Sustainable Energy Ireland was set up by the Government in 2002 as Ireland's National Energy Agency. Its mission is to promote and assist the development of sustainable energy. This includes implementing significant aspects of the Energy White Paper and the National Climate Change Strategy.
Sustainable Energy Ireland manages programmes aimed at:
Assisting deployment of superior energy technologies in each sector;
Raising awareness and providing information, advice and publicity on best practice;
Stimulating research, development and demonstration (RD&D);
Stimulating preparation of necessary standards and codes;
Publishing statistics and projections on sustainable energy and achievement of targets.
Funding for SEI (€m)
|
Pay
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Non-Pay
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Capital
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2006
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3,400
|
2,938
|
16,000
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2007
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4,108
|
2,892
|
47,200
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2008
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4,916
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2,614
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79,500
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