Businesses in Ireland offered €14m for energy efficiency
Applicants must embed energy efficiency in the design of their projects, focusing on energy uses such as heating, cooling, refrigeration, compressed air and business processes
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The Irish Government has announced grants totalling €14 million (£12.4m) for businesses to deliver energy efficiency in the design, construction and management of buildings.
Applicants must follow the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) standard and embed energy efficiency in the design of their projects, focusing on energy uses such as heating, cooling, refrigeration, compressed air and business processes.
January 21, 2021 6:30 am
Government grants worth €14 million for businesses carrying out energy efficiency projects have been announced today (Thursday, January 21).
Successful applicants will be in the design phase of planning capital projects for new or existing buildings.
Along with this, in order to qualify for a grant, participants must follow the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) standard and “embed energy efficiency” in the design of their projects.
The grant is open to public and private organisations that are planning an investment project of any scale or complexity.
Announcing the details of the scheme, Minister Eamon Ryan commented:
January 21, 2021 11:17 am
Funding of €1,764,000 has been announced for the Irish Environmental Network and its members in 2021, an increase of €704,000 on the level of funding provided in 2020.
The Irish Environmental Network is made up of over 30 environmental groups from around the country including An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland, the Irish Wildlife Trust, VOICE and Friends of the Earth.
Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan said he is “very aware of the financial challenges the sector has faced”.
“These national environmental NGOs are active on a broad range of environmental issues, including wildlife conservation, biodiversity and climate change,” he said.
“I have worked closely with the members for many years and I have met them on a number of occasions since I became minister. I am very aware of the financial challenges the sector has faced over the last number of years and how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on these organisati