Dundalk 2020

1

• Dundalk 2020
• Leading Ireland towards a sustainable future
• IET Conference
• March 2007

2
Dundalk 2020

• The Vision to stimulate a national move towards
  sustainable energy practice through demonstration
  in an exemplar community
• The Missionto effectively demonstrate and
  promote the range of technologies, techniques,
  policies and behaviours that will deliver a
  sustainable energy future for Ireland.

3
Dundalk 2020

• Demonstration Integration of SEI Programmes
• Development of a sustainable community
• Platform for development by other stakeholders
• Study the interaction between other Agency
  initiatives
• Maximise benefits by co-operation at national
  level
• Incorporate best international practice
• Transfer learning's into other communities
• Roll out to the wider communities

4
Dundalk 2020 - Principles
5
Dundalk 2020 - Phase 1Sustainable Energy Zone
6
(No Transcript)
7
Dundalk Sustainable Energy Zone
8
Newry
Town
Hospital
Housing
DKIT
Hotel
DHS
Land
Industry
9
2010 Targets

• 20 renewable electricity in SEZ
• 20 renewable thermal in SEZ
• 40 improvement in energy performance in
• selected buildings
• 20 CO2 Savings overall

10
Concerto HOLISTIC Europe
11
Main project elements

• Woodchip District Heating renewable heat
• Wind turbine renewable electricity
• Renewable Street lighting
• Refurbishment of housing
• Refurbishment of non residential
• New energy efficient houses
• New energy efficient non residential buildings
• Advanced metering project for domestic houses
• Energy efficiency agreements with industry
• Energy management bureau advice and data

12
Electrical - Smart Metering

• Advanced metering installation
• Behavioural impacts
• Time of use profiles
• Incentivisation

13
Electrical Generation Distribution Storage

• Micro CHP Micro Wind PV
• Renewable street lighting
• Import / Export explore possibilities
• Wind storage fuel cell

14
Whos involved

• Dundalk Town Council
• Louth County Council
• Newry Mourne District Council
• Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
• IDA
• Enterprise Ireland
• Dundalk Chamber of Commerce
• ESB Networks
• ESB Customer Supply
• HSE Louth Hospital
• Dept of Education
• Xerox
• Heinz
• Crowne Plaza Hotels
• Building Developers Bennetts(Green Park) ,
  Adstron Developments
• And others

15
Project Structure
16
Some of the challenges

• Multi agency procurement
• Multi stakeholder management
• Project timeline alignment
• Long term energy purchase agreements
• Network connections heat and electricity
• Community engagement
• EU administration

17
What is already happening

• 850 kw wind turbine installed and operational
• Nursing building DKIT energy efficient SEI
  support
• Green Park Crowne Plaza hotel constructed to
  allow integration to district heating and micro
  generation
• 126 low income houses already upgraded
  Muirheivnamore/Coxs Demesne
• College Park House of Tomorrow Estate
• Ice Dome installing benchmark energy efficiency
  technology
• Heinz Xerox energy efficiency projects
  underway.
• SEI office in Regional Development centre
• Enterprise Ireland Development of Sustainable
  Energy business cluster

18
Local engagement
feel the energy!
19
EndContact Dundalk2020_at_sei.ie