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2014 Tipperary Heat Pump Retrofit Pilot Project

The Tipperary Energy Agency in its role of Energy Advisor to the Tipperary Local Authorities seeks to complete a pilot project on 10-20 Local Authority homes to establish a cost effective heat pump retrofit. Tipperary Local Authorities will have finished a wide scale energy efficiency retrofit of social houses. Typical similar installations in the past

Watch Tipperary Energy Agency on Eco Eye ‘Sustainability in the Public Sector’

Last nights (February 18th) Eco Eye episode ‘Sustainability in the Public Sector’ featured our CEO Paul Kenny, Seamus Hoyne (Director of Tipperary Energy Agency) LIT Thurles, Michael Woulfe and Jim McGuire, Senior Engineers, North Tipperary County Council. The programme looked at the energy saving measures that North Tipperary County Council has made at Coolbawn Treatment

Tipperary Energy Agency 2013 Highlights Infographic

€760,000 in savings for Tipperary Local Authorities 1000 Local Authority homes insulated in 2013 The agency will feature on the next episode of Eco Eye with Duncan Stewart on February 18, RTE ONE at 7.00pm

SEAI Exploring Our Energy Programme

This is a new programme aimed at Primary Schools teachers and designed to help children learn about energy through the Primary Science curriculum. As part of this programme new teaching resources have been developed and CPD workshops are being offered to teachers . For more info

Watch Templederry Community Wind Farm & Drombane Upperchurch Energy Team on Eco Eye

Last night’s Eco Eye Programme ‘Community Energy’ featuring Tipperary community energy projects Templederry Community Wind Farm and Drombane-Upperchurch Energy Team. This episode features an interview with our CEO Paul Kenny.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncAVVRaIJ78&feature=youtu.be&a

Tipperary Community Demonstrates How to Cut Energy and Create Jobs

When members of the Drombane-Upperchurch village group in Tipperary got together in 2011 to discuss economic solutions for their community, they considered many ideas, from wind farms to a local ski slope. After several meetings with Tipperary Energy Agency and North Tipperary Leader Partnership, they settled on a community housing retrofit scheme. The aim of

Two Irish entries to go forward to finale of the European Ace Awards for sustainable energy

The two Irish contestants to go forward to the finale of the Ace Awards in autumn 2014 were announced at the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA) Community & Council Awards 2014 on Saturday, 25 January 2014. The ‘Best Energy-Smart Initiative by a Local Authority’ category, sponsored by Codema, Dublin’s Energy Agency, was won by Coxes

Councillors and Planners Visit Major Renewable Energy Sites in Tipperary

A group of 30 county councillors and planners from South Tipperary recently (January 23rd) took part in a tour of renewable energy sites and installations around the county. The tour was led by Tipperary Energy Agency and was organised to give county councillors and planners a real insight into what’s happening in renewable energy, as