sustainable energy & county tipperary
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Sustainable Energy &
County Tipperary
Paul Kenny, B.E. C. Eng.
Chief Executive
Tipperary Energy Agency
Tipperary Energy Agency was established by The Tipperary County
Councils, Tipperary Institute in 1998
• 17 years old
• 12 Full time staff;
– 9 Technical ( Scientists/ Engineers);
– 3 Business/ admin
– Recruiting 2 more in May 2015.
• Public Good Social Enterprise
– Private Non Profit Company
– Supporting County Tipperary & Beyond to reduce energy use.
• TEA voluntary board:
– LA Members & Executive. LIT; PPN; ETB & others
• TEA Projects 2008-2014
– >€25M investment in Tipperary 2008-2014 (with TCC, Leader, LIT etc)
– Average 80-100 Full time jobs supported in the county each year.
Tipperary Energy Agency
• 54% of EU imports to Russia (source eurostat)
• 25% of EU to the Middle East/ North Africa.
• EU citizens pay for destabilisation and
insecurity by adopting cheapest at all cost
policies.
• €6.7 Bn of our wealth exported.
• Fossil fuel subsidies to eliminate energy
poverty rather than insulation/ renewables.
• Huge global subsidies for fossil fuel extraction
(Corrib writing off 100% of development costs
against tax ~ €3 Bn)
Where does the money go?
• Heat using our own timber
• Be very efficient in energy use
• Invest in insulation not Russia
• Produce energy from Agri-wastes and marginal
land.
• Responsibly take advantage of our wind resource
• Utilise Solar energy when/ where available
• LARES is about how we sustainably shift from
fossils to renewables while benefiting our citizens
What can we do about it?
Bioenergy
Currently ~50 jobs in Tipperary
Could be 500 by 2020
Government announced Heat
incentive (2016).
Q: How do we maximise the
production & use to re-invigorate
Rural Economies
Solar
Tipperary has largest
Photovoltaic generation (PV)
in Ireland, but a fraction of
what is possible.
Q: How do we facilitate the
maximisation of solar energy:
• Passive architecture
• Active Photovoltaics/
Thermal energy
Wind
Tipperary significant wind producer
- Only community wind farm
- Significant upland areas
Q: How do the Citizens of
Tipperary Benefit the most
from our valuable wind
resource.
Retrofit
Tipperary leading county in terms
of retrofit activity.
- We need 6-10 times more.
- Benefits could be in the
hundreds of millions.
Q: How do significantly
increase investment in
every community?
• ~ 1000 EU visitors have travelled to Tipperary to
see impact/ projects.
• Including the EU committee of the regions.
• “Everything is happening in Tipperary, Tipp is miles
ahead” – Duncan Stewart
• Tipperary County Council, Leader, TEA, LIT,
Ecovillage, Community retrofit activity, Community
windfarm all leading lights in Sustainable Energy in
Ireland and the EU.
• TCD, UL, UCC, UCD all researching/ proposed
Tipperary Projects.
Tipperary is in the lead
• Change is inevitable and welcomed.
• Everyone needs to engage in the debate.
• Challenge misconceptions & misinformation.
• If we succeed, the biggest loser will be fossil fuel
owners and investors, not citizens.
• This debate is not about wind, It’s about
Economics, Wealth, Rural revival, Jobs, Climate,
prosperity for future generations.
Tipperary needs
• Tipperary County Council with the assistance of
the TEA intend to prepare a Renewable Energy
Strategy (RES)
• Tipperary RES will set out the planning blueprint
for Sustainable Energy in Tipperary
• All stakeholders in energy including every energy
citizen invited to participate
• Consultation until 15th June 2015, thereafter the
Draft RES will be prepared.
Logon to www.tipperarycoco.ie for details of the RES,
Green Energy and participation measures.
Making it Possible
• Non profit, public good social
enterprise
• Partnership approach
• Energy management
• Renewable energy and energy
efficiency
• Procurement, project mgmt.
• Cost effective, value driven
• 12 expert staff
• Paul Kenny
• Chief Executive
• T: 052 7443090
• F: 052 7443012
• E: [email protected]
• W: www.tea.ie
• Cahir
Tipperary Energy Agency