Essential Service Provider
Clearpower are an Essential Service Provider and are continuing to provide the essential services of biomass fuel supply and biomass boiler maintenance during the period of restrictions... Read more
News & Blog
ISO Standards Recertification
Another year, another audit! In March we successfully passed our BSI audit and have been recertified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001... Read more
IrBEA National Conference 2020 – Bioenergy Future Ireland
The Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBEA) National Bioenergy Conference – Bioenergy Future Ireland will take place in Croke Park on Wednesday February 26th... Read more
SEAI Registered Solar PV Installer
Clearpower have been added to the SEAI list of registered installers for Solar PV. This means we have met all the required standards, including becoming Safe Electric certified with RECI, which was no mean feat in itself... Read more
Department of Finance Northern Ireland Contract
Clearpower have just commenced a 2nd consecutive 5-year term for supply of wood pellets and boiler maintenance services to a collection of public sector buildings across Northern Ireland... Read more
Greene by Name and Green by Nature
The Clearpower team has grown further with the addition of graduate engineer, Aidan Greene. Aidan graduated with an honours engineering degree from DCU in 2019 and he brings youth and enthusiasm to the team as well as curiosity and problem-solving ability... Read more
Wood Fuel Quality Assured Wood Chip from Clearpower
Caveat emptor! Buyer beware. All wood chip is not the same. Just because it looks like wood chip doesn’t mean your boiler will be able to burn it efficiently, or even at all... Read more
Energy in Agriculture 2019
Clearpower have been exhibiting at the Energy in Agriculture show every year since its inception in 2016. It has grown from strength to strength and is now our main platform for reaching out to the agricultural community... Read more
New Recruits
The Clearpower team is very excited to welcome Paul Entwistle and Ger Devlin on board. Paul joins the team as Fuels Operations Manager and Ger joins as Head of Commercial... Read more
Kerry County Council Wood Chip Contract
Clearpower are delighted to have been awarded a 3-year contract for supply of wood chip to Moyderwell District Heating System in Tralee, Co. Kerry, following a public tender process... Read more
ISO Standards Accreditation
Clearpower has successfully migrated from OHSAS18001:2007 to ISO45001:2018. We are now formally certified to ISO45001:2018 which supersedes the old 18001 standard for Occupational Health and Safety... Read more
We’re Hiring
The biomass heating market is set to experience significant growth in the coming years and Clearpower offers an exciting career path for ambitious and energetic people who want to work in a dynamic environment... Read more
The Energy Show
The Clearpower team is looking forward to exhibiting at the annual SEAI Energy Show on March 27th & 28th. This is the main showcase event in the Irish Sustainable Energy calendar and is FREE to attend. The event maintains a focus on sustainable energy, including wood chip and wood pellet boilers, solar PV, heat pumps and much more... Read more
Accelerated Capital Allowances (ACA)
The Accelerated Capital Allowance (ACA) is a tax incentive for companies paying Irish corporation tax who invest in new energy efficient equipment. The ACA allows companies to write off 100% of the purchase value of qualifying energy efficient equipment against their profit in the year of purchase. This compares to just 12.5% for ineligible plant and machinery. This scheme runs until 31st December 2020... Read more
Upcoming Dates for Your Diary
The Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBEA) National Bioenergy Conference – Bioenergy Future Ireland will take place in Croke Park on Wednesday February 13th. This annual event is a must for anyone involved, or looking to get involved, in the Irish bioenergy sector... Read more
Energy in Poultry
Teagasc are holding their Energy in Poultry event at Ballyhaise Agricultural College on Friday December 14th. Speakers on the day will include Ray Langton of SEAI, Barry Caslin of Teagasc and Paddy Phelan of 3CEA. This event will be a one stop shop for anyone interested in the application of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the poultry sector... Read more
Energy Costs Halved by Switching from Oil to Wood
The November 14th edition of the Irish Farmers Journal (IFJ) reported on an Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) event which was held several weeks previously. In the article IFJs Donal Magner praised biomass as an alternative to oil and gave the example of Wexford Tomatoes who switched from oil to biomass 7 years ago, when they installed a 2MW wood chip boiler... Read more
Renewable Energy – A Political Priority
Another budget and another chance missed. Irrespective of who delivers it, the political focus remains on the familiar budgetary elements such as health, education, social welfare, tobacco and alcohol while ignoring... Read more
Support Scheme for Renewable Heat now OPEN!
The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) opened for applications on September 12th 2018. This scheme provides an installation grant for air, ground and water source heat pumps. The grant funds up to... Read more
Energy In Agriculture 2018
Energy in Agriculture 2018, Ireland’s largest Energy Event for the Farming Community, will take place at Gurteen College, Co Tipperary (Eircode E53 TP93) on Tuesday 21st August 2018. Last year’s event attracted... Read more
The French Biomass Industry
In our inaugural blog post, Jimmy Chevalier, gives us a rundown on the French biomass industry. Jimmy is an engineering intern with us for the summer from Polytech Nantes, where he is studying for... Read more
Certified Energy Manager
Ciaran Miller, Clearpower Design Manager, is now qualified as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM®). A CEM is a professional standard in energy management covering areas such as energy auditing, reduction of... Read more
€500m Climate Action Fund
Minister Naughten has announced €500 million worth of funding for climate action over the next decade under Project Ireland 2040. The funds under Project Ireland 2040 will be open to submissions from this summer, with funding being... Read more
Energy Efficient Hand Dryers at Fort Lucan
Fort Lucan opened in 1993 and has since become one of Ireland’s premier adventure centres. It provides a range of attractions for children aged between 2 and 12 years of age. Fort Lucan has a capacity to cater for... Read more
ISO Standards Accreditation
Clearpower successfully transitioned to ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 management systems and also successfully retained OHSAS 18001:2007. We aim to fully migrate from OHSAS 18001 to ISO45001:2018 within the next... Read more
Monaghan VEC Fuel & Maintenance Contract
Clearpower have won the public tender for provision of heat fuel supply including operation and maintenance of the biomass heating plant (including oil boiler) at Monaghan education campus, Monaghan. The campus... Read more
Clearpower launches innovative Kitchen Energy Recovery System
Our Kitchen Energy Recovery System (KERS) is suitable for most commercial catering kitchens in Hotels, Restaurants, Canteens and Take-Aways. A super-efficient way to harness the extract waste heat from... Read more
Clearpower hosts visit of An Taoiseach and Ministers to T&A Byrne Renewables and Monart Destination Spa
Tom Sheehy, sales manager, Clearpower; Minister Michael D’Arcy TD; Ted Byrne, owner, T & A Byrne Renewables; An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, Eric Bolton, project manager, Clearpower; Minister... Read more
We’re Hiring!
We are looking for a Sales Development Executive to join the Clearpower team. The ideal candidate will be highly self-motivated with a proven sales track record, excellent communication skills... Read more
2017 National Ploughing Championships
Clearpower will be exhibiting at the 2017 Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. This is one of the largest trade events in Europe and will run from Tuesday September 19th to Thursday September 21st. There will be... Read more
Energy in Agriculture 2017
Clearpower exhibited at the very well attended Gurteen Energy in Agriculture event. This was the second edition of this annual event which we expect is set to become a fixture in the Irish renewable... Read more