Irish Summit 2020 Transition to a renewables-led energy system

Croke Park, Dublin ● Thursday 20th February 2020

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Organised by Irish Renewable Energy Summit 2020

The major annual conference for the Irish renewables sector

To date renewable energy has been focused on the electricity sector with 40 per cent of electricity generated from renewable sources. The Climate Action Plan has an ambitious target of 70 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Although there has been less progress made on renewable sources in the heat and transport sectors, both these sectors are central to the Climate Action Plan: there is an ambitious target to electrify mobility with 950,000 electric vehicles by 2030; and an equally ambitious target to deliver 600,000 renewable energy heating sources in homes and 25,000 in commercial premises. The out-workings of the Plan will see a surge in renewable energy development over the next decade. The 2020 Irish Renewable Energy Summit will look at the practical implications of the Climate Action Plan to 2030 and how renewables will develop across electricity, heat and transport.

Climate Action Plan

With the publication of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, there is now a clear pathway to a low carbon economy in . Renewable energy is pivotal to the Plan. Ireland will see an acceleration in renewable energy development over the coming decade. Key aspects of the Climate Action Plan include:

4 70% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030; ‘The Plan envisages radical change. 4 An additional 12GW of electricity from renewable sources including onshore and In 2030, we will have 5 times the amount offshore wind, solar and bioenergy by 2030; of renewables on our grid that we have today (requiring capacity to peak at 4 3.5GW of offshore wind based on competitive auctions; 95% electricity generation from 4 400,000 heat pumps to be installed by 2030; renewable sources). 33% of the cars on 4 950,000 EVs on the road by 2030; our road will be fully electric or hybrids… 4 15% of electricity demand is to be met by renewable sources contracted under PPAs. 30% of our homes will be fuelled by renewable heat vs 2% today.’ The Plan also sees the development of bioenergy as a source of sustainable heat and electricity. Post 2030 it also envisages the decarbonization of Ireland’s gas network with the Minister Richard Bruton, TD introduction of biogas and hydrogen. This is why you need to be at the Irish Renewable Energy Summit 2020

+200 attendees: Who you can expect to meet The summit is attended by senior managers and decision-makers in the renewable energy sector. Delegates come from right across the sector and the wider energy community with a contingent from overseas. Delegates will include:

• Chief Executives, directors and senior managers in the energy sector Key themes covered: • Policy makers and regulators 4 Climate Action Plan and renewable energy policy; • Renewable energy developers 4 Implementation of RES-E; • Engineering and technical consultants 4 Next phase of onshore wind development; • Legal and financial advisors 4 Developing Ireland’s offshore wind resources; • Planning and environmental professionals 4 to facilitate 70% renewables; Future grid Equipment suppliers 4 Decarbonising the gas network with biomethane; • Large energy users 4 Electrification of transport; • 4 Heat in the City: decarbonising heat.

The Renewable Energy Summit will provide a valuable opportunity to bring Benefits of attending: together the key stakeholders from across the energy sector, and those who interact 4 Discuss the role of renewables in the energy transition with the energy sector to discuss how the 4 Hear directly from developers of contribution from renewable energy can renewable energy be maximised and implemented most 4 Learn about innovative projects effectively. being implemented The objective is to create a genuine in- 4 Network with other professionals depth understanding of the alternative across the renewable energy paths open to Ireland in increasing the sector contribution from renewable energy.

Conference plenary

08.30 REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE ON ARRIVAL

09.05 Chair’s welcome and introduction Marie Donnelly, Chair, Renewable Energy Ireland

Projections to 2030: Renewable energy outlook William Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Delivering Ireland’s renewable resources Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects, SSE Renewables

Getting to 70 per cent David Connolly, CEO, Irish Wind Energy Association

Copenhagen: 100% renewable gas by 2025 Finn Mortensen, Director, State of Green, Denmark

Question & answer session / Panel discussion

11.00 MORNING COFFEE / NETWORKING BREAK

11.20 Decarbonising electricity: a key facet of the Climate Action Plan Eamonn Confrey, Principal Officer Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Delivering 15% of electricity demand from renewable sources under PPAs Richard Murphy, Partner and Head of Energy (Ireland), Pinsent Masons

Vision 2050 and Negative Emissions Brendan Murphy, Commercial & Regulatory Director,

Power-to-Gas: Linking electricity and gas in a decarbonising world Martin Lambert, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Question & answer session / Panel discussion

Afternoon session

14.00 SESSION 1: Future outlook for renewable 14.00 SESSION 2: Bioenergy energy CHAIR: Marie Donnelly, Chair, Renewable CHAIR: tbc Energy Ireland

Energy regulatory outlook: Supporting the Developing a large scale anaerobic energy transitions in Ireland digester bioenergy project Jim Gannon, Commissioner, Commission Peter Baillie, Managing Director, Energia for Regulation of Utilities Renewables

Whole system thinking to create an Heat in the City: renewable heat in integrated smart energy infrastructure for buildings Ireland Janette Webb, UKERC Co-Director & David Noronha, Project Director Professor of Sociology of Organisations SSE Enterprise-Distributed Energy University of Edinburgh

Pathways to the 2030 renewable electricity target Renewable hydrogen is ready for take-off Brian Ó Gallachóir, Professor of Energy Rory Monaghan, NUI Galway and Engineering, UCC & Director of SFI MaREI Hydrogen Ireland Centre The outlook and challenges for The role of interconnectors in meeting advanced biofuels Ireland’s Renewable Energy Targets Charlotte Stead, Senior Policy Advisor, Nigel Beresford, CEO, Greenlink Department for Transport Interconnector Limited Question & answer session / Panel Question & answer session / Panel discussion discussion 16.00 CHAIRMAN’S CONCLUDING REMARKS AND 16.00 CHAIRMAN’S CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CONFERENCE CLOSE CONFERENCE CLOSE

Ireland’s transition Ministerial Renewable address to a low carbon Richard Bruton, TD energy Minister for energy future Communications, Climate summit Action and Environment

Projections to 2030: Renewable heat in renewable energy buildings outlook William Walsh Janette Webb Chief Executive UKERC Co-Director and Professor of Sociology Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland University of Edinburgh

Offshore wind Outlook for delivering advanced biofuels renewable energy Charlotte Stead Paul Cooley Senior Policy Advisor Director of Capital Projects Department for Transport UK SSE Renewables Speakers include

Peter Baillie David Connolly Dr Rory Monaghan Brian Ó Gallachóir Managing Director CEO NUI Galway and Hydrogen Professor of Energy Energia Renewables Irish Wind Energy Association Ireland Engineering University College Peter is Managing Director of David Connolly is CEO of the Dr Rory Monaghan is the Energia Renewables, which holds Irish Wind Energy Association Lecturer of Energy Engineering Brian Ó Gallachóir is Professor of a 21 per cent renewable market which is Ireland’s largest in the School of Engineering at Energy Engineering in University share in Ireland. He is leading the renewable energy association. the National University of Ireland College Cork’s School of development and construction of Energia’s first IWEA works with a wide range of internal and Galway (NUI Galway). He is a Principal Engineering and Vice-Director of UCC’s Bioenergy project, 4.8MW, €50 million external stakeholders to build understanding and Investigator in the NUI Galway Ryan Institute, a Environmental Research Institute. He is also investment in Huntstown Bioenergy Limited in awareness of the benefits of Irish wind and Funded Investigator in MaREI, the SFI Research Director of the national SFI MaREI Research Dublin, with an annual feedstock capacity of up renewable energy, and to ensure that Irish wind Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, and the Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. Brian is 100,000 tonnes of MSW fines and SSO waste. energy continues to provide clean, cost effective Director of the Energy Engineering Programme elected Chair of the Executive Committee for electricity to communities, businesses, factories at NUI Galway. He obtained Bachelors, Masters IEA’s Technology Collaboration Programme on Richard Bruton, TD and homes across Ireland. Previously, David was and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from energy systems modelling (IEA-ETSAP). Brian’s Minister for Communications an Associate Professor in Energy Planning at NUI Galway in 2002, and the Massachusetts research involves building and using integrated Climate Action and Aalborg University in Copenhagen where his Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005 and 2010, energy systems models to inform energy and Environment research focused on the design and assessment respectively. His research, which has earned over climate change mitigation policy. In addition to Richard Bruton, TD, was of 100% renewable energy systems for electricity, €2 million in funding and led to 40 peer-reviewed informing Ireland’s policy, his research has also appointed Minister for heat, and transport. publications, focuses primarily on technical, informed the recent increase in EU Communications, Climate Action economic and environmental optimisation of 2030renewable energy ambition from 27% to Paul Cooley and Environment in October 2018. He previously sustainable energy systems, such as hydrogen 32%. Brian is also an elected Fellow of the Irish Director of Capital Projects served as Minister of Education and Skills from and bioenergy, and their supply chains. Academy for Engineering and a member of SSE Renewables May 2016 to October 2018 and as Minister for Ireland’s Gas Innovation Advisory Group. Richard Murphy Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation from 2011–2016. Paul Cooley is Director of Capital Partner and Head of Energy William Walsh Richard was first elected to Dáil Éireann for Projects at SSE Renewables and (Ireland), Pinsent Masons LLP Chief Executive Officer, SEAI Dublin North Central in 1982. He has served a is responsible for delivering the number of terms as a member of Dublin City company’s pipeline of new Richard Murphy is a Partner and William Walsh is Chief Executive Council. renewable energy developments including over Head of Energy (Ireland) at Officer in SEAI. He initially held 7GW of offshore wind energy in development in Pinsent Masons LLP. His energy the position of Chief Financial Eamonn Confrey the UK and Ireland, the largest such pipeline of expertise and experience Officer when he joined the Principal Officer any developer operating in both markets. Part of includes advising clients on a range of regulatory, organisation in 2013. Prior to Decarbonisation Policy Division the FTSE-listed SSE plc, SSE Renewables is the advisory and transactional matters. Richard is joining SEAI he worked for IFI where he held a Department of leading developer and operator of renewable rated as a leading individual for energy work in number of roles including Assistant Chief Communications, Climate energy across the UK and Ireland, with an both Chambers UK and the Legal 500. Richard Executive Officer and Director. Prior to that he Action and Environment operational portfolio of around 4GW of onshore sits on the Renewables Industry held senior management positions in a number Eamonn Confrey is the Principal wind, offshore wind and hydro. Prior to joining Group Committee (NIRIG) and is a regular of roles in the private sector. William is a Officer of the Decarbonisation Policy Division in SSE, Paul was Northern Ireland General Manager speaker at energy industry events and Chartered Accountant, holds a Bachelor of the Department of Communications, Climate and Electrical Engineering Manager at Airtricity. conferences. Business Studies from Dublin City University and Action and Environment, where he is responsible Paul joined the energy industry from the a Graduate Diploma in Strategy, Innovation and for promoting the sustainability of energy supply chemicals and manufacturing sector where he Change from UCD. and demand, and by delivering progressively on held various senior management positions renewable energy targets, in line with the including operational, regulatory and engineering National Renewable Energy Action Plan. Eamonn management roles at DuPont and the Quinn was previously head of the Energy Security Group. He has an honours degree in Electrical Division. Eamonn has served in three government Engineering from Queens University, Belfast. departments, including as a diplomat in Washington D.C. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from University College Dublin and a Higher Diploma in Information Technology from NUI, Maynooth. Visiting experts for 2020

Power-to-Gas: Linking Copenhagen: 100% Heat in the City: electricity and gas in a renewable gas by renewable heat in decarbonising world 2025 buildings Finn Mortensen, Director, Martin Lambert, Oxford Janette Webb, UKERC Institute for Energy Studies State of Green, Denmark Co-Director & Professor of Finn Mortensen has been Executive Director of State Martin Lambert is a Senior Research Fellow at the Sociology of Organisations, University of Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Within the Natural of Green since 2008. He was previously business Gas Research Programme at the Institute, he leads editor of Berlingske Tidende (2002-2008), news editor Edinburgh of Borsen (1995-2002), economic and political their work on biomethane and other renewable Janette Webb is Professor of Sociology of specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen gas. Since leaving Shell in 2016, in addition to his Organisations at the University of Edinburgh. Her (1985-1995). He holds a Master’s Degree in Modern work with the Institute, Martin works as an research is about the sociology of energy, Heat and independent consultant specialising in the Languages and attended executive leadership the City, localised energy developments and international gas and LNG business. Martin’s 34 programs at Columbia University and Wharton changing practices of energy use in buildings. She year career with Shell included several senior Business School as well as media management is Principal Investigator of EPSRC-funded Reframing leadership positions in the gas, LNG and biofuels programs in the U.S and Sweden. Energy Demand: Innovation for Sustainable Heat businesses. He spent around half his career and of Local Engagement in Energy Systems overseas, including assignments in Germany, Japan and the Philippines. From 2011 to 2015 he (funded by the UK Energy Technologies Institute was seconded to North West Shelf Australia LNG as The outlook and and the UK Energy Research Centre). She also Senior Vice President Marketing. Martin holds an challenges for works with Informatics engineers to study practices MA in economics and engineering from the of energy use in domestic and public buildings, advanced biofuels University of Cambridge. with funding from EPSRC. Her research contributes Charlotte Stead, Senior to policy making. She was a member of the Policy Advisor, Department research team funded by the UK Government for Transport, UK DECC to examine deployment of heat networks as Charlotte Stead is a senior policy advisor in the Low a means of affordable, low carbon energy. The Carbon Fuels team at the Department for Transport, findings are used in the 2013 UK Government Heat UK. Her areas of work include waste policy, devel- Strategy. She is an academic member of the opment fuels, aviation policy and Renewable Trans- Scottish Government Expert Commission on District port Fuels Obligation (RTFO) targets. Previous work Heating, and District Heating Loans Advisory Panel, includes modal shift behaviour change in busi- expert adviser to the Heat Regulation Working nesses, schools and new residential developments. Group, and contributor to the Scottish Government She is completing her PhD in bioenergy; the use of Heat Networks Partnership. biodiesel in Indian locomotives. Exhibition opportunities There are a limited number of opportunities to become involved with this conference as an exhibitor. This is an excellent way for organisations to showcase their expertise and raise their profile with a key audience of senior decision makers from across Ireland’s renewable energy sector. This interactive conference provides an excellent opportunity for making contacts and networking. For further information on how your organisation can benefit, contact Olivia Carragher on +353 (0)1 661 3755 or email [email protected].

Exhibition Information Exhibition space Each exhibition space will be • Exhibition area is main meeting place Conference Fire provided with: 2.0m for all delegates. entrance escape • Table • Chair (if required) 3.0m • All refreshment/networking breaks • Power Socket will be held in exhibition area Lift Lift

Lift One Lift two 19 20

Reserved Reserved 18 1

Cloakroom Reserved Reserved

Coffee Station Lunch 2 Coffee Registration

17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10Reserved Reserved9 Reserved8 7 6 5 4 3

Sponsorship opportunities There are a limited number of sponsorship opportunities remaining at this conference. For further information on the sponsorship packages remaining and speaking opportunities at the event call Olivia Carragher on +353 (0)1 661 3755. Getting to the venue Directions to Croke Park Croke Park Conference Centre is located in the north Dublin neighbourhood of Drumcondra, around 20 minutes by car from Dublin airport.

By train: The closest railway station is Drumcondra at the intersection of Drumcondra Road (N1) and Clonliffe Road, a 5 minute walk from Croke Park. The closest DART stations are Connolly (15-20 minute walk) and Clontarf (20-25 minute walk). The closest Luas and Intercity Rail stop is also at Connolly station.

By bus: From the city centre to Drumcondra Road: No 3, 11, 11A, 16, 16A and 41. From the city centre to Ballybough Road / Clonliffe Road: No 123 .

By bike: There are bike rails situated outside the Hogan entrance to Croke Park (on Jones’ Road) for secure cycle parking.

By car: From the city centre / O’Connell Street: Follow the signs for the N1 North onto Dorset Street and Drumcondra Road. At the railway bridge overpass on Drumcondra Road, turn right onto Clonliffe Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Jones’s Road for the Hogan stand entrance. (For car park continue to the end of Jones’s Road into Russell Street turning left at the end of Russell Street onto the North Circular Road – follow directions below for parking).

From the airport / north: Follow directions for the city centre. Just before the railway overpass at the end of the Drumcondra Road Lower, turn left onto Clonliffe Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Jones’s Road for the Hogan Stand entrance. (For car park continue to the end of Jones’s Road into Russell Street turning left at the end of Russell Street onto the North Circular Road – follow directions below for parking).

Car parking: There is limited free parking available for delegates attending the conference at the Davin Car Park. This is located off the North Circular Road and accessed via St Margaret’s Avenue. There is pedestrian access from the car park onto Jones’s Road for the main entrance to the Hogan Stand. Accommodation

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