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Posts in January 2017

19 Nov: Homeowners nationwide urged to avail of energy efficient grants to beat the cold winter snap

As the cold weather sets in, homeowners nationwide are urged to avail of up to 50% grants to carry out cost effective and sensible energy measures in their homes. These include insulation, window... more

03 Oct: SuperHomes 2019 Information Events – October 2018

Are you interested in applying for SuperHomes 2019 but unsure how it works? We are holding a number of information events in Tipperary throughout October where homeowners will hear from our... more

28 Sep: Paul Kenny Presents to International Energy Agency Heat Pump Research Seminar

Tipperary Energy Agency CEO, Paul Kenny presented at the International Energy Agency Heat Pump Research Seminar which took place yesterday, September 25th 2018 in the BEIS Conference Centre in... more

31 Aug: SuperHomes Launches a call for Homes for it’s 5th Year

The Deep retrofit program SuperHomes Ireland run by the non profit Tipperary Energy Agency is now open for 2019. Homeowners can benefit by up to 50% grants for deep retrofitting their home to an A3... more

08 Aug: What is Deep Retrofit?

To create a truly energy efficient, warm and healthy home we need to understand how the house works as an interrelated and interdependent system. Draughty doors will draw heat from your home no... more

23 Jul: Plugging the gaps: the benefits of retrofitting

SuperHomes featured in last weeks edition of the Irish Times where our CEO Paul Kenny explains that our “leaky” homes are costing us a small fortune in heating bills. By addressing... more

06 Jul: What are heatpumps?

Heat pumps are machines that extract heat from one place, upgrade it to a higher temperature and move it to another place. Heat pumps work by circulating refrigerant liquids between two heat... more

06 Jun: Is a Night Rate Meter right for me?

Since 2015 Tipperary Energy Agency has been supporting homeowners decarbonising their homes using heat pumps. We are often asked if it makes sense to install a night meter. What is night rate... more

09 May: We’re Hiring a Project Coordinator

Would you like to Join the SuperHomes Ireland team? We are recruiting a Project Coordinator to join our team. The successful person will work with the SuperHomes Ireland team as the central... more

13 Apr: How did The Beast from the East affect Heat Pump performance?

We’ve been asked whether heat pumps perform in cold weather, so we decided to look at the recent period +/- 0 days around the 1st of march. During this time Ireland suffered unprecedented amounts... more