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In Ireland these has been a tendency to install a boiler in each individual house or apartment. This has not been the case in most other EU Member States.
Biomass district heating schemes are suitable for:
- New housing developments
- New apartment blocks
- New mixed use developments
There are many benefits to all involved in such developments.
Benefits to the developer:
- greater use of apartment living space (no need for hot press-heat exchanger fits in small cupboard)
- Ability to market the development on the environmental and economic merits
- Significant reduction in capital cost
- Single boiler room and single flue.
- More space available in each unit
- No flue or fuel storage/supply needed to each unit
Benefits for the homeowner/tenant
- Hot water on demand 24/7
- No annual boiler maintenance costs
- Increased safety (no carbon monoxide risks as there is no boiler within the apartment; no flame within the domestic environment)
- Direct access to the visual display of heat usage - give the homeowner/tenant greater information and encourages more rational use of energy
- Cost savings and no exposure to fossil fuel price volatility
Benefits for the design team
- Greater design flexibility (no hot water cylinder; no flue within the house/apartment; heat transfer station only)
Benefits for the Community
- Environmental advantages (locally sourced biomass minimises the carbon footprint of the system's operation)
- Fewer overall fuel deliveries (compared to individual pellet or oil boilers)
To find out how we can tailor a solution for your development, please complete the enquiry form
Renewable Heat Deployment Programme (ReHeat)
Feasibility Study Application
Capital Investment Application Form
Launched in March 2007, the Renewable Heat (ReHeat) Deployment Programme provides assistance for the deployment of renewable heating systems in industrial, commercial, public and community premises in Ireland. The programme is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and is an expansion of the previous Bioheat Boiler Deployment Programme which supported woodchip or pellet boilers only.
The grant payment is subject to any clearances required from the Commission of the European Union and any consents, clearances or licenses which might be required from any other competent body. SEI reserves the right to alter or amend any aspect of this Programme as a consequence of any directions, conditions or requirements of any such consents, clearances or licenses.
Background to the ReHeat Programme
In the 2006 Budget presented to the Dail in December 2005, the Minister of Finance announced the allocation of €65 million over the period 2006 to 2010 to “launch several innovative grant schemes relating to biofuels, combined heat and power, biomass commercial heaters and domestic renewable heat grants”. An indicative allocation of €22M was made for a Bioheat Boiler Deployment Programme to run in the 2006 to 2010 time frame. In the 2007 Budget presented to the Dail in December 2006, the Minister of Finance announced the allocation of an additional €4 million to expand the Bioheat Boiler Deployment Programme to include Solar Thermal Systems and Heat Pumps.
Programme Supports
Under the ReHeat Deployment programme, grants are available for the deployment of qualifying renewable heating systems in the following categories.
Installations can be in the commercial, industrial, services and public sectors and also includes community organisations and Energy Supply Companies (ESCOs), in Ireland.
Programme Aims
The Renewable Heat Deployment Programme aims to:
- Increase the deployment of renewable heating systems in commercial, industrial, public and community premises.
- Achieve carbon emission savings and fossil fuel displacement ;
- Increase customer awareness and confidence in heating from renewable sources.
For more detailed information on levels of grant support please click here.
Companies/Organisations Supported
List of Companies/Organisations supported for capital investment projects under ReHeat Programme (or previous Bioheat or Pilot Bioheat Programmes).
Companies/Organisations Approved
List of Companies/Organisations approved for capital investment projects under ReHeat Programme (or previous Bioheat or Pilot Bioheat Programmes).
In Ireland these has been a tendency to install a boiler in each individual house or apartment. This is considered extremely wasteful in most other EU Member States.
Biomass district heating schemes are suitable for:
- New housing developments
- New apartment blocks
- New mixed use developments
There are many benefits to all involved in such developments.
Benefits to the developer:
- greater use of apartment living space (no need for hot press – heat exchanger fits in small cupboard)
- Ability to market the development on the environmental and economic merits
- Significant reduction in capital cost
- Single boiler room and single flue.
- More space available in each unit
- No flue or fuel storage/supply needed to each unit
Benefits for the homeowner/tenant
- Hot water on demand 24/7
- No annual boiler maintenance costs
- Increased safety (no carbon monoxide risks as there is no boiler within the apartment; no flame within the domestic environment)
- Direct access to the visual display of heat usage – give the homeowner/tenant greater information and encourages more rational use of energy
- Cost savings and no exposure to fossil fuel price volatility
Benefits for the design team
- Greater design flexibility (no hot water cylinder; no flue within the house/apartment; heat transfer station only)
Benefits for the Community
- Environmental advantages (locally sourced biomass minimises the carbon footprint of the system’s operation)
- Fewer overall fuel deliveries (compared to individual pellet or oil boilers)
To find out how we can tailor a solution for your development, please complete the enquiry form
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