Learn and Upskill
Choose from a range of free CPD Accredited energy talks from the SEAI Energy Show 2023
Industry Seminars
These seminars offer detailed overviews by industry experts on current energy topics, and last 2-3 hours.
Note that spaces are limited and all sessions require a €50 fully refundable deposit to secure your spot. This deposit will be credited back to your account within two working days of checking in at the session.
*All seminars are CPD Accredited by RIAI and Engineers Ireland
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Register for all sessions now find out more about our speakersWednesday 29th March, Minerva Suite, Ground Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
10:30am registration – 11am start – 1pm Finish
This session will cover SEAI’s commercial EV trial, EU Regulations, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and Light and Heavy Goods EVs upcoming on the market. It is essential if you are considering upgrading your commercial fleet to Electric Vehicles.
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Wednesday 29th March, Merrion Room, First Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
2pm registration – 2:30pm start – 4pm Finish
If you are looking for funding opportunities, come to this event to learn about national and European funding that supports sustainable energy research and innovation. You can hear about the SEAI National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Funding Programme for 2023.
Or if you are looking for international collaboration, Horizon Europe may be the funding programme for you. With a budget of €95.5 billion for a seven-year period (2021-2027), Horizon Europe aims to boost sustainable development and competitiveness in the EU. Participation in European projects can create new opportunities and collaborations with industry, academia, public sector and community organisations around Europe.
Register nowWednesday 29th March, Minerva Suite, Ground Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
2pm registration – 2:30pm start – 4pm Finish
This session will include presentations and feedback from active Registered One Stop Shops on the opportunities and challenges they experience delivering works under the highly subscribed One Stop Shop Service.
The session will explain the process of registering as a One Stop Shop and offer guidance on the key areas of focus and on how to present their businesses and embedded processes effectively.
SEAI also will outline how the scheme can operate alongside the delivery of non-energy related building works, explaining how One Stop Shops can work together with architects to deliver a successful deep retrofit project that incorporates extensions and similar.
Register nowThursday 30th March, Minerva Suite, Ground Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
10:30am registration – 11am start – 1pm Finish
This session will provide an outline of the potential options for buildings based on a holistic whole building approach including technology and other non-fabric interventions.
While the there is a role for fabric in terms of reducing the efficiency of buildings existing heating and to further the viability of renewable heating alternative (such as heat pumps), it is not necessarily the only (or optimal) solution in all instances. The energy saving opportunities within heating systems is not limited to fabric interventions.
Furthermore the energy saving required to improve the viability of renewable heating within a building does not have to be limited to the heating.
If the overall energy reduction of a building is achieved, this is the overriding general concern of an owner or operator. Given the challenges posed by these standards, it is essential that a multifaceted approach is adopted across all contributors to a building’s energy use and emissions.
Register nowThursday 30th March, Minerva Suite, Ground Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
2pm registration – 2:30pm start – 4pm Finish
This targeted session will cover the new code of practise for energy upgrades of traditional buildings. Attendees can expect a presentation on research being conducted into the thermal performance of traditional buildings, and a case study on the renovation of a traditional building.
Register nowEnergy Theatre talks
The Energy Theatre at the SEAI Energy Show is a open plan stage on the main exhibition floor. All sessions last between 45mins and 1 hour. No pre-registration or booking deposits necessary. Just come on over, take a seat and listen to the hot topics in the energy sector from our industry experts.
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Register for the SEAI Energy Show nowWednesday, 29th March
Recently both the EXEED and SSRH support schemes were reviewed (Q1 2023). Changes have been made to both schemes which broaden the range and scope of support available. The changes will make the schemes more attractive to a range of applications while remaining unchanged in others. This session will recap on the benefits of both schemes and explain the new features in each.
Speakers:
Ray Langton
Jason Doherty
SEAI Business Team
Why is behavioural science relevant for the energy transition and how do we harness those insights at SEAI? This talk will answer those questions and give an overview of the SEAI Behavioural Economics Unit. We will also present some recent work including a behavioural assessment of the barriers and drivers to retrofitting; and results of a trial which shows how simple information can improve people’s understanding and operation of heat pumps.
Finally, we will present an overview of the SEAI Behavioural Energy and Travel Tracker (BETT). BETT is a monthly survey of the Irish population capturing detailed energy and travel behaviour and information on how people are coping through the current energy and cost of living crisis.
Speakers:
Daire McCoy + Hnnnah Julienne Behavioural Economics team
This session will offer an outline of the options for retrofit of buildings to become heat pump ready. It will review the practical variations of making a heat pump viable within an existing building. It will include scenarios where the traditional upgrading of fabric may not be a viable option. The differing technical and seasonal requirements of heating and domestic hot water systems will also be considered.
This session will cover an introduction to district heating – what, why, and how Ireland compares to other countries. It will describe how Geographic Information System (GIS) is being used to identify candidate areas for district heating deployment around Ireland. And it will include a case study on the Tallaght District Heating network.
Thursday 30th March
A high level look at the opportunities and challenges of the large scale roll out of PV. This session will take a practical look at the process and considerations for different types of photovoltaic (PV) installations. It will cover the potential hurdles that may exist in the application of this technology. You can expect guidance and some case studies and lessons learned from this session.
The EV Dealership of the Year Award 2023 national winner presentation. The awards recognise excellence in dealerships in the promotion and encouragement of EV uptake.
Four provincial winners will be announced on the 16th Feb 2023 and will be invited to attend the SEAI Energy Show. The four will form the shortlist from which the national winner will be selected.
Women in Energy Networking Event
Wednesday 29th March, Merrion Room, First Floor, RDS, Dublin 4
We would like to invite you to our annual Women in Energy Networking Event.
The event will take place on Wednesday the 29th of March, from 5pm - 6.30pm in the Merrion Room, 1st Floor, RDS Main Hall.
Speakers and agenda to be announced soon. This year's event is kindly sponsored by CIBSE.
Register for women in energy nowPublic Sector Showcase
Lansdowne Room, 29th and 30th March
The Public Sector Showcase is a series of ‘meet the buyer’ style sessions where key public bodies will go over their planned roadmaps, projected requirements, and upcoming tenders for major energy upgrades. The Showcase will be in the Lansdowne Room on the first floor of the RDS for the two days of the SEAI Energy Show 2023.
Each session will last 1 hour with time afterwards to network and meet with suppliers. Organisations involved include the HSE, Uisce Éireann, Schools Retrofit Programme, Third Level and Local Authorities.
Register for the public sector showcaseWednesday, 29th March
Overview of the HSE Infrastructure Decarbonisation Roadmap
Lansdowne Room, 1st Floor, RDS
Members of the HSE energy team will provide an overview of their roadmap to achieve the 2030 energy targets and outline to the market their projected requirements and upcoming tenders.
Speakers: Kevin Sheridan, Donal Brennan and Steven Daly.
Target Audience: service providers - design services, decarbonisation building technologies, equipment and potential contractual approaches, transport management and retrofit/replacement
Uisce Éireann Strategic Investment plan
Lansdowne Room, 1st Floor, RDS
Designers, builders and operators of existing and future plant must all be aligned to optimise opportunities to significantly reduce and decarbonise energy usage.
Uisce Éireann(UE) will outline their Energy Efficient Design systems, and their investment plans to engage and upskill the market place and align them with UEs processes
Target Audience – water and waste treatment market service and equipment designers and providers
Speakers: Charlie Coakley and Mark O’ Connell.
Delivering Climate Action to the School Sector
Lansdowne Room, 1st Floor, RDS
This session will focus on requirements of the school sector to 2030 and towards 2050. It will cover the strategic vision and initial high level trajectory and developing approach for the school sector to meet the 2030 targets. It will also address the scale of the challenge for the school sector, the required enablers and technical issues. It will also present technical and financial learnings from 5 years of pathfinder projects on over 60 schools. The Department looks forward to engaging with the marketplace and sharing approach for upscaling decarbonisation delivery over the next number of years.
Speakers: John Dolan and Michael Walsh
Target Audience – Design team professionals, Contractors and Suppliers of decarbonisation equipment and services.
Thursday 30th March
Third level energy decarbonisation – learning to date and investment to 2030
Lansdowne Room, 1st Floor, RDS
The 3rd level sector is leading regarding testing and demonstrating decarbonised building solutions. This session will focus on learning from different building decarbonisation piloted solutions and planning for large scale deployment.
Speakers: Elaine Greenan SETU, Richard Kelly DCU and Paul Prendergast UCC /TBA.
Target Audience – building/campus design services, building decarbonisation technologies and solution providers.
Local Authority Climate Action Roadmap Marketplace
Lansdowne Room, First Floor, RDS
This session will focus on how the local authority uses and influences energy usage in their county and their wish to engage the marketplace for services and projects.
Speakers: Breda Maher, David Mellett and more to be confirmed.
Target Audience – planning and development consultants and contractors, building decarbonisation design and contracting,
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