The document summarizes the Airtricity Community Fund, which provides funding for energy efficiency and sustainability projects in communities near Airtricity wind farms. It outlines the application process, which involves downloading and filling out an application form that describes the community group and project. Applicants submit the form to the Community Liaison Officer, Anne Reynolds, who reviews all applications. Successful applicants are then awarded funding and celebrated with a community photo. The fund has supported over 130 local projects since 2008, with examples of recently funded projects given.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
This article is all about what AI trends will emerge in the field of creative operations in 2024. All the marketers and brand builders should be aware of these trends for their further use and save themselves some time!
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
This article is all about what AI trends will emerge in the field of creative operations in 2024. All the marketers and brand builders should be aware of these trends for their further use and save themselves some time!
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...
SSE Ireland West Limerick retrofit project slidepack
1. Energy Efficient Floodlighting for Killeaney AFC Pitch
“The new lighting system means our local sports teams can practice all year round The Project
in a much safer environment” The Killeaney AFC sports facility is used by schoolboy teams
in the local area on a daily basis. To improve the training
facilities and reduce energy costs, club members decided
to apply for funding to implement a new energy efficient
lighting system that would help keep the facility open all
year round.
Energy Efficiency: The installation of a Service: As well as providing a sports
The new lighting system means multiple teams An energy efficient lighting system helps to Over 100 people a week use the new facility highly efficient floodlighting system will and social facility that can now be used
can now train together reduce energy costs help to significantly reduce the amount during the winter months, multiple
of energy required to operate the facility teams can also now use the facility at
during the winter months. any one time.
Sustainability: The upgraded facility Excellence: The improved facilities
provides the Knockdown community provide a benefit to all age and social
with a year round venue for sports and groups. The energy efficient lighting will
social activities. also help keep costs down during the
winter months.
Teamwork: Volunteers of all ages
from various community groups in Safety: A qualified health and safety
Sports teams can now practice during New pitchside lighting The new lighting means sport can be played
Knockdown worked collaboratively to officer was employed to oversee all of
the winter months all year round
drive the development of this project. the construction works.
1 2 3 4 5
Community Funding Project Project Community
Fund Application Awarded Construction Completion Opening
January 2012 March 2012 August 2012 October 2012 October 2012
“The support from Airtricity community fund has allow us to
Airtricity Community Project Type deliver a facility that will provide a much needed service for
Investment Beneficiaries Energy Efficiency Sustainability Knockdown community. The new lighting system means our
€5,000 150
local sports teams can practice all year around in a much
safer environment whilst keeping costs down”.
People per week Michael Cummane
Secretary Killeaney AFC
2. Replacement windows and doors at Templeglantine National School
“Pupils, teachers and parents are delighted with the new windows and doors at the The Project
National School.” The single glaze windows and doors at Templeglantine
National School were first installed in the 1970s, so heat loss
was a real issue for the school. Airtricity’s Community Fund
helped Templeglantine National School install over 50 new
double glaze windows and doors, helping to significantly
reduce its annual energy costs.
Energy Efficiency: The replacement Service: The National school is at the
of single glaze windows and doors with heart of the local community, therefore
All single glazed windows have been replaced Double glazing has helped reduce energy costs. New doors at Templeglantine NS. a double glazed model has helped the not only will this project benefit pupils
with double glazing school to improve heat retention in each and teachers, but local groups such as
classroom. This improvement has also the Choltas Music group will also avail of
helped to increase the school’s BER, the improved facilities.
which was also awarded to the school
Excellence: The Community Fund
by Airtricity’s 2010 Community Fund.
package has significantly improved the
Sustainability: As well as making building’s efficiency, replacing windows
measurable improvements to the and doors that were originally installed
school’s energy use, pupils and teachers in the 1970s.
now have a far more comfortable
Safety: Safety assessments were
Pupils and teachers now enjoy a comfortable and Templeglantine NS recieved €29,000 to upgrade The school’s BER rating has improved significantly. working environment.
warm classroom environment. windows and doors. carried out prior to construction and a
Teamwork: All the project labour and fully qualified contractor was employed
supplies were sourced from local to carry out the installation during the
1 2 3 4 5 suppliers, with school staff, pupils and summer, whilst pupils and teachers
Community Funding Project Project Community parents providing a helping hand with were on their summer holidays.
Fund Application Awarded Construction Completion Opening the planning and development process.
December 2011 March 2012 June/July 2012 August 2012 September 2012
Airtricity Community Project Type “Pupils, teachers and parents are delighted with the new
Investment Beneficiaries Energy Efficiency Sustainability windows and doors at the National School. The upgrades will
€29,000 500
have a real positive impact on the building and we hope that
heat loss will be reduced by as much as 50 percent, helping
us to significantly reduce the school’s energy bills.”
People per week Joe Fitzgerald
Board of Management Templeglantine National School
3. Templeglantine Community Hall Retrofit
“Airtricity’s funding will revive the Templeglantine Community Hall to become an The Project
efficient landmark building for all to be proud of.” Templeglantine community hall was built by voluntary
labour in 1974. By modern standards, the building was poorly
insulated, had an inefficient heating system and leaked heat
through its single glazed windows. A survey revealed a
Building Energy Rating of (F). The Community Fund is helping
to transform this once energy-wasting community hall into a
vibrant, energy efficient local landmark.
Energy Efficiency: Upgrading the Service: The community will have a
Local schools and social groups will use Senior age groups will find the hall more inviting with In 2009 the Community Fund helped upgrade lighting system to a higher spec and modern, multi-purpose space that
the new hall on a daily basis. a warmer and more comfortable hall temperature. emergency lighting to the value of €1,500. better performing T5 fluorescent light, will be utilised by local sports teams,
as well as implementing an Energy musicians, drama clubs as well as
Management Action Plan (EMAP) will providing a more pleasant environment
help to reduce the building’s energy for senior age groups.
consumption.
Excellence: The reduced hall running
Sustainability: To sustain the efficiency costs will allow for further development
of the building, proper insulation along within the community, as well as acting
with the eradication of draughts and as a catalyst to help people pursue
higher performance windows will see efficiency within their own homes.
Before the upgrade, insulation in the The suggested Energy Management Action Plan will help An environmentally friendly ‘grey water’ system current heat loss of the building reduced
Safety: All personnel entering the building
building was extremely poor. to reduce the building’s running costs and carbon footprint. will further reduce running costs. by over 75%.
site during construction are required to
Teamwork: Pro-active communications comply with the Health and Welfare at
1 2 3 4 5 about the energy efficiency benefits. Work Act 2005, including wearing of hard
hats and high visibility vests.
Project Community Funding Project Community
Construction Fund Application Awarded Completion Opening
June 2011 September 2011 January 2011 July 2012 August 2012
Airtricity Community Project Type “Airtricity’s funding will revive the Templeglantine
Investment Beneficiaries Energy Efficiency Sustainability Community Hall to become an efficient landmark building
€47,000 1,500
for all to be proud of. The funding is being used to re-insulate
the building including wrapping the outside of the hall in
insulation. Through these measures we aim to cut heat loss
People per week by over 75%, greatly reducing our running costs.”
Christy Walsh, Templegantine Muintir na Tire
5. Applying to the Community Fund
Download The Community Fund Application Form
Download your Community Fund application form at www.airtricity.com
Tell Us About Your Project
Fill out your application form, telling us about your community group and your project. Remember
to attach quotes for the energy efficiency / sustainability measure you are looking for funding for.
Send Us Your Project Details
Submit your completed application form to our Community Liasion Officer, Anne Reynolds.
This can be done via post or email.
5 Months
Airtricity Reviews All Projects
All Community Fund applications are evaluated on a competitive basis – remember,
funding sought must relate to an energy efficient or sustainability project.
Funding Awards
Airtricity Community Liaison Officer, Anne Reynolds, will contact all successful applicants,
letting them know how much funding their respective projects are to be awarded.
Community Photo
6 To celebrate your successful Community Fund application, Anne Reynolds will organise
a visit to your community and present successful groups with their Community Funding.
6. Airtricity Energy Services
We have two energy service businesses that operate in Ireland -
Airtricity Utility Solutions, Ireland’s largest street lighting
contractor and Airtricity Home Energy Services, which provides
energy efficiency improvements for our customers. 20
AHES employees
33
Direct and indirect
Airtricity Home Energy Services worked on the Limerick Home Energy
retrofit project. Service Employees
Airtricity Home Energy Services (AHES) delivers energy efficiency improvements for domestic and
non-domestic customers. Improving the energy performance of homes and businesses is one of the
best ways to reduce overall energy consumption, carbon emissions and energy bills and we work with
customers to help them reduce their energy consumption and cost by providing practical advice. 15,000
Jobs competed
20
Home Energy
AHES allows us to do more, by providing energy efficiency improvements direct to our customers.
last year. Service vehicles
Under the national ‘Better Energy’ plan launched
by the Department for Communications, Energy
and Natural Resources (DCENR) in the Republic of
Ireland, Airtricity Home Energy Services offers a
number of services, such as:
• Boiler Upgrades
• Insulation
• Maintenance
• Heating Control upgrades
• Solar panel installations
7. Airtricity Energy Services
Airtricity Utility Solutions
Airtricity Utility Solutions is Ireland’s leading street light contractor,
providing full in-house design, estimating, consultancy and project
management services. Our promise is to provide public lighting 120
Airtricity Utility
8
Regional depots
solutions that we, our customers and the community at large can Solutions across the Republic
employees of Ireland
be proud of. These solutions will be cost effective and in keeping
250,000 100
with the landscape.
Streetlights Specialised vehicles,
Core lighting services maintained across the fully rated, tested
Republic of Ireland and certified
• Term maintenance contracts
• Design
“Airtricity Utility Solutions is committed to ensuring
• New lighting schemes
that each local authority’s Public Lighting contract
• Amenity lighting
is managed to the highest possible service, safety
• Sports floodlighting and excellence standards while at the same time
• Industrial lighting delivering an efficient and value for money service
• Car park and floodlighting schemes to councils and the communities they serve.”
Gerry Burke,
General Manager, Airtricity Utility Solutions
8. SSE Ireland at a glance
SSE is Ireland’s fastest growing and third largest energy utility. “Our ambition in Ireland is to become the leading
energy company on the island through the efficient
Our purpose is to provide the energy people need in a reliable and operation of, and investment in, a balanced range
sustainable way. We operate and invest in thermal and renewable of businesses.”
energy generation, supply and related services across Ireland.
Mark Ennis
Since 2008, SSE has invested around half a billion Euro in Ireland. Chairman, SSE Ireland
A Snapshot of SSE Ireland
SSE Generation
The third largest generation capacity owner in Ireland.
We own and operate four thermal generating plants
Airtricity
Ireland’s third largest and fastest growing energy
provider. We supply domestic and commercial gas,
1,568MW 780,000
Of all island Domestic and
in Ireland, including the 620MW Tarbert power plant electricity and home energy services customers in the installed generation commercial, gas,
in County Kerry, and 25 onshore wind farms Republic of Ireland. Airtricity is powered by SSE capacity, including electricity and home
across the island. and is Ireland’s greenest supplier.
500MW of wind energy services
farm capacity customers
Airtricity Energy Services
We have two energy services business that operate in SSE Renewables
250,000 1,400MW
Street lights are Of onshore and offshore
Ireland - Airtricity Utility Solutions, Ireland’s largest The largest renewable energy developer in maintained on wind capacity in
street lighting contractor and Airtricity Home Energy Ireland, with around 1400MW of onshore and behalf of 25 local Ireland in construction
Services, which provides energy efficiency offshore wind capacity in Ireland in construction authorities in the or with consent for
improvements for our customers. or with consent for development. Republic of Ireland development.
9. Athea Wind Farm
The consented wind farm at Athea is located approximately 6km to the north of Abbeyfeale, close to the village
of Athea. Construction enabling works are now underway. The development is adjacent to SSE’s operating
Dromada wind farm (28.5MW). Once Athea is complete, SSE will operate over 100MW of wind generation
capacity in County Limerick. The wind farm is expected to create around 50 full time jobs over the construction
phase of the project. At the construction peak, around 160 people will be employed on site.
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Planning Construction Grid Connection Turbine Wind Farm
Pre construction
Consent enabling works Works delivery Commissioning
2010 2010–2012 Commenced June Commence August 2013 December 2013
2012 January 2013
33.65MW
The Athea wind farm will add
16
The project involves the
a further 33.65MW of wind construction of 16 wind turbine
capacity to SSE Ireland’s foundations, a substation
renewables portfolio. building and 16 wind turbines.
17,000 38,025
Athea
Athea Wind Farm will The green energy produced
produce enough electricity at Athea will help to offset
to power 17,000 homes 38,000 tonnes of harmful CO2
emissions every year
10. County Limerick
Retrofit Project
Introduction
Airtricity approached Limerick County Council (CC) with the proposal to do a deep
retrofit of a number of council homes in the Limerick area of our Tournafulla,
Rathcahill and Dromada windfarms.
Together with Limerick CC we submitted an application to the Sustainable
Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for additional funding to ensure the area could
maximise the benefits from this project. With the combined funding we have been
able to complete a full deep retrofit of 107 homes.
The full thermal upgrade of these 107 homes in the areas of Athea, Ardagh, Headline Numbers
Broadford, Carrigkerry, Drumcollagher, Glin, Mountcollins, Newcastle West,
107 €484,050 99
Templeglantine and Tournafulla will greatly improve the energy efficiency of
these homes as well as vastly enhance the comfort levels for the residents.
The total number of The total combined The total number of days
homes that received investment by Airtricity, between the project
Working together with the SEAI and Limerick CC, Airtricity is delighted to have
a full deep retrofit. Limerick CC and the SEAI application and the
been able to improve the energy efficiency of so many homes in the communities to complete the project. project completion.
around our windfarms.
1 2 3 4 5
July 2012 August 2012 August 2012 October 2012 October 2012
Airtricity and Limerick CC submitted the SEAI notified us that our project We began planning by conducting Upgrade works began, with full quality Retrofit works were completed
application to SEAI’s Area Based Pilot. application was successful. site and home visits. assurance implemented throughout. on schedule.
11. County Limerick
Retrofit Project
CFL Lights
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) combine
fluorescent efficiency with incandescent convenience.
Replacing traditional incandescent lamps with screw-
in CFLs can provide energy savings. Although more
expensive to buy CFLs last up to ten times longer and
use only one fifth of the energy.
Energy efficient windows and doors
A large part of a house’s heat loss occurs through
the windows and doors. The replacement windows
and doors in this project are specifically designed
to minimise heat loss and condensation. Where
replacements were not required we serviced
the existing doors and windows to improve their
performance.
Building Energy Rating (BER) Cavity Wall Insulation
Attic insulation A Building Energy Rating (BER) is an indication The insulation of external walls will provide
Insulating the 50 sq.m. (540 sq.ft) attic space of a of the energy performance of a home. It covers considerable energy savings with some 35% of
typical house could save around €76 a year (up to energy use for space heating, water heating, heat lost through the walls in a typical house. If the
20% of a typical fuel bill). There are a variety of ventilation and lighting calculated on the basis of house has suitable cavity walls, the application of
suitable materials including mineral wool, rock standard occupancy. The objective of this retrofit insulation within the cavity is generally the most
wool, sheeps wool, polystyrene, cellulose fibre project is to make improvements such as attic and cost-effective solution. This involves blowing or
and multi-layered foil. Mineral wool was used to cavity wall insulation to help improve the energy pumping the insulation into the cavity through
insulate the attic space of each of the 107 homes. performance of each home. holes drilled in the outer surface.
12. County Limerick
Retrofit in Numbers
The Funding That Made It All Happen A large number of people will benefit from
TOTAL INVESTMENT the upgrades
0 €100,000 €200,000 €300,000 €400,000 €500,000
= 20 people
Airtricity €50,000
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) €414,050 We estimate that over 300 people will benefit from the energy
Limerick County Council €20,000 efficiency upgrades.
Window and Door Upgrades The People Who Worked On The Project
31
Homes
Homes that received new windows
and doors 20
Airtricity Home Energy
3,000
Working hours were
Homes that had their windows and
Services staff worked undertaken by the
doors serviced
on the project. Airtricity Home Energy
76 Services Team
Homes
Projected Savings For Windows and Doors Upgrades
51,150kWh
The same as heating three average
Irish homes for a full year*
*Based on typical annual consumption of 16,900kWh
13. County Limerick
Retrofit in Numbers
CFL Lighting Upgrades Insulation Upgrades
13,000m 2 The total amount of
insulation installed
535 CFL light bulbs were installed This is roughly the same size as the pitch at Croke Park.
as part of the retrofit
Projected Savings From CFL Installation
8,560kWh
The equivalent of powering one and
a half Irish homes for a full year*
*Based on typical consumption of 5,300kWh
Building Energy Rating
107 Projected Thermal Savings For Insulation
448,050kWh
Building Energy Ratings The same as heating 26 average
were completed Irish homes for a full year*
*Based on typical annual consumption of 16,900kWh
14. County Limerick
Retrofit in Numbers
Over 300 people will benefit as a result Safety is paramount so risk assessments were
of the energy efficiency upgrades carried out before undertaking all work
20 Airtricity Home Energy Services Staff worked Over 30 homes received new windows and doors to Airtricity staff worked on cavity wall insulation
on the project over a period of 21 days help improve heat efficiencies. at each of the 107 homes.