Energy Cork energy company E-volv to expand into Britain in 2023Cork-based firm announced plans to create 50 jobs in Ireland over the next two years
Energy SEAI tighter grant scheme leaves lower-income households out in the coldHomeowners now face €4,000 insulation costs upfront rather than having builder claim back grant for them, meaning many can’t afford to do work
Housing ‘A nightmare’ as grant-aided retrofit project at family’s home remains unfinished No new company is appointed after authority ends scheme with contractor in dispute while Conry family are now out of their Westmeath home for almost two years
Climate & Environment Number of retrofits doubles after new grants are introducedThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s figures show there have been 18,750 applications for home energy upgrades so far this year, equal to the total number for all of last year
Building emissions in Ireland as high as agricultural emissions, TDs told Retrofitting less effective due to improper installation, Oireachtas committee hears
€128.6 million diverted from retrofitting to electricity credit €19.25 million taken from retrofitting for those at risk of energy poverty to fund the €200 electricity bill credit
The great green homes gamble: can we retrofit 500,000 houses in just ten years?The €8 billion home retrofitting plan unveiled by Eamon Ryan last week seems almost too big to fail, but will it overcome the ‘hassle factor’ in the public’s minds?
Susan O’Keeffe: Eamon Ryan’s ambitious scheme may soon require its own retrofit What is pushed out as a universal programme is simply not
Retrofitting scheme will be a ‘step change’ in tackling climate crisisGovernment says some 500,000 homes will be upgraded
Ireland’s retrofitting programme lags behindThe number of home energy efficiency upgrades is tracking lower than for pandemic-hit 2020
One million households to be offered state-backed loans to boost home retrofitsCoalition aims to have at least 500,000 homes upgraded to a B2 energy efficiency standard by end of the decade to meet emissions targets
Banks have key role to play in boosting home retrofit activity, report findsWhile grants are available for some of the cost of energy upgrades, it makes good business sense for lenders to remove the remaining barriers
State’s retrofitting programme output fell by 31% last year Fewer people sought to use clean energy grants during pandemic
