irish activities in energy efficiency: prof. j. owen lewis, chief executive, sustainable energy...
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Irish Activities in Energy Efficiency
Prof J Owen Lewis
Chief Executive SEAI
Alliance to Save Energy
Driving Energy Efficiency as the Next Big Thing
Capitol Hill, Washington DC, 4 October 2011
SEAI Vision and Mission
• Ireland a recognised global leader in sustainable energy, a society that is fully engaged in the sustainable energy agenda and an economy that is fully exploiting the global opportunities in clean, low-carbon solutions
• SEAI mission is to play a leading role in the transformation of Ireland to a society based on sustainable energy structures, technologies and practices
Key SEAI priorities
• Energy efficiency first: implementing strong energy efficiency actions that radically reduce energy intensity and usage
• Low carbon energy sources: accelerating the development and adoption of technologies to exploit renewable energy sources
• Innovation and integration: supporting evidence-based responses that engage all actors, supporting innovation and enterprise for our low-carbon future
National contextImport dependencyIreland and EU 1990-2010Ireland 2010
National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Gap to target addressed by Better Energy
Total identified savings (28 actions)
23,730
20% National Target 31,925
Gap to target 8,195 GWh
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
12,000
18,000
0
14,000
16,000
10,000
Gap
Residential
Business
Public
Energy savings potential by sector
Transport
Benefits of building energy efficiency
Fewer energy subsidies
Reduced energy infrastructure costs
Reduced emissions
Health dividend
Local employment
Improved community appearance
Local spending
Higher property values
Social dividend
Better Energy programme –potential benefits
• 8000 GWh
• 2.3 Mt CO2
• Net societal benefit of around €6 billion
• 5000+ jobs supported• Reduced exposure to
future price increases• Increased
competitiveness
1 million building upgrades
across the residential, commercial and public
sectors by 2020
Programme aims
• Unlock significant energy efficiency potential by enabling owners and
occupiers of existing buildings to be more energy efficient
• Protect the energy poor
• Generate employment
• Improve energy security and environmental performance
• Address accredited supply chain, skills, business models in market-
based programme
• Engage a wider range of market players under one brand
• Explore new ways of financing energy efficiency
• promote whole life appraisal
• engage financial institutions, ESCOs, energy utilities
Better Energy Homes
• Over 150,000 homes have completed upgrade works
• Spending over €300m in total
• Saving 300 GWh in 2010 alone
• Supporting 5,000 jobs
• Benefiting Government through PAYE, VAT and Corporation Tax
Technology Conversion rateCavity 82%Roof Insulation 79%Dry-Lining Insulation 56%High Efficiency Gas with Controls Upgrade 73%High Efficiency Oil with Controls Upgrade 54%External Insulation 70%Heating Controls Upgrade only 54%
Cost Benefit AnalysisHES:Every euro spent by SEAI delivers €5 net benefit to societySME:Every euro spent by SEAI delivers €15 net benefit to society
2050 Roadmap
Average dwelling energy intensity
Better Energy Homes
• Optimal level of improvement ~50% -or twice what leading retrofit programmes now achieve
• Demands comprehensive, ‘whole-building’ approach
• Averaging min 5% annual residential market penetration
• “no jurisdiction currently reaching even 2% per annum” RAP May 2011
Climate and building characteristics alone don’t determine energy demand -occupant behaviour and socio-economic factors are important componentsSteemers & Yun 2009
Better Energy Workplaces examples
Energy Efficient Design (EED)•Eli Lilly Kinsale undertook EED project
- realised €600k+ annual energy savings
- payback two years
Heat Recovery•Green Isle Foods heat recovery project on refrigeration
-generates all hot water requirements for cleaning
-reduces gas requirement by over 80%
The Challenge –and Responses
Developments in the Market
Energy Suppliers Partners/Accumulators New Emergents Horizontal Diversification Communities
POLICY MARKETTransformation
Moving along the Value Chain
NOW FUTURE
Driving Quality
Establish new norms in construction Research is key Build good customer experiences
New market offers
Further development in the offerings to the consumer
Conclusions
• Opportunity for fresh thinking• Joined-up industry, business,
agencies, Government• Re-invent construction• Focus on consumer• Only one chance
…and we must do it right!• Lots of work –more than most
imagine• Rewards will be great
Bites
“The next great industry will be Energy Technology.” -Thomas Friedman, New York Times
“This may sound too good to be true, but the US has a renewable energy resource that is perfectly clean, remarkably cheap, surprisingly abundant and immediately available .... This miracle juice goes by the distinctly boring name of energy efficiency.”
-Michael Grunwald, ‘America’s Untapped Energy Resource’, Time Magazine
Lifecycle Carbon Minus -Misawa Homes
Thank You
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