Find a local Sustainable Energy Community
Sustainable Energy Communities (SECs) work together in their community to use energy responsibly and sustainably. They follow the SEC Programme journey of learn - plan - do. Find out whether SECs are already working in your community and what they plan to achieve.
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To bring forth the plan of foodscaping and to dispose of all plastic To provide more education on this matter for the youth of today so they can take care of nature within their community. The main goal is to bring peace within our ecosystem.
Interests
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
What is the Learn stage?
The first stage of the programme. The SEC meets their local county mentor who provides one-to-one support throughout the programme. They build knowledge through learning and peer supports and develop a community charter to communicate their shared vision.
Address
Curragh Grange, Kildare
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Our ambition is to help bring an end to the carbon age by implementing a range of measures locally, including: energy generation from local sources; increased energy efficiency; energy conservation. We will ensure community "buy-in" and support community
Interests
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
What is the Do stage?
The ongoing stage of the programme. The SEC puts their plan into action to deliver sustainable energy initiatives and projects in their community. They receive ongoing support from their county mentor.
Address
Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, Laois
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To lower the use of energy in our area and develop a system to provide our own energy there after (wind or tidal)
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable transport
- Fuel poverty
What is the Do stage?
The ongoing stage of the programme. The SEC puts their plan into action to deliver sustainable energy initiatives and projects in their community. They receive ongoing support from their county mentor.
Address
Achill Island, Mayo, Mayo
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Help make our community more energy aware and also make sustainability a key element of our community's growth together. Making it the norm for our children and bringing the community together in a joint effort.
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable transport
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
- Fuel poverty
What is the Plan stage?
The second stage of the programme. The SEC is supported with a 100% SEAI grant to develop an Energy Master Plan. This identifies how your community uses energy and outlines suitable next steps to lower carbon emissions.
Address
Aclare, Sligo
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As a community development group with two buildings in the village of heritage status, we aim to encorporate modern sustainable energy sollutions to these structures and to our practices as an organisation.
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable transport
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
- Fuel poverty
What is the Learn stage?
The first stage of the programme. The SEC meets their local county mentor who provides one-to-one support throughout the programme. They build knowledge through learning and peer supports and develop a community charter to communicate their shared vision.
Address
14-15 Castle Street, Main Street, Castleconnell, Limerick
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To improve the building fabrication, achieve air tightness and move to renewable energy source
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
What is the Plan stage?
The second stage of the programme. The SEC is supported with a 100% SEAI grant to develop an Energy Master Plan. This identifies how your community uses energy and outlines suitable next steps to lower carbon emissions.
Address
Bawnogue Road, Dublin
Email
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Upgrade building technology reduce fuel consumption and building heating costs more sustainable buildings
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
What is the Learn stage?
The first stage of the programme. The SEC meets their local county mentor who provides one-to-one support throughout the programme. They build knowledge through learning and peer supports and develop a community charter to communicate their shared vision.
Address
Kildalkey Road, Meath
Email
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We wish to become more Energy efficient and thus more sustainable. We would like to utilize renewable heating systems along with generating energy. Use smart energy.
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
- Sustainable energy education
- Behavioural change
What is the Plan stage?
The second stage of the programme. The SEC is supported with a 100% SEAI grant to develop an Energy Master Plan. This identifies how your community uses energy and outlines suitable next steps to lower carbon emissions.
Address
Station Street, Donegal
Email
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Age Friendly Roscrea is opening a resource centre for older Roscrea citizens. This building is a 200 year old former courthouse, and was used by Mens Shed over the past number of years. Their energy usage will not relate to Age Friendly Rosccrea's potenti
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Sustainable/low carbon community
What is the Learn stage?
The first stage of the programme. The SEC meets their local county mentor who provides one-to-one support throughout the programme. They build knowledge through learning and peer supports and develop a community charter to communicate their shared vision.
Address
Tipperary
Email
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part of our community centre has no insulation so our aim is to retrofit insulation
Interests
- Renewable energy
- Community renewable energy generation
- Energy efficiency and financial savings
What is the Learn stage?
The first stage of the programme. The SEC meets their local county mentor who provides one-to-one support throughout the programme. They build knowledge through learning and peer supports and develop a community charter to communicate their shared vision.
Address
ballinrostig, Cork
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