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ESB Networks is continuing with its Dingle Project, an initiative which is trialling the use of new, cleaner and greener technologies on the West Kerry peninsula.
This includes retrofitting homes and businesses with cleaner technologies, such as solar panels, air source heat pumps, EVs and smart immersion controls.
Despite the effects of the pandemic, the Dingle Project is still ongoing.
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Trialling electric vehicles (EVs) is a large part of the initiative.
I first spoke to Ciaran Geaney, Dingle Project ICT Lead, and asked him for a reminder about the project on the Dingle Peninsula.
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That’s an overview of the project and what ESB Networks’ is hoping to find out. But, what’s known about EVs so far and where is the industry going?
An electric vehicle trial will begin on the Dingle Peninsula this week.
ESB Networks is providing 17 electric vehicles for a year, in order to better understand how the electrification of transport will impact its network.
As part of the Dingle Project, the 15 triallists, who work in a variety of sectors, received their cars in recent days, in accordance with current COVID-19 restrictions.
ESB Networks adds that two more electric vehicles will become available when restrictions lift.
This is the latest stage in the Dingle Project, an initiative which deploys a range of new technologies to help develop a smart, resilient, low-carbon electricity network.