Richard van den Broek (Ecofys Netherlands)

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) is Ireland’s national energy agency. Established on May 1st 2002 under the Sustainable Energy Act 2002, SEI has a mission to promote and assist the development of sustainable energy. This encompasses environmentally and economically sustainable production, supply and use of energy, in support of Government policy, across all sectors of the economy. Its remit relates mainly to improving energy efficiency, advancing the development and competitive deployment of renewable sources of energy and combined heat and power, and reducing the environmental impact of energy production and use, particularly in respect of greenhouse gas emissions. SEI is charged with implementing significant aspects of the Green Paper on Sustainable Energy and th