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Irish Renewable Energy Summit 2020 Transition to a renewables-led energy system Croke Park, Dublin ● Thursday 20th February 2020 In partnership with Sponsored by 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 Ireland. 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, Ervia 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 Cork 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