Enterprise Ireland

The market area for the sustainability study was focused on the environmental group of Enterprise Ireland’s existing client companies and those in the building and construction sector, with particular focus on SMEs.

The outline of works included the identification of current sustainable energy technologies; the identification of research and development opportunities in sustainable energy technology for Enterprise Ireland’s client companies; and the exploration of opportunities for Enterprise Ireland’s client companies to enter the sustainable energy technology market.

Through detailed research and interviews with existing technology providers Shining Earth^® was able to identify a series of opportunities within the micro renewable energy market that were well placed to serve the needs of Enterprise Irelands client companies. This included opportunities within solar energy, micro wind energy, micro CHP, biomass, ground source heat pumps and photovoltaics.