What does the €19 annual service include?

• Remote access service enabled in your climote HUB
• Free climote APP (iOS or Android)
• Access to the climote ONLINE web portal and mobile TEXT service.
• Free updates to climote HUB software
• Premium level energy reporting
• Technical support via email

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Minister Alan Kelly T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has formally launched the national roll out of the Smart Technology Energy Saving Scheme. The national energy saving scheme will see 10,000 homes across Ireland fitted with a climote remote control heating system to enable families take full control of the energy used in their homes.

climote are delighted to be attending the Age-Friendly Business Consumer Fair, Crowne Plaza, Dundalk, Co. Louth – Sunday 4th October 2015 – Midday to 5.00pm

The Age-Friendly Business Consumer Fair will have innovative products and services that enhance and secure our lives as we live longer. Following on from the success in previous years of the Age-Friendly Business Consumer Fair, climote are delighted to take part and look forward to meeting everyone there.

Why not come along to meet us and:

• Learn how new innovate products can assist in the daily activities of living
• Learn about services that are available to support you or a loved one in their own home and in the community
• Listen to informative talks on matters that concern older people
• Enjoy some fun and get fit with Carmel Dowdall’s Chairobics!
• Learn how your can save up to 20% on your heating bills each year with climote

As well as over 50 Age Friendly business exhibitors, leading figures from caring and support services, technology, finance, fashion, law and many more will be on hand to give advice and provide valuable information..

The special guest on the day will be businessman Gavin Duffy, star of RTE Dragon’s Den and chairperson of the Louth Age Friendly Business Forum.

We look forward to seeing you at this FREE event on Sunday 4th October in the Crowne Plaza.

A discount of 10% is being offered on lunch to all those attending the Consumer Fair on the day.

The event is supported by the Myhomecare.ie, Louth Age-Friendly County Initiative, Age-Friendly Business Forum, Louth Economic Forum, Dundalk Chamber of Commerce

2,100 Louth County Council residents have seen the installation of the climote remote control heating system in their homes which allows users to remotely control their home heating and adjust the temperature from anywhere using smart technology, allowing families ensure that the heating is only on when they require it. The local authority has recently completed a major Energy Pilot Project with upgrades to 2,100 homes across the county, including, Drogheda, Dundalk and Mid-Louth.
Termonfeckin resident Claire Duffy is high in her praise of the system and she welcomed outgoing Cathaoirleach, Cllr Oliver Tully into her home recently to let him see firsthand the benefits of the new climote installations.

“climote is so simple to use. Previously we had a manual thermostat with just an on/off button. Now with climote we have much more freedom to control our heating system remotely via the smartphone app.”

“We’ve a new baby and my husband and I really notice the increased comfort and convenience of being able to boost the heating on the way home, or if we need to pop the heat on when getting up for a night feed. The great thing is the convenience and knowing that we are saving energy costs. With climote, I know exactly when and for how long the home heating or hot water will be on for.”

Councillor Tully  said “Energy efficiency is a key priority for Louth County Council and I salute the great work that has been carried out all over the county. Louth County Council has been working with climote – itself one of Louth’s modern day success stories – on this project since 2013 and it’s great to see people being able to take control of their home heating systems, with simple and easy to use heating controls. As part of this work, Louth County Council has been able to reduce energy costs for homeowners as well as improve the BER ratings of the Council’s housing stock.”

Louth County Council’s project partners on the innovative scheme included Electric Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Kingspan and climote.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White T.D. attended the completion ceremony of the Louth Energy Pilot Project in the Louth County Council offices in Dundalk. This project saw the energy upgrade of 2,100 local authority homes throughout Louth. The works were completed as part of the Better Energy Communities 2014 programme, part-funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

The ‘Louth Energy Pilot Project’ has been described as the largest social housing “Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme” of its type to take place in Europe this year and according to Cathaoirleach of Louth County Council Cllr. Peter Savage, “We are proud that Louth has led the way in regards to the size of this energy efficiency project. This project saw the energy efficiency upgrade to 2,100 local authority homes throughout our county. These energy upgrades will facilitate the reduction of their home energy bills while also increasing comfort levels for individuals and families.”

“Technology is changing all our lives and this project carried out by Louth County Council is an example of the type of technology that is life changing for homeowners, who are now able with “climote” to easily control their heating timings and temperature via a smartphone, text message or online which is increasing energy efficiency and reducing wastage. The upgrading of local authority residents heating systems, has delivered tangible results with Louth County Council reducing energy costs for homeowners as well as improving the Building Energy Ratings of the Council’s housing stock. Ultimately it is families who have really benefitted from the introduction of this scheme”, said Cllr. Peter Savage.

Speaking at the event in Dundalk Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White T.D. said “Ireland’s commitment to 2020 energy efficiency, renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets – and our longer-term goal of deep decarbonisation by 2050 – will have a positive impact in the market for sustainable energy technologies and services, like climote. But what I am really excited to see, in this project, is the tangible connection between energy policy and real improvements in the quality of life for citizens. It also shows the potential for local authorities when it comes to achieving our National Energy Policy objectives. This will inform the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Action Plan, which I will be publishing in the autumn. I want to acknowledge the important contribution made by the Energy Efficiency Fund in providing the resources that have enabled this initiative to happen. The successful delivery of projects like this demonstrates a new approach to energy efficiency funding in the public sector.”

David Hourihane, Managing Director of SDCL Ireland, the investment manager of the IEEF said “This is a great example of why the fund was created. It demonstrates that energy efficiency investments can deliver stable returns for investors along with environmental benefits, through structuring projects that drive energy demand reduction within building infrastructure. We have a strong pipeline of opportunities that will come to fruition in the coming months across a number of key sectors, and expect the fund to be fully committed within our investment period over the next 2 years.”

“Officials and engineers from Louth County Council along with our project partners Electric Ireland, SEAI, Climote and Kingspan have worked tirelessly to bring this project to fruition and complete a scheme, which began with a trial of the climote remote control home heating system in 40 homes in Cooley Park, Dundalk in October 2013. Since then we have seen 2,000 homes from the Cooley Peninsula down to Drogheda upgraded with a climote remote control heating systems and a further 100 homes receiving a full energy upgrade including insulation from Kingspan”, said Cllr. Peter Savage.

Declan Meally, Head of Department in SEAI said: “The project in Louth is just one of many that have grown from innovative partnerships that have evolved in the region. The benefit of a Local Authority and business working together to assist new local enterprises demonstrates the real value of partnership and is another way of delivering local jobs. The other benefit is to the homeowners who are struggling to pay energy bills and who now have the ability to actively manage their energy use.

The uniqueness of this scheme is highlighted in the collaborative approach undertaken to fund the energy improvement works with financial and technical guidance provided by Electric Ireland, who as the major co-funder of the project has been involved in energy efficiency improvement works undertaken in Dundalk over the last few years, including €3m spent on the Cox’s Demesne Regeneration Scheme. Paul Stapleton, General manager, Electric Ireland said “being a major energy provider in the country it is important as an organisation that we contribute to the energy saving of our end user, in this case local authority residents who are experiencing fuel poverty. The funding and technical support from Electric Ireland allows projects of this size to be successfully completed.

“The scheme has proved to be extremely successful for the Council, our project partners and most importantly the residents. We all have a responsibility to make this country more sustainable in terms its energy consumption and Louth County Council is playing its part in implementing schemes like this one which are helping to radically reduce energy intensity and usage. Louth County Council is exceptionally proud of our work on this scheme and we believe that along with our project partners, we have made energy efficiency a key priority and are a leading example for other local authorities in Ireland”, concluded Louth County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr. Peter Savage.

It is expected that later in the year that many other local authorities and social housing agencies throughout Ireland will now seek to replicate the project carried out in Louth with climote and other project partners.

If your app is displaying as per the images above, please the instructions below to rectify:

Goto; Settings > Apps (Applications Manager) > and then finding Android System Webview, select the app, and then uninstall the latest update.

This will prompt you to go to factory setting of this app, please select Ok.

When you return to the climote app, it should be functioning as normal.

If you would like to contact us please email info@climote.com.

The finalists in the SFA National Small Business Awards 2015 have been officially announced by AJ Noonan, SFA Chairman and Chair of the Awards Judging Panel. We are delighted to announce that climote have been shortlisted in two categories, INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR  and ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of small business in Ireland, and to recognise the vital contribution of the small business sector to Irish industry, so we are excited to play such a vital part in the distinguished  awards programme.

“The SFA National Small Business Awards are now entering their eleventh year and I could not be more proud to be part of such a prestigious awards programme.  The companies that have been announced as finalists this year represent all that is good about small business.  The people behind these companies are dynamic, diligent and determined,” said Noonan.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, who is Patron of the Awards, stated that: “I am delighted to support the SFA awards as small firms are at the forefront of the economic recovery. Only by supporting our small firms will our plan to get the domestic economy back on track succeed. The Awards provide an opportunity to highlight the success of our small firms as they seek out new markets and innovations. Staying competitive is essential for growth and recovery and the Government will continue to do everything we can with our Action Plan for Jobs to support small firms across Ireland.”

33 companies have been selected as finalists across 7 categories.

MANUFACTURING CATEGORY FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by Energia:

• Celtic Pure
• Eight Degrees Brewing Co
• Laois Sawmills
• Leinster Environmentals
• Nugent Manufacturing
• Topform

FOOD & DRINK CATEGORY FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by Bord Bia:

• Celtic Pure
• Cornstore Restaurant Group
• Eight Degrees Brewing Co
• Heritage Hampers
• Quinlan’s Fish & Quinlan’s Seafood Bar
• Wild Orchard Natural Beverages

SERVICES CATEGORY FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by Three:

• Action Point Innovation
• Atlas Travel Service
• Dualtron
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Horizon
• Maven TM

OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS FINALISTS (up to five employees), sponsored by AIB:

• DB Sports Tours
• Earth’s Edge
• Italian Tile and Stone
• Kevin Egan Cars
• National Vibration Monitoring ( Ireland)
• Trackday Performance

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by Enterprise Ireland:

• ClevaMama
• Climote
• CLUBSTOHIRE
• CustomsMatters
• Ventac
• Voya

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland:

• Climote
• Nugent Manufacturing
• Oriel Sea Salt Company
• Premium Power
• Ryans Cleaning
• VERDE LED

SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (up to 50 employees), sponsored by DHL Express:

• ClevaMama
• CLUBSTOHIRE
• Leinster Environmentals
• TheIrishStore.com & Giftsdirect
• Topform
• Voya

In addition, 5 of the best recently established companies have been selected to be profiled:

EMERGING NEW BUSINESSES (up to 50 employees and under 2 years in business), sponsored by IEDR Domain Registry:

• Dúnmasc Genetics
• Herdwatch
• OxyMem
• Smartspot
• TenderScout

The awards will be presented by Awards Patron, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD, to all category winners and the Overall Winner at a Gala Event in March 2015.

Ex- CEOs of Bord Gáis and SSE announced as investors in leading home technology company

climote, the leading home technology company which was recently described as the European competitor of Nest, has announced that both John Mullins and Ian Marchant, ex CEO’s of Bord Gáis and SSE respectively, have invested in the award winning home technology company. The two giants of the energy sector in Ireland and the United Kingdom have also been appointed to the advisory board of climote, which was named as a National Champion in the European Business Awards in early September.

climote’s recently announced contract with ScottishPower has seen the home technology company going from strength to strength, as it builds upon the company’s existing partnerships with Electric Ireland (the retail arm of ESB) and Power NI. The partnership with ScottishPower, which climote won after a global tender of home technology companies, will see climote’s patented smart thermostat technology offered to the Scottish energy giant’s 5.6 million customers in the United Kingdom.

The news that two of the most influential and well regarded people in the energy business have backed climote will further boost the Dundalk headquartered company’s credentials as a leader in the connected home space. Collectively over the past ten years, John Mullins and Ian Marchant were responsible for providing energy to eleven million out of the twenty nine million homes in Ireland and the United Kingdom and were responsible for a combined annual turnover exceeding €30bn.

One of the most experienced leaders and innovators in the Irish energy sector, John Mullins has over 25 years’ experience across all areas of the energy business. During his time as Chief Executive, Bord Gáis established a significant electricity business, renewable and conventional generation assets. John Mullins commented, “I am absolutely delighted to be supporting the climote team, and I look forward to working on growing climote’s market share, entering new markets and rolling out new and exciting products across different markets. The technology behind the climote HUB, which allows users to control their home heating from anywhere, via one touch programming is beautifully simple and extremely reliable. The deal with ScottishPower, which climote won after a global tender of home technology companies is proof for me that climote can take on the biggest players in the industry and succeed. The focus by climote on a utility partnership strategy is now evident with these strong partnerships.”

“I have been using climote’s technology in my own home for many years now, so to be in a position where I will be part of the team driving climote forward is very exciting. Within the next few years, every home throughout Europe will be able to remotely manage their energy use and climote is well positioned to play a leading role in this industry-wide change.” continued Mullins.

Ian Marchant, who is also joining the advisory board as well as investing in climote, has over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector, including a decade at the helm of SSE, the UK’s second largest energy company. Ian Marchant’s vast knowledge will be an incredible asset for the fast growing home technology company.

The rapidly growing climote is the brainchild of ex-Honeywell executive Eamon Conway and connected homes innovator Derek Roddy, who provide a wealth of knowledge and experience in the smart heating space. The duo have created a patented product which enables users to control their home heating and adjust the temperature from anywhere in the world, using smart technology.

Eamon Conway, Managing Director of climote, commented on the announcement, “Following on from our recent ScottishPower announcement, we are extremely pleased to welcome both Ian Marchant and John Mullins on to climote’s advisory board. Both are renowned in the energy space and their acknowledgement and investment in the company is a hallmark for the product itself, as well as validation of our wider utility partnership strategy that focuses on partnering with utility companies to bring our technology to their customers. We look forward to working with Ian and John and hope it will be a long and fruitful partnership