Community Retrofits

SE Systems, your trusted community retrofit partner

Sustainable energy community projects

We can guide you through the process from start to finish.

How can we help your community?

Supporting and empowering community organisations is a core part of our mission at SE Systems. We understand the financial pressures community organisations are under along with limited time resources. Our goal is to simplify the full retrofitting process from initial design through to project completion. This is why we have set up a One Stop Shop for Community groups, Charities, Not for Profit organisations and Sustainable Energy Communities.

We provide the following services to community organisations:

Reduced rates Energy Audits
Grant coordination & finance options
Project and Health & Safety management
Manage contractor works
Mentoring and strategic planning
Potential for corporate funding.

Community Grants Programme

The SEAI’s Community Grants Programme provides between 30% to 50% grant funding for Sports Clubs, Community Centres, community groups, charitable organisations, and Churches. Energy Efficiency upgrades supported by the Community Grant Programme include:

Building Fabric Upgrades (insulation, windows, and doors)Energy Audits
Renewable Energy Solutions (solar PV & batteries, biomass, and wind turbines)
Technological Improvements (boiler replacement with heat pumps or controls upgrades)
Heat Recovery Systems
Energy monitoring
External Sports lighting upgrades
EV charging infrastructure

SE Systems worked in partnership with Caherconlish SEC to carry out energy efficiency upgrades to the Millenium Centre, our local Community Centre over a two year period. Their expertise in grant coordination and administration simplified the process, from identifying grants to final sign-off and they worked seamlessly with our nominated contractors. We were also fortunate to receive additional funding through the SE Systems Community Fund which has been a valuable resource in helping us to enhance the comfort in our community centre as well as reducing our CO2 emissions, ensuring our building is more sustainable for the future.

SE Systems Community Fund

The SE Systems Community Fund supports Communities and Not for Profit organisations implement energy efficiency projects that will reduce their energy bills and CO2 emissions.

These energy retrofitting projects will help future proof these buildings to ensure they can continue to deliver important services for their community. We have developed this unique funding mechanism by linking our large commercial clients, who donate a percentage of their SEAI Community Energy grant to our community fund allowing us to support community organisations with their sustainable energy visions nationally.

Sustainable Energy Communities

We have worked with the numerous Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC’) across the country such as Dunleer SEC, Dalkey TT SEC, Transition Town Kinsale, Inishowen DP SEC, Carbery Housing SEC, Trim SEC and Caherconlish SEC. We support SECs to mobilise their energy master plan, carry out energy audits, project management, applying for SEAI grants and providing corporate donations through our Community Fund.