer need to commit to a full home energy upgrade to access support. You can simply apply for the upgrades you need.

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Electric Vehicles

There has never been a better time to buy an EV

  • Ruth Buggie
  • 4 Min

The new year is a time when a lot of people consider buying a new car. With savings on running costs and a grant from SEAI towards the purchase of your vehicle, many are now choosing to make the switch to electric.

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Home Energy Upgrades

Dermot Bannon – ‘Make your house warmer before you make it bigger’

  • Kim Buckley
  • 5 Min

With Room to Improve back on our screens on Sunday nights, we thought we’d revisit our chat with Dermot Bannon who joined us last October on our House Warming podcast. It was great to chat to Dermot about the role of the architect when it comes to a home energy upgrade. We also chatted about how home grants and other incentives have changed how we think about energy efficiency in the home and what to do if you’ve bought a new home but can’t afford to renovate.

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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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    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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    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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    Climate Action
    Energy Research
    Energy Statistics

    Recognising change as a good thing

    • Margie McCarthy
    • 5 Min

    As the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) we are responsible for collecting, analysing, and publishing key data on Ireland's energy supply and demand.

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    Energy Research
    Business & Industry

    Women in Ireland's energy sector

    • Orla Grant
    • 4 Min

    The energy sector is traditionally associated with engineering and a majority male workforce. Our latest podcast episode hears from two senior women in energy who buck both trends

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    Energy Research
    Energy Statistics

    Energy in Ireland: 2020 reflections

    • Martin Howley
    • 4 Min

    Energy in Ireland is now in its 19th edition and it feels a bit like the current 'how it started, how it's going' meme doing the rounds

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    Business & Industry
    Climate Action
    Energy Research
    Energy Statistics

    Challenges and opportunities for energy security

    • Denis Dineen
    • 2 Min

    Secure supplies of energy are essential for our economy and
    maintaining safe and comfortable living conditions.

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    Energy Research
    Energy Statistics

    Explore Energy Trends in Ireland with New Online Portal

    • Denis Dineen
    • 3 Min

    SEAI produces Ireland's official statistics on energy use. To make our data more user-friendly, we have developed a new Energy Data Portal that will allow people to engage with energy statistics in a more interactive way.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    Generation Renewable: decarbonising our national electricity & gas grids

    • Dr. Phil Hemmingway
    • 3 Min

    Major targets called out in Climate Action Plan include achieving 70% renewables on the electricity grid by 2030

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    Energy Research

    Your pension and the environment

    • Karl Purcell
    • 6 Min

    Karl Purcell examines what energy policy makers can learn
    from pension auto-enrolment.

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    Energy Research

    The OPIN Annual Symposium

    • Darren Coppinger
    • 2 Min

    On September 30,the Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN) will be holding the project's first Annual Symposium in the
    Convention Centre Dublin.

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    Energy Research

    Sustainable models for financing home energy upgrades

    • Josephine Maguire
    • 3 Min

    Government policy has indicated that a move to more
    sustainable models of financing and funding home retrofit is
    required.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research
    Renewable Technologies

    Bioenergy and Sustainability

    • Matthew Clancy
    • 6 Min

    Bioenergy is considered carbon neutral and it is one of
    the few sources of renewable energy for sectors such as
    aviation and heavy industry but biomass fuel must be used responsibly.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    Carbon taxes for Ireland

    • Phil Hemmingway
    • 8 Min

    Phil Hemmingway looks at carbon taxing in Ireland and speaks to two experts about effective
    carbon tax communication.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    COP24: An inside view

    • Phil Hemmingway
    • 6 Min

    Phil Hemmingway gives us an inside look at the annual
    Conference of Parties, COP24, in
    Poland.

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    Climate Action
    Energy Research

    Ireland's energy projections

    • Jim Scheer
    • 6 Min

    Jim Scheer takes us through the reality of the latest Energy
    Projections report

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