Grants

The Government grant structure for domestic energy grants changes on a regular basis. Details of current Grants are available from Sustainable Energy Ireland. (www.sei.ie/greenerhomes ) A sample of grant details taken from SEI web site in January 2008 show as follows:

What Level of Funding is Available?
The levels of grant support available for each technology are prsently as follows:

Technology	Maximum Grants
Biomass - Boiler	€3,000
Biomass – Stove	€1,100
Biomass - Stove w/ Integral Back Boiler	€1,800
Heat Pump – Vertical Ground	€3,500
Heat Pump – Horizontal Ground	€2,500
Heat Pump - Water to water	€2,500
Heat Pump - Air Source	€2,000
Solar - Flat Plate	€250/ m2 (to max. of 6m2)
Solar - Evacuated Tube	€300/ m2 (to max. of 6m2)

Please note only one grant will be provided per dwelling under Phase II and where a dwelling had an installation funded under Phase I that dwelling will not be eligible for further grant aid under the Scheme.

Installers

Applicants must use installers who have registered with SEI and that installer must be registered at the time of application and at time of system commissioning. Installers wishing to register under Phase II of the Scheme will be required to achieve or to put measures in place to achieve accredited qualifications in their relevant technology. Verification of an installer’s qualifications is a matter for each applicant. Please see the Appendix D for the terms and conditions for installers to register under the scheme. NOTE: An application MUST INCLUDE Installer ID found on the Registered List of Installers.

Commercial and Research and Development Grant information is available through Department of Environment and Sustainable Energy Ireland.