SEAI national energy research funding programme
The SEAI National Energy Research Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Funding Programme invests in innovative energy RD&D projects which contribute to Ireland's transition to a clean and secure energy future.
| Deadline Type | Date |
|---|---|
| Call Open Date | 6th May 2025 |
| Application Submission Deadline | 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 1st July 2025 |
| Award Notification | Q4 2025 |
Please review the information provided here and in the Call documentation, and for any other queries, please contact [email protected].
What projects are eligible?
Accelerating transformative research to deliver Ireland's clean energy and climate ambitions will require enhanced collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders and actors.
Diverse approaches and engaged research methods will be required, which may include multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary research approaches.
The SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme welcomes research proposals from all research disciplines, as well as collaborative projects involving multiple organisations subject to alignment with the overall programme objectives.
Programme documents
These are key. Please familiarise yourself with these if you are considering applying.
Supporting our climate targets
The programme supports innovative and targeted actions to assist in the delivery of the following:
- Climate Action Plan
- Programme for Government
- 2030 Climate and Energy Framework
- Ireland's National Energy and Climate Plan
- The Strategic Energy Technology Plan
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill (2021)
- Impact 2030: Ireland's Research and Innovation Strategy
- Project Ireland 2040: Building Ireland's Future
| Lead Organisation | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Technological University | GREENBAT: Bat migration and offshore wind energy in Ireland |
| Dublin City University | Transforming CO2 into formic acid, a liquid organic hydrogen carrier using solar energy (SUN2FA) |
| Dublin City University | ACHIEVE: Accelerating Community energy, Harnessing Insights and Engaging for Viable and just Energy transitions |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Renewable Energy and FORward Markets (REFORM) |
| ÉireComposites Teo | R3WIND - Repairable, recyclable and re-usable wind turbine blades |
| ÉireComposites Teo | TidalHealth - Structural Health Monitoring and analysis of Full-Scale Tidal Turbine Blades |
| Flexible Power Solutions Ltd | A roadmap towards 70% carbon neutral high temperature industrial heating, using Electric Boilers, Thermal Storage and would-be wasted indigenous green electricity. |
| Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions | Ground Rigid Install Pile Anchor – GRIP Anchor |
| GlasPort Bio Ltd | GasAbate Complete: green energy boosting technology - Complete offering for poultry, swine, dairy & beef sectors |
| HeatGrid Ireland | Heat Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants to Supply Existing Buildings with Low-Carbon Heat via District Heating |
| International Energy Research Center / Tyndall National Institute / UCC | Examine Bioenergy planning requirements insights and stakeholder’s perceptions in Ireland (BioEInsights) |
| International Energy Research Center / Tyndall National Institute / UCC | INNOV8HEAT: Innovative Novel Optimisation and Validation for Heating Energy Application Technologies |
| International Energy Research Center / Tyndall National Institute / UCC | Accelerating Carbon Transition through Awareness and Quantification of Non-Energy Benefits of Energy Efficiency (ACTIVATE) |
| International Energy Research Center / Tyndall National Institute / UCC | Future Irish Energy System Observatory (FIESO) |
| International Energy Research Center / Tyndall National Institute / UCC | BEST-IRE: Battery Electric Bus for Sustainable Transport Initiative in IREland |
| Marine Materials Ireland Ltd | Design, development and testing of critical components for megawatt-scale, floating, vertical axis wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean (Design4C) |
| Maynooth University | Ireland’s Low-Carbon Transport Sector: The Road to a Just Transition |
| Maynooth University | ADFLEX |
| Munster Technological University | AgRE-Bio: Optimal integration of renewable energy systems & bioenergy production within the agricultural industry |
| South East Technological University (SETU) | CLEERBlade: Cold Spray Leading Edge Erosion Repair for Offshore Wind Turbine Blades |
| Technological University of Shannon | Development of a Polymer Composite Material with High Hydrogen Storage using AI-enhanced Multi-scale Modelling |
| TechWorks Marine | Leveraging Ocean Power Assessments for Research, Development, & Sustainability (LeOPARDS) |
| Trinity College Dublin | GEODYN: Geotechnical Dynamic Analysis for Offshore Wind |
| Trinity College Dublin | Assessing the potential of subsurface structures to facilitate efficient and renewable district heating and cooling systems in Ireland |
| Trinity College Dublin | Development of segregated networks for the next generation of high-performance batteries beyond lithium (SegNetBatt) |
| Trinity College Dublin | HARMONIC-AI - Harmonic Management with AI for Networks to intelligently enhance EV charging and grid-tied micro-generation at customer sites |
| Trinity College Dublin | Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Resource Recovery through Multi-Objective Optimisation of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations (E3R2MO2WWTPO) |
| University College Cork / MaREI Centre | Exploring Economic Viability and Market Development of Products from Anaerobic Digestion (EXPAND) |
| University College Cork / MaREI Centre | Irish Marine Acoustics Programme (IMAP) |
| University College Dublin | BL3W - Bike Library 3 workplaces |
| University College Dublin | CO2 utilization to ethylene: Mechanistic insight into C-C coupling over core–shell nanostructured electrocatalysts |
| University College Dublin | Atlas of Ireland's Offshore Geostorage Potential (GeoStorIE) |
| University College Dublin | ‘Light’ plastic waste upcycling |
| University College Dublin | Overcoming the Bottlenecks of Hydrogen-to-Biomethane Process for Renewable Energy Storage (FeNiX) |
| University of Galway | Advanced Numerical Modelling of Coupled Fatigue-Erosion Damage of Composite Wind Turbine Blades Toward Enhanced Predictive Maintenance (WINLIFE) |
| University of Galway | SHELLWISE – Assessing shellfish health when exposed to subsurface noise and vibration from offshore wind farms |
| University of Galway | Implementing recast EPBD IV building life cycle GWP disclosure requirements in Ireland (IMPLEMENT) |
SEAI RD&D Technical Evaluator Database
Are you interested in reviewing and evaluating applications as a technical expert?
In line with international best practice, SEAI assigns experts with a record of publication and/or relevant experience in specific subject areas to act as technical evaluators of applications submitted to the SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme Call. A financial incentive will be provided to eligible Technical Evaluators to reimburse the time spent undertaking the reviews.
Expression of Interest
Experts may submit an expression of interest to SEAI to indicate their interest in participating in the evaluation of applications submitted to the SEAI RD&D Call.
Expressions of interest should be emailed to [email protected]. Your expression of interest should include:
- Your name and organisation
- Your area of expertise/experience (50 words max)
Experts who have submitted an Expression of Interest will be informed by email of the application process, which includes filling out a short application form and providing a CV. Appointed experts will be required to adhere to strict reviewer confidentiality, GDPR requirements, and to sign a Declaration of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Form. If an expert considers they have a conflict of interest, they are asked to declare this and may not be eligible to participate in the evaluation process. In case of any doubt, please contact [email protected].
Contact us
If you have any queries on the SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme please contact [email protected]