Overcoming the Barriers to Improving SME Energy Performance Through Grant-Aided Energy Audit Vouchers

Like other EU member states, Ireland has binding targets for 2030. Ireland has committed in its NECP to reducing overall GHG emissions annually by 7 % on average towards 2030, representing the equivalent of a 45 % reduction between 1990 and 2030, or 51 % from the end of 2018 baseline. According to the most […]
SEAI’s Newest Grant Initiative for SMEs – Support Scheme for Energy Audits

Antaris are proud to partner with SEAI in the promotion and delivery of the newest Grant initiative aimed at Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), the Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA). The SSEA is a voucher scheme administered by SEAI and fulfilled by SEAI Registered Energy Auditors (of which Antaris is one) to facilitate SMEs […]
ISO 50009:2021 and Energy Management Groups (EnMGs)

ISO 50009:2021 ISO 50009 was released in March 2021. It is a guidance document developed to establish a common EnMS, modeled on ISO 50001, whilst focusing on the issues that can occur when multiple organisations coordinate their energy management efforts. ISO 50001 was developed to allow an individual organisation to establish the systems and processes […]
Drivers for German ISO 50001 Certification
Sources: TUV Rhienland ISO.org IEA.org SGS Germany TUV Sud Afnor Umwelt Bundesamt
Implementing Change after ESOS
At the end of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) extended deadline on January 29th 2016, less than 60% of the circa. 10,000 ESOS-eligible businesses in the UK were compliant with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations (2014 No. 1643). The Environment Agency had received 5,948 notifications of compliance and 1,000 notifications of intent to […]
First Deadline of Energy Audit Scheme is Growing Close for Irish Firms
Many firms are well aware at this stage that the first deadline for the Energy Audit Scheme (EAS) is 5th December 2015. With many firms having yet to complete these audits there will be in no doubt a rush towards completion in the next few weeks and firms may find it difficult to find an […]
ISO 50001: What & Why?
ISO 50001:2011 is a standard created by ISO for an energy management system. This standard’s purpose is to enable organisations to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance. ISO 50001 aims to help organisations to continually reduce energy use, resulting in a reduction in energy costs and also their carbon footprint. […]