May 6, 2021 5:49 pm
Renewable Energy Ireland (REI) has today (Thursday, May 6) published ‘40by30’, a roadmap to an Ireland where 40% of heat can come from renewables by 2030.
According to REI, this would reduce Ireland’s CO2 emissions by 7% annually, in line with the climate bill.
40% of Ireland’s heat can be provided by renewables
This plan was developed by XD Consulting on behalf of REI and with the advice of organisations working in district heating, bioenergy, heat pumps, renewable gas and geothermal.
The plan outlines that 40% of Ireland’s heat can be provided by renewable sources primarily from bioenergy, heat pumps, renewable gas and district heating networks.
But Ms Gartland said 3,500 megawatts of waste heat in the form of steam and warm air had been identified around Dublin which could heat many thousands more homes and premises. We re looking at data centres, cold storage warehouses, wastewater treatment plants, power stations - all of these units that produce waste heat from your bakeries right down to your local crematorium, even though that seems a bit eerie to think about waste heat coming from there.
Ms Gartland is chief executive of Codema, the energy advisor to Dublin s four local authorities, and also director of the Irish District Energy Association (IDEA) which is working to make district heating standard in every city and town.