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Ian Hunter
Climate Action

Winner of last year’s top prize at the SEAI Energy Awards encourages others to take part this year

  • Kim Buckley
  • 4 Min

Swords Pavilions Zero Team won ‘Energy Team of the Year’ at the 2024 event.

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Sustainable Energy
Business & Industry

Emerging opportunities from Ireland’s sustainable energy transition

  • Pavithra Ramesh
  • 4 Min

SEAI’s recent report suggests that Ireland’s supply chain will play a strategic role in the ongoing energy transition and further contribute to the nation’s economic growth and creation of jobs in the years ahead.

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Energy Research

Challenging assumptions about how people in Ireland heat their homes

  • Hannah Julienne
  • 4 Min

Heating is the single most energy intensive activity that takes place in Irish homes, but we haven’t had a good picture of how people actually heat their homes – until now.

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Business & Industry

Top Five Reasons to Attend the SEAI Energy Show

  • Kim Buckley
  • 2 Min

The Energy Show is a must visit for businesses and organisations interested in saving energy or switching to clean energy solutions.

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Energy Statistics
Featured

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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Featured
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
Featured
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
Featured

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
Featured

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

    How You Move Matters

    • 8 Min

    Fergus Sharkey of SEAI and Professor Brian Caulfield of Trinity College Dublin recently shared ideas with broadcaster Sinead Ryan on reshaping Ireland's transportation landscape on SEAI's 180 Degrees Podcast.

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    Electric Vehicles

    My driving test in an electric car

    • Orla Grant
    • 3 Min

    We all remember our first driving test, right? The fear! Hear from Orla Grant, who took her first driving test in an electric car.

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Switch to clean, renewable energy with a heat pump

    • Susan Andrews
    • 3 Min

    It's time to give your home an energy upgrade and switch to clean, renewable energy with a heat pump.

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    Business & Industry
    Featured

    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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    Electric Vehicles

    EVs: The Burning Question

    • Shane Prendergast
    • 4 Min

    Shane Prendergast, Programme Manager for EV Charging Infrastructure & Policy and Smart Networks, highlights the clear research and evidence available which debunks the myths and false narratives around the chances of an EV catching fire.

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    Business & Industry
    Featured

    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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    Business & Industry

    SEAI protects consumers by ensuring compliance with EU energy efficiency regulations

    • Tim Stokes
    • 3 Min

    SEAI's market surveillance campaign of electric motors and water pumps has discovered non-compliances with EU regulations.

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    Business & Industry
    Home Energy Upgrades

    The Cost of Retrofit

    • Dr Ciaran Byrne
    • 9 Min

    Director of National Retrofit, Dr Ciaran Byrne, discusses the
    real cost of retrofit and why communication between homeowner
    and contractor is absolutely key to understanding the project
    and managing expectations.

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    Business & Industry

    SEAI's Community Grant boosts Edmondstown Golf Club's energy credentials

    • Gabe Doran
    • 3 Min

    Edmondstown Golf Club in County Dublin boosted its energy credentials from a series of energy upgrades thanks to SEAI's Community Grant, which included solar panels, EV charging points and more.

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    Featured
    Home Energy Upgrades
    Renewable Technologies

    5 ways to get winter ready

    • Susan Andrews
    • 3 Min

    Given we will all be spending more time at home this winter, we should consider getting our homes ready for the change in seasons and drop in temperature.

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    Climate Action
    Featured

    How the Energy Label can help you while shopping

    • Gabe Doran
    • 4 Min

    Purchase the most energy-efficient products and save on costs and energy consumption

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    Energy Research

    "Stat Chat" - Ireland's 2023 Halftime Scorecard

    • Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    See how Ireland's supply and demand of electricity, gas, and oil stood in the first half of 2023, how that compares to the same period in previous years, and what it can tell us about current energy and emission trends.

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    Climate Action

    "Stat Chat" - Getting Animated about Energy

    • Lee Carroll
    • 3 Min

    If you get as 'animated' about sustainable energy as we do in SEAI, then you'll enjoy watching our new series of 'micro-videos' that help secondary school students understand key questions on climate change

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    Home Energy Upgrades

    Upgrade your heating controls

    • Susan Andrews
    • 2 Min

    What is the best way to save money in the home? Home heating controls
    grants are a great way to help.

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    Energy Research

    Stat Chat - Credit Where Credit is Due

    • Lee Carroll
    • 4 Min

    Statisticians in SEAI show how electricity account credits and VAT reductions have stopped the effective price of electricity into Irish homes from doubling

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