Installation of the Year 2011 for Domestic Dwellings
Sean and Mary McDonald walking with Gerard Duffy, Daryl Duffy of Eurotech Ltd and John Burgess Chairman of GAI
Limerick 15 October 2011
Eurotech Renewables Limited was awarded the inaugural Brecan Mooney domestic geothermal heating installation of the year award 2011, for the innovative geothermal heating system it installed in Sean and Mary McDonald’s home in county Louth, at a prize giving ceremony in Vistakon’s Limerick plant on Saturday 15 October 2011.
The home owners are delighted with the clean, quiet and effective operation of their geothermal heating system. They are proud to be owners of a system that has low CO2 emissions when compared to conventional systems. Sean and Mary McDonald both feel the comfort levels in this house are very much improved from any house they have ever lived in before.
The Geothermal Installation of the Year award is named in memory of Brecan Mooney, who was active in the research and promotion of Geothermal Energy in Ireland up to his loss in November 2009. This award aims to continue Brecan’s work by showcasing excellence in geothermal systems design and installation in Ireland. In this, the inaugural year of the competition, the award is being presented for the best domestic heating system in operation since before Jan 2010, submitted for assessment in 2011.
Certificates of merit were also awarded to the following companies and home owners for installations that were of comparable quality and performance to the winner and deemed to be worthy of recognition and promotion:
- Wind Water Solar Energy Systems Ltd. for Jochen Gerz and Laurence Vanpoulle of ‘DerryQuin’, Co. Kerry,
- Green Renewable Heating Ltd. for Anne Murphy of ‘Castlequin’, Co Kerry,
- Alternative Heating & Cooling Ltd. for Nick & Anne Ross of ‘Brook Lodge’ Co. Cork
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- Sean and Mary McDonald, Gerard and Daryl Duffy of Eurotech Renewables and John Burgess Chairman of GAI
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Front – Gareth Jones, Monica Lee, Noreen & Brian Mooney, Sean and Mary McDonald, Daryl Duffy, Heather Murphy, Roisín Goodman
Back Row – Laurena Leacy, Padraig Murphy, Gerard Duffy, A.N.Other, Mike Cotter, John Burgess, Gerry Cunnane
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- Roisín Goodman, Mike Cotter of Alternative Heating and Cooling and Laurena Leacey
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- Monica Lee, Gerry Cunnane of Wind Water Solar and Heather Murphy
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- Roisín Goodman, Padraig Murphy (Designer and Installer), and Gareth Jones
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- Monica Lee, Sean and Mary McDonald (Homeowners) and John Burgess
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- Paul Sikora, Brian Mooney, Mary McDonald, Noreen Mooney, Sean McDonald and John Burgess
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- Paul Sikora, Brian and Noreen Mooney, John Burgess and Gerry Cunnane of Wind Water Solar
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- Paul Sikora, Brian and Noreen Mooney, John Burgess and Padraig Murphy
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- Brian and Noreen Mooney (Presenters of Award), Daryl Duffy, Sean and May McDonald ( Homeowners), John Burgess (Chairman GAI), and Gerard Duffy (Eurotech Renewables – designer and installer)