Energy

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Division

News!

New! REFIT 2 scheme (onshore wind, hydro and biomass landfill gas) is now open. The Terms and Conditions of the scheme can be found here.

· New! REFIT 3 scheme for biomass technologies is now open. The Terms and Conditions of the scheme can be found here.

· New! The European Union (Biofuel Sustainability Criteria) Regulations 2012 published

· New! First report on the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) submitted to the European Commission

· New! European Commission (12/1/12) signals its intention to grant state aid approval for REFIT 2 scheme (for onshore wind, small hydro and landfill gas)

· Press Release 15th November 2011 - Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff for biomass technologies (REFIT 3)

· Communiqué from the British Irish Summit June 2011

· S.I. 147 of 2011 and S.I. 148 of 2011 on the Renewable Energy Directive published

· Public Consultation on Strategic Environmental Assessment and Natura Impact Statement on Draft Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan

· ELECTRICITY REGULATION ACT 1999 (PUBLIC SERVICE
OBLIGATIONS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2011 published updating the list of projects in the AER and REFIT schemes

· European Commission launches call for NER 300 proposals 9/11/2010
http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Energy/Sustainable+and+Renewable+Energy+Division/NER+300.htm

· Ireland's National Renewable Energy Action Plan submitted to the European Commission (July 2010)

· National Biofuel Obligation Scheme came into effect on 1 July 2010

The key functions of DCENR's Renewable Energy Division are:

facilitating market development to ensure the sustainable delivery of our renewable energy targets across the electricity, heat and transport sectors
supporting development of a broad range of renewable energy technologies in the electricity, heat and transport sectors to underpin delivery of our targets
corporate goverance of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Renewable Energy Information (general)

Renewable Energy Information

Detailed information on renewable energy can be found on the website of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI): http://www.seai.ie/Renewables/

Alternatively, please email SEAI on info@seai.ie or call 01 808 2100.

Corporate Governance Responsibilities
Renewable Energy Division has responsibility for the corporate governance of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland This link will open in a new window is responsible for advising Government on policies and measures on sustainable and renewable energy (including energy efficiency), implementing programmes agreed by Government and stimulating sustainable energy policies and actions by public bodies, the business sector, local communities and individual consumers.

SEAI was established under the Sustainable Energy Act, 2002, which is available here in MS Word format This links to a Microsoft Word Document or pdf format This links to a PDF document .

For further information on Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the different programmes it operates, please see the SEAI website This link will open in a new window

Renewable Energy Development Group (REDG)
The Renewable Energy Development Group (REDG) is organised by DCENR and chaired by Sara White, Deputy Secretary General. It is a group of public and private sector stakeholders in the renewable energy sphere.