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Sustainable Energy
Communities – an integrated
approach
Aideen O’Hora
25 May 2011
Mission…
…To play a leading role in transforming
Ireland into a society based on sustainable
energy structures, technologies and
practices.
Objectives
• Energy efficiency
• Low carbon energy resources
• Innovation and Integration
SEAI – Sustainable Energy Act 2002
The Starting Point
The starting point...
Region
Town
Zone
Dundalk 2020
Organisational
Management Commitment
People
Developing an energy efficient
culture
Technical
Understanding how and where energy is used
Need balance of three
elements
Structured Energy Management
Commit
Identify
PlanTake
Action
Review
Collaboration Structure
Replication
Commit
Identify
PlanTake
Action
Review
20% Renewable Electricity
40% Energy Efficiency in
selected buildings
20% Renewable
heat
The Sustainable Energy Communities
Programme
Bottom-up, Top-down
Local
Regional
National
The Vision
... to stimulate a national move towards sustainable energy practice through demonstration of best practice in six exemplar communities by 2015, which in turn will inform and build capacity through the SEC Network
The Purpose
... The purpose of the programme is to be a catalyst on the ground to deliver national targets and a platform for wider debate and strategic influence at a national and European level…
SEC Support
Dundalk - the Living Laboratory
Dundalk - social, economic and
environment achievements
Environmental
Social Economic
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
2007 2008 2009 2010 Target
To
nn
es C
O2
sav
ed
Years savings v Target
Annual CO2 savings against target
2007
2008
2009
2010
Target
The Innovation is the Integration
