Energy & Environment

February 2023

DECC Assistant Secretary Barry Quinlan: ‘National Retrofit Plan at a turning point’

Amid the implementation of programmes to enhance residential energy efficiency and, ultimately, decarbonise Irish homes, Ciarán Galway discusses the challenge…
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February 2023

Electric Ireland Superhomes: A retrofit one stop shop for AHBs and local authorities

Electric Ireland Superhomes is a joint venture between Tipperary Energy Agency and ESB (Electric Ireland) established in 2021. We are…
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February 2023

Retrofitting the nation

Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are playing a vital role in addressing the shortage of skilled retrofitters in Ireland as…
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February 2023

Climate Action Plan 2023 accelerates retrofit delivery ambition

Government ambitions to retrofit one-third of the State’s housing stock by 2030 have been given fresh emphasis under Climate Action…
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February 2023

SSE Airtricity retrofit upgrades improving homes and benefitting communities

The Irish Government introduced its Climate Bill in 2021, which sets out the agenda for how Ireland will reduce carbon…
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February 2023

Almost 23,000 new workers needed for retrofit goals

Almost 23,000 new entrants will have to be recruited into managerial, professional, skilled, and semi-skilled occupations by 2030 if the…
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February 2023

The National Construction Training Campus: At the forefront of retrofit skills development

One of six national centres of excellence for nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) and retrofitting training, Laois and Offaly Education…
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February 2023

Indoor air quality and ventilation in deep energy retrofitted Irish dwellings

Research evaluating home retrofits in Ireland has found that air quality and ventilation were not always within acceptable limits, University…
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February 2023

Taking a fabric first approach to retrofitting training

The Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) retrofit training course in the NZEB Training Centre is based on…
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February 2023

Grant continues to support the deployment of renewable home heating technology across Ireland

For over four decades Grant’s innovative heating solutions have been helping to address the problem of rising energy costs and…
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