ESB supporting transition to low carbon buildings
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This document discusses ESB's support for Ireland's transition to low carbon buildings through increased electrification of heating and transport. It notes that macro energy trends show decarbonization is necessary and renewables are growing. ESB's strategy is to decarbonize electricity generation, build smart reliable networks, empower customers, and increase electric heating and transport through technologies like heat pumps and electric vehicles. This would help reduce Ireland's fossil fuel use and carbon emissions significantly. The document outlines ESB's engagement with homeowners on these issues.
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ESB supporting transition to low carbon buildings
- 1. ESB – Supporting transition to low carbon buildings SEAI NATIONAL DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT CONFERENCE 2017 Brian Montayne, ESB eHeat, ESB Innovation
- 3. 3 esb.ie Macro Energy Trends Our energy world is transforming, with or without us #brighterfuture Decarbonisation Must Happen Renewables Unstoppable Demand Stalled Prosumer Take -off New Business Models ● Destination clear ● Path uncertain ● Pace is uncertain ● Costs reducing ● Efficiency gains ● Flexibility solutions ● Building standards ● DM technology ● Data Centre offset ● Connected Homes ● DER availability ● Heat & Transport ● Multiple players ● Service/Data orgs ● Towards ‘Free’ electricity
- 4. 4 esb.ie esb.ie ESB’s Core Purpose #brighterfuture
- 6. 6 esb.ie Our Fossil Oil Use in Heating & Transport 6.25 million tonnes per year (2014) 0.5 million tonnes per year (2050) Source: SEAI 2015, UCC 2013 We need a reduction in fossil oil from 6.25m to 0.5m tonnes per year #brighterfuture
- 7. 7 esb.ie Residential Energy Demand – Heating Fuels Oil Heating Gas Heating Solid Fuel Heating Source: CSO 2011 Census (400k Off Gas Grid) Storage Heating #brighterfuture +200,000 New Builds by 2030
- 8. 8 esb.ie Residential Energy Demand – Geographical Distribution Natural Gas Oil #brighterfuture
- 9. 9 esb.ie Transformative change is needed Car 300% efficient 20-25% efficient 75% efficient Heat 70- 90% efficient Electric Vehicles and Heat Pumps have a major role to play in facilitating the clean energy transition #brighterfuture
- 10. 10 esb.ie Technologies: Electric Vehicles EV (2050) ICE (2050) EV (current) ICE (current) 0.14 tCO2 pa 2.87 tCO2 pa Note: Diesel car, 23685km per annum 46% #brighterfuture 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.500.00 0.95 tCO2 pa 1.55 tCO2 pa
- 11. 11 esb.ie Technologies: Heat pumps Heat pump (2050) Heat pump (current) Gas (current) Oil (current) 0.2 tCO2 pa 2.1 tCO2 pa 3.7 tCO2 pa 4.7 tCO2 pa Note: Large home, average thermal demand 14.5 kWh/yr, around 45% of housing stock 43% #brighterfuture 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.500.00 4.00 4.50 5.00
- 12. 12 esb.ie Or up to 53% by electrifying Heating & Transport #brighterfuture Addressing Ireland’s Emissions - Electrification Electricity Generation 19% Other (ETS) 8% Agriculture 33% Transport 19% Heat 15% Other (Non ETS) 6%
- 13. 13 esb.ie Low carbon generation Smart Reliable Networks Empowered, informed customers Decarbonise electricity and electrify heat and transport ESB’s Strategic Approach #brighterfuture Electric heating and transport
- 14. 14 esb.ie What we are doing? #brighterfuture
- 15. 15 esb.ie Engaging our Homeowners #brighterfuture
Editor's Notes
- ESB was established 90 years ago with a very strong societal purpose - to advance the lives of Irish citizens by using electricity to unlock economic potential. It was shortly after the end of World War 1 and the Irish Civil War, and Ireland was a very underdeveloped nation. The fledgling free state Government agreed to invest €5m - a quarter of the national budget at the time - in the Shannon Hydro Electric Scheme at Ardnacrusha. This was the first fully integrated electricity system in the world, and the €5m investment that the Government made in Ardnacrusha is the only direct investment that the State has ever made in ESB. An advertisement from 1928 captures succinctly ESB’s purpose – “to lighten human burdens, to brighten human lives” Or in the words we use today … To create a brighter future
- Our industry is changing very fast. This means it isn’t business as usual for ESB
- 90 years on, ESB continues to work for a brighter future – taking on ambitious projects that enable progress, growth and possibility for the individuals and communities we serve. We have countless examples how we have done this over the years, obvious ones like Ardnacrusha and Rural Electrification…but also less visible ones like… Moneypoint – to diversify fuel and advance fuel security following oil crisis ESB International – using Irish engineering talent to enable countries around the world advance and achieve their potential Special dividend - €400m to State during financial crisis Network refurbishment project – rebuilt the network to improve resilience, efficiency and performance, attracting FDI and data centres - SIRO – bringing economic opportunities to towns and villages across Ireland. You can probably think of lots more! Creating a Brighter Future remains ESB fundamental reason for being, but the way we achieve this has changed over time depending on the needs of our stakeholders…
- Today, the biggest single challenge facing humanity is climate change. The energy sector, as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, has a major role to play in findings solutions to meet carbon reduction targets. However, this has to be done in a socially responsible way that preserves energy security and affordability.
- 90 years on, ESB continues to work for a brighter future – taking on ambitious projects that enable progress, growth and possibility for the individuals and communities we serve. We have countless examples how we have done this over the years, obvious ones like Ardnacrusha and Rural Electrification…but also less visible ones like… Moneypoint – to diversify fuel and advance fuel security following oil crisis ESB International – using Irish engineering talent to enable countries around the world advance and achieve their potential Special dividend - €400m to State during financial crisis Network refurbishment project – rebuilt the network to improve resilience, efficiency and performance, attracting FDI and data centres - SIRO – bringing economic opportunities to towns and villages across Ireland. You can probably think of lots more! Creating a Brighter Future remains ESB fundamental reason for being, but the way we achieve this has changed over time depending on the needs of our stakeholders…
- Electric heating and transport can play a major part in meeting Ireland’s challenge. For example: in transport, the internal combustion engine has been with us for over 100 years. It is hugely inefficient, converting only about 20-25% of the energy into motion. Any amount of ingenious improvements to that level of efficiency will never be enough. We need new technologies with radically better efficiency or we have to replace the oil with low carbon or zero carbon fuel. Electric vehicles are 75% efficient in converting electrical energy into motion, more than three times as good as conventional cars. Sustainable biofuels very low in carbon or zero carbon. These are the kind of changes that are needed. Replacement of oil with CNG would help while supplies of low carbon fuels are scarce but won’t be sufficient in the long run. Bio liquids and electrification are key options for this sector. In heating, the options are similar. Even the existing ‘inefficient’ oil boiler is about 70% efficient. No matter how efficient you get your boiler to be, it will still burn the oil and release emissions. This will not fit with our reduction pathway. In the same way, building standards and insulation programs will reduce oil consumption but, without a step change in technology or a switch to renewable fuel, can’t yield the reductions we need. Heat pumps are an example of the type of technological shift that is needed. Because they reclaim renewable heat from the surrounding environment, they achieve an efficiency over 100%. Liquid biofuels or biomass boilers are examples of the type of renewable fuels that can be used. District heating systems like they have in the Nordic countries, can make use of waste heat from generation and industry. In this new world, they may well have a role to play in our urban areas and country towns. A twin track: decarbonise electricity and move heating and transport demand to electricity
- Just 20% of the Energy consumed in Ireland is Electricity and electricity accounts for 19% of Green House Gas emissions. A much larger proportion of emissions - 34 per cent - comes from the transport and heating sectors. Therefore, if we fully decarbonise electricity without changing energy consumption in the other sectors, we can address less than 20 per cent of overall emissions. However, if we can decarbonise electricity and in parallel shift the transport and heating sectors to electricity instead of oil, the potential impact will be over 50 per cent. Our vision is for clean electricity sector, driving a low carbon economy
- So what does this mean in terms of the job to be done? We need to decarbonise electricity and electrify heat and transport. To do that, we need low carbon generation, smart reliable networks, empowered, informed customers who can play a role in managing their own energy efficiency, and we need infrastructure and policies to support the electrification of heat and transport. And we need to do all of this in a way that preserves affordability and energy security for customers.