Five million euro has been allocated for the SEAI’s deep retrofit pilot programme this year (the same as last year), and to date 40 buildings have been upgraded, all to an A rating (typically from a F or G). Close to 160 more homes are now in the pipeline. Each retrofit costs in the region…

Most homeowners are very conscious of their energy use through utility bills, in particular if they increase during the year. These may not be a true reflection as they can be skewed by other factors including the weather, occupancy, meter reading estimates (as opposed to actual readings) or price hikes by utility companies. […]

NUI Galway, lead co-ordinators of the €3.7 million pan-European Horizon 2020 project, ENERGISE (European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy), along with their partner collaborators, have launched an online database of best practice examples of energy initiatives from 30 European countries including Ireland. […]

Secretary General would have to account for department’s delivery on climate change […]

Read the new SEAI report on energy in the residential sector here

SEAI blog post on retrofit pilot scheme […]