Aran Islands Energy Co-op
Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileáin Árann Teoranta
Inis Mór, County Galway, Ireland
About
Founded in 2012, Aran Islands Energy Co-op is a cooperative headquartered in Inis Mór, Ireland with approximately 1-10 employees specializing in Solar, Hydrogen, Geothermal.
Community-owned energy cooperative on the Aran Islands, off Galway, established in 2012 as a non-profit cooperative. It aims to make the three islands self-sufficient in locally generated renewable energy and free of fossil fuels. Activities include home and building retrofits (insulation, heat pumps, solar PV), community solar PV installation rounds, battery storage, and participation in EU-funded research on clean energy, micro-grids and hydrogen for ferries and transport. It also runs biodiversity projects, including corncrake habitat protection, and a Keep Cup campaign with local businesses. The co-op helped establish Community Power, Ireland's first community-owned renewable energy supplier.
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Service areas (1)
Aran Islands energy retrofit and community energy services
Retrofits, solar PV installation coordination, community energy projects and advice for homes, community buildings and businesses on the Aran Islands.
Locations
Headquarters
Ionad Fointair Eoghanachta, H91Y3E5, Inis Mór, County Galway, Ireland
Service regions
Projects
9Solar Meitheal
Community-led grouping of homeowners to install rooftop solar PV, with three installation rounds on Árainn between 2022 and 2024 and a fourth planned.
Community Solar Farm
Planned community-owned solar farm to supply the islands' energy needs locally.
HUGE
Project promoting green hydrogen to deliver energy to rural and remote communities, targeting ferries and cargo boats on the Aran Islands.
SEAFUEL
EU project developing hydrogen-based renewable technologies to power island transport, with a pilot hydrogen production plant in Tenerife.
sECUre
Investigation of the viability of an Energy Community Utility, a community grid of local prosumers trading electricity, on Inis Mór.
ODEON
EU project with the Aran Islands as the Irish demonstrator site for energy networks, IoT and smart energy systems.
GECKO
EU project on explainable, sustainable AI supporting the green transition, including a PhD secondment collecting data on solar PV and smart home use.
Corncrake Protection Plan
Biodiversity project to create a Community Biodiversity Action Plan for the three Aran Islands.
Decarbonising Zone
Galway County Council Decarbonising Zone covering the Aran Islands, aimed at reducing carbon from everyday activities.
Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
University of Galway, MPOWER, IES, Community Foundation Ireland, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Galway County Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Community Power, Gníomhaireacht Fuinneamh an Iarthar
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