David Kelly discusses Ervia's innovative approaches to sustainability. Ervia operates gas and water infrastructure serving over 2 million customers annually. It aims to enhance health, protect the environment, and enable economic development. Gas Networks Ireland transports over 74 billion kWh of gas through its 13,954 km pipeline network, serving 700,000 customers. Irish Water serves over 1.6 million households and 200,000 businesses with 1.7 billion litres of water and 1.6 billion litres of wastewater processed daily. Ervia is committed to a low carbon future through supporting renewable gas, sustainable freight transport, carbon capture and storage, and making the gas network carbon neutral by 2050.

1. Innovative Approaches to
Sustainability
David Kelly – Group Head of Customer Operations & Public Affairs
Ireland Power, 3rd April 2019

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5. Ervia is a company of size and scale
26,070
Total jobs supported
We operate gas and
water infrastructure
and services 24/7,
365/year
1.7m
customers
We work to enhance the health and quality of life of the people of Ireland,
protect our environment and enable economic development

6. Gas Networks Ireland at a glance
€145m
capital expenditure
20
counties serviced
by natural gas
52%
of Ireland’s electricity needs
powered by natural gas
€487m
revenue
13,954km
of gas pipeline could
wrap around Ireland’s
coastline 4 times
Renewable gas
could provide
20%
of Ireland’s gas
needs by 2030
2nd
most profitable
semi-state energy
company
74,000GWh
of gas transported through
the network
700,000
customers who could fill
Croke Park 8 times over

7. Gas Networks Ireland at a glance

8. Irish Water at a glance
Serving
1.6m
households and
200,000
businesses
nationwide
€683m
capital expenditure
1.7bn
litres of water
processed daily, enough
to fill over 680 Olympic
sized swimming pools
€500m
capex savings
by 2022
Serving
63,000km
Of water mains and
32,000km
of wastewater network
– Our combined pipe
network could circle
the earth twice
€13bn
Investment required
to address all known
deficits
Over
7,000
Water and wastewater
assets including
2,000
Water and wastewater
treatment plants
1.6bn
litres of wastewater
is treated daily
1.25bn
opex savings by 2022

9. Sustainable Growth
Pre-Connections Enquiries (PCEs) Connection Applications Received
Connections Complete
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10. Water Supply Project –
Eastern & Midlands Region
Regions’ First New Major
Source of Water in Over 60
Years

11. Gas Networks Going Green
Biomethane Circular Economy:
Decarbonising Agriculture, Energy,
Heat, & Transport

12. Logistics & Central Injection Points
Upgrading
Compression
& Dispenser
Production
Biogas
Road
Transport
Compression
& Dispenser
Grid
Injection
AD Logistics Service Gas Network Injection
• Biomethane will be either directly injected into the Gas Grid or
safely transported by specialist gas tankers by an experienced logistics
firm to a central injection point
• Modern composite trailer units (40ft) can transport up to 110 MWh of
energy per trip and are ideal for distances of up to 100 km.

13. Ringsend Treatment Plant – BioGas in Action

14. The Solution for Freight – CNG is Cleaner
• Natural Gas is cheaper
• CNG is a proven technology
• Its an indigenous, secure fuel
• The vehicles are available
• Bio CNG is the goal!
• Our mission is to deliver the refuelling
infrastructure

15. SEAI Energy Show – March 2019
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16. What is Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)?
Gas-fired power
plant or industry
CO2 Compression
and Conditioning
CO2
Transportation
CO2 underground
storage
Carbon Capture
Unit
Exhaust
gas

17. In Conclusion
• Ervia is uniquely positioned to be a state-owned climate change actor with a focus on
sustainable energy and freight transport
• We are also central to the state’s ambition with regard to water sustainability
• Ervia is committed to a low carbon future
• ‘Climate Action’ needs renewable energy and CCS makes Gas a viable backup
• The Irish Gas Network can be carbon neutral by 2050 with the right supports for CNG,
BioMethane, CCS and in the longer-term Hydrogen
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