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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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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
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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
Featured

Margie McCarthy's Five Degrees of Change

  • Daniel Murray
  • 6 Min

Margie McCarthy, the Director of Research and Policy Insights at the SEAI, explains the changes she would make for a greener world.

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    Energy Research
    Featured

    Engaging people on energy saving - the right communication leading to lasting actions

    • Shalin Sajan
    • 7 Min

    14 Communications Recommendations to practice based on a review of behavioural science literature

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    Business & Industry

    Upgrading homes to increase value and sustainability for years to come

    • Dr. Ciaran Byrne
    • 3 Min

    We are unique in Europe in our goal to improve the energy performance of almost a quarter of our housing stock.

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    Communities
    Featured
    Reduce Your Use

    Keep Warm and Well this Winter

    • SEAI
    • 4 Min

    SEAI along with other government agencies are providing advice and information about the supports available to help you keep warm and well this winter.

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    Climate Action
    Featured

    How faith can contribute to address the Climate Crisis

    • Dr. Lorna Gold
    • 7 Min

    Dr. Lorna Gold, Environmental Activist and Author, of global faith-based organisation FaithInvest, shares her perspective on COP27 and details her organisation's Climate-focused film "The Letter" being launched in Ireland this month

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    Energy Research
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Make Visible the Electricity Used by Appliances

    • OPW
    • 2 Min

    Pretty often we use energy at home without knowing how much of it we use - the Office of Public Works (OPW) shares advice here on displaying your electricity use and calculating electricity costs.

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    Energy Research
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Reducing Your Fuel Use

    • Conor Molloy
    • 5 Min

    To help you 'Reduce Your Use', we're sharing top tips to help with your transport fuel costs, based on how much fuel you use, how far you travel and more.

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    Climate Action
    Featured

    My year as the SEAI Sustainable Energy Champion of Ireland

    • Paddy Shanahan
    • 6 Min

    SEAI Emerging Sustainable Energy Champion for 2021 Paddy Shanahan, from Blackrock College in Dublin, shares his experience of learning more about climate and biodiversity at the Green School in Bali.

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    Climate Action
    Featured
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Classic Gold Home Energy Advice

    • Tom Halpin
    • 3 Min

    Tom Halpin, Head of Communications at SEAI, shares his 'Top
    Five Energy Saving Classics' to reduce your energy use at
    home.

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    Energy Research
    Featured

    "Stat Chat" - Ireland's energy prices

    • Dr Lee Carroll
    • 7 Min

    What can we learn from Ireland's latest energy price data? We look at Ireland's January to June 2022 electricity and gas prices to understand the price increases and how government supports are helping to moderate them

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    Climate Action

    How the Energy Label can help you while shopping

    • Gabe Doran
    • 4 Min

    Our new Energy Labelling Campaign highlights the benefits of purchasing the most energy-efficient products and save on costs and energy consumption

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heat the Human

    • OPW
    • 3 Min

    The OPW share some advice on how to stay warm this winter, and how to reduce your heating bills at home.

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heating Controls Checklist

    • OPW
    • 9 Min

    Become a master of controls and save energy this winter! Some helpful advice from the OPW.

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    Home Energy Upgrades
    Reduce Your Use

    Reduce Your Use - Heating System Health Checks

    • OPW
    • 5 Min

    The OPW share advice on four of the top heating system health checks you can make in your home.

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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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    Business & Industry
    Featured

    Calling all business owners - Reduce Your Energy Use this Winter

    • Fergus Sharkey
    • 4 Min

    Fergus Sharkey outlines five ways to cut back on heating, lighting, electricity and manufacturing costs this Winter for businesses

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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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