Update on SEAI Business Decarbonisation Supports SSRH and EXEED Schemes launch

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Updated Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH)
and Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED)

2. Fergus Sharkey – Head of Business Supports and
Transport
Ray Langton – SSRH Programme Manager
Jason Doherty – EXEED Programme Manager

3. Agenda
• Quick Background and Context
• Overview of SSRH and 2023 Scheme Updates
• Overview of EXEED and 2023 Scheme Updates

4. Quick Background and
Context
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2018 2030
Emissions
(MtCO2e)
2018 Measured and 2030 Target Emissions - Business and Enterprise (excluding
transport and public sector)
F-gas
Manufacturing Combustion
Mineral Industry
Commercial Services
Agriculture and Fisheries
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Electricity
Industry
Buildings
Heat
The Scale of the Challenge……

6. What’s in the toolbox for 2030?
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Energy Efficiency Electrification Biomass
Renewable
Elec
Biogas Hydrogen
H2
Grid CPPA Onsite Other Options
Deploy Rapidly
Develop Rapidly

7. Drivers of Updated SSRH and EXEED Programme
• Climate Action Plan and other policies are
targeting rapid uptake in heat pumps,
biomass, biomethane, and district heating for
commercial/public sector buildings and
industry
• Existing SSRH and EXEED schemes had
some limitations in terms of uptake of these
solutions
• SEAI committed to enhancing supports,
simplifying customer journey and supporting
large scale investments
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8. Overview of SSRH and
2023 Scheme Changes
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9. Support Scheme for Renewable Heat
What is it? Who is it for? Level of Support
Financial support to replace
fossil fuel heating systems
with heat pumps or biomass /
biogas alternatives
€300 million support committed
at launch
All businesses and public
sector
Ideal for
- Renewable heat led building
retrofit
- Industrial heat
decarbonisation
Grant for heat pumps:
Up to 40% and €1 million
Tariff for biomass/biogas:
Up to €3.5 million over 15
years

10. Changes to Scheme Criteria
• Expansion of scheme to ETS sector
(biomass subject to state aid)
• Expansion of eligibility for heat
pumps
• Waste heat applications
• Wider building envelope
performance tolerance
• Support for building fabric and
energy efficiency measures
• Improved application process and
turnaround
SSRH Scheme Changes – 2023
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Changes to Support Levels
• Increase in heat pump support to up
to 40%, max €1m
• Inclusion of support for energy
efficiency measures at 30%
• Maintain biomass tariff support to up
to €3.5m

11. Sliding scale for Heat Pump Grant %
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Maximum grant rate (percentage)
SCOP
(buildings), COP
(industry)
≥
“Low
temperature”.
Including
space/water
heating in
buildings. <950C.
Medium
temperature
industry. 95-1200C
High temperature
industry. >1200 C
1 0 10 20
1.5 10 20 25
2 20 25 30
2.5 25 30 35
3 30 35 40
3.5 35 40 40
4 40 40 40
6 0 0 0

12. Biomass and AD tariffs to remain
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Tier
Lower Limit
(MWh/yr)
Upper Limit
(MWh/yr)
Biomass Heating
Systems
Tariff (c/kWh)
Anaerobic
Digestion Heating
Systems (c/kWh)
1 0 300 5.66 2.95
2 300 1,000 3.02 2.95
3 1,000 2,400 0.5 0.5
4 2,400 10,000 0.5 0.00
5 10,000 50,000 0.37 0.00
6 50,000 N/A 0.00 0.00

13. Overview of EXEED
and 2023 Scheme
Changes
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14. Excellence in Energy Efficient Design
What is it? Who is it for? Level of Support
Financial support to implement
a standardised Energy
Efficient Design approach for
major investment, and capital
support for this investment
€7 million available in 2023
All businesses and public
sector
Ideal for
- Large industrial investments
- Large building retrofit
projects
- New builds that go far
beyond building regulations
Grant support for a wide range
of energy efficiency and
renewable energy measures:
Up to 30% and €3 million
(uplift available for SMEs)

15. Standard / Traditional
approach
EXEED Approach
Play it safe Challenge design norms and status
quo
Energy Audit & identification of
individual opportunities
Energy balance, Identify SEU’s,
Challenge & Analyse SEUs, Optimise
Design implementation
Equipment focus – replace with more
efficient variant of same technology
Energy Service focus – drive out the
need for the energy in the first place
Low hanging fruit / Piecemeal
delivery
Holistic investment delivery
Design for operation Design for Energy performance &
Design for Efficiency in Operation
Measure energy savings (once or
maybe never)
Measure energy savings
(continuously)
EXEED Value-Add
Why EXEED? – what makes it different?

16. Changes to Scheme Criteria
• Remove “Shadow Price of
Carbon” test and replace with
simple value for money
thresholds
• Max support €1000/tCO2 <€500k
grant, €850/tCO2 >€500k grant
• Increased valuation for
electrification projects
(emissions factor of 200g/kWh)
EXEED Scheme Changes – 2023
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Changes to support levels
• Increased maximum grant level
of €3 million

17. Q&A
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