A €1 million fund has been allocated for Energy Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) projects this year.

The funding, from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), is to be used to speed up new market solutions and overcome technical or other barriers in the move to a secure, clean energy future.

Proposals are invited from private and public organisations such as third level colleges or research institutes, covering themes including renewable electricity, renewable heat, community energy projects and building retrofit. Typical project funding under the programme is €20,000 to €100,000.

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Dr Eimear Cotter, Head of Low Carbon Technologies with SEAI said: "As we move to a society which is built on more secure, sustainable and affordable energy sources, we need to continuously innovate and find improved ways of doing things. Ireland has a proven record in research and our Energy RD&D programme encourages collaborations between industry and academia which enables our researchers to look at new ways of sourcing energy, using energy or applying energy data."

The closing date for phase 1 applications is 01 April 2016.