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Press Releases Údarás na Gaeltachta was presented with an SEAI energy award at a ceremony in Dublin last night (19 November). Údarás received the award for a number of energy conservation projects it is spearheading throughout the Gaeltacht. Údarás was nominated in the Collaboration Category which recognises organisations, communities or individuals working together with a common goal of promoting energy demand reduction. Údarás na Gaeltachta has been focussing its efforts on implementing a programme of energy conservation in the Gaeltacht and helping communities and businesses make more efficient use of energy by lowering their energy usage and costs. These projects include SEAI’s Better Energy Communities scheme, which sees the implementation of an energy saving investment programme in 17 projects throughout the Gaeltacht, to include buildings occupied by its client companies, community projects, and Údarás buildings and industrial estates in 2015, with a total investment cost of €688,545; the EU funded GREAT (Growing Renewable Energy Applications and Technologies) project which focussed on providing data on developing technological solutions in relation to smart grid, renewable energy and distributive generation; and Údarás na Gaeltachta’s commitment to become a Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) which aims to provide solutions to reduce energy consumption and costs in the Gaeltacht area and the increase energy efficient and energy renewable technologies in the area. Steve Ó Cúláin, CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta said, “We wish to thank all our partners in this collaborative effort and especially wish to acknowledge the efforts of our own staff, SEAI, GREAT and many community volunteers throughout the Gaeltacht. This award belongs to all of them.” The collaboration partners include local community groups, Mayo County Council, Mayo Energy Agency, INTERREG and the GREAT EU Project, Retrofit Energy Ireland Limited (REIL), Community Gain Investment Fund and many of our client companies. The Sustainable Energy Awards, presented by the Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland (SEAI) rewards achievements in sustainable energy management.
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Preas Ráiteas Bronnadh gradam de chuid Údarás Inmharthana Fuinnimh na hÉireann (SEAI) ar Údarás na Gaeltachta ag ócáid a bhí ar siúl i mBaile Átha Cliath aréir (19 Samhain) de bharr na tionscnaimh chaomhnaithe fuinnimh atá á bhainistiú aige ar fud na Gaeltachta. Bhí Údarás na Gaeltachta ainmnithe sa chatagóir ‘Comhoibriú’, catagóir a thugann aitheantas ghrúpaí a oibríonn le chéile i dtreo aidhm chomónta, is é sin an t-éileamh ar fhuinneamh a laghdú, a bhaint amach. Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag cur béime ar iarrachtaí chun clár caomhnaithe fuinnimh a chur i bhfeidhm sa Ghaeltacht agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do phobail agus do ghnóthaí chun úsáid níos éifeachtaí a bhaint as a gcuid fuinnimh trí úsáid agus costas an fhuinnimh a laghdú. I measc na dtionscnamh seo atá á láimhseáil ag an Údarás, tá an Better Energies Scheme, faoina gcuirtear i bhfeidhm clár caomhnaithe fuinneamh i 17 togra ar fud na Gaeltachta, ag tabhairt san áireamh foirgnimh ina bhfuil cliantchomhlachtaí an Údaráis, tionscnaimh phobail, agus eastáit tionscail an Údaráis, le hinfheistíocht iomlán de €688,545; an tionscnaimh GREAT (Growing Renewable Energy Applications and Technologies) a chuireann béim ar shonraí a chur ar fáil ar fhorbairt réitigh theicneolaíochta maidir le heangach chliste, fuinnimh in-athnuaite agus ghiniúint dháilitheach; agus tiomantas Údarás na Gaeltachta le bheith mar phobal fuinnimh inmharthana a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige réitigh a chur ar fáil chun ídiú fuinnimh agus costais sna ceantair Ghaeltachta a laghdú agus úsáid thíosach ar fhuinneamh agus teicneolaíocht in-athnuaite sa cheantar a mhéadú. Deir Steve Ó Cúláin, Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta, “Ba mhaith linn buíochas a ghlacadh lenár gcomhpháirtithe sa togra chomhoibríoch seo, agus go háirithe ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt don obair a rinne ár bhfoireann, SEAI, GREAT agus na oibrithe deonach ar fad ar fud na Gaeltachta is leosan an gradam seo.” Tá na tograí seo curtha ar bun i gcomhar le grúpaí pobail, Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo, Mayo Energy Agency, INTERREG agus an GREAT EU Project, Retrofit Energy Ireland Limited (REIL), an Community Gain Investment Fund, agus ár gcliantchomhlachtaí. Tugann na Sustainable Energy Awards, tíolactha ag Údarás Inmharthana Fuinnimh na hÉireann, aitheantas don mhéid atá bainte amach i mbainistíocht inbhuanaithe fuinnimh.