SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland) operates a number of programmes that provider financial support to demonstrate superior energy technologies or provide essential support in specifically identified sectors.
The supports will allow Ireland to become a leader in the sustainable supply and use of energy.
Insulex is grant approved in a number of these areas.
The Home Energy Saving Scheme
The Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme provides grants to homeowners who are interested in improving the energy efficiency of their home in order to reduce energy use and costs as well as greenhouse gas emissions. The scheme is open to all owners of existing houses built before 2006. Sustainable Energy Ireland administers the scheme. (Read More)
Warmer Homes Scheme
Core delivery is through the Warmer Homes Scheme. This scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and comfort conditions of homes occupied by low-income households , and to establish the systems and growing the capacity in Ireland to install such measures. This approach is founded on a social employment delivery model. This model engages regional community based organisations to acquire and apply the skills to carry out the work – which includes attic insulation, draught proofing, lagging jackets, energy efficient lighting, cavity wall insulation and energy advice. (Read More)
Low Income Housing Programme
Around 60,000 Irish households are estimated to live in persistent fuel poverty and a further 160,000 or so experience intermittent fuel poverty. Fuel poverty has been defined as the inability to heat ones home to an adequate (i.e. safe and comfortable) level owing to low household income and poor, energy inefficient housing and also the need to spend greater than 10% of household income on fuel to achieve an acceptable level of comfort and amenity. (Read More)
Sustainable Energy Ireland