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DEVELOPING DISTRICT HEATING IN IRELAND

CONFERENCE4th October 2016

9am-1pm | The Marker Hotel | Dublin 2 | Ireland

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REGISTRATION

Conference WelcomeMichael DoranPresident of the Irish Bioenergy Association

Welcome from the Danish EmbassyAmbassador Carsten SøndergaardDanish Ambassador to Ireland

The Decarbonisation of Heating in IrelandJim GannonCEO, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Future Heat Scenarios for IrelandDr James GlynnPostdoctoral Energy Systems Researcher, Environmental Research Institute, UCC

Development of District Heating in DenmarkMorten DuedahlBusiness Development Manager, Danish Board of District Heating

Question & Answer SessionChaired by Michael DoranPresident of the Irish Bioenergy Association

TEA & COFFEE

District Heating in the City of HelsingorJakobi PedersenSenior Energy Planner, District Heating, Utility Helsingor (Elsinore)

The Role of Biomass in District HeatingJoe O’CarrollChair of the IrBEA Renewable Heat Incentive group, & MD (Bioenergy & Solar), Gaelectric

Results of District Heating in Ireland Study Donna GartlandStrategic Sustainable Energy Planner, Codema

District Heating Case Studies in IrelandTom BrutonBioXL

The Dublin District Heating SystemLaura WalshExecutive Engineer, Environment & Transportation Dept, Dublin City Council

Question & Answer Session Chaired by Michael DoranPresident of the Irish Bioenergy Association

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SPEAKERS

Michael DoranPresident of the Irish Bioenergy

Association

Jim GannonCEO, Sustainable Energy

Authority of Ireland

Dr James GlynnPostdoctoral Energy Systems Researcher,

Environmental Research Institute, UCC

Morten DuedahlBusiness Development Manager, Danish Board of District Heating

Jakobi PedersenSenior Energy Planner, District

Heating, Utility Helsingør

Joe O’CarrollChair of the IrBEA Renewable Heat Incentive group, & MD

(Bioenergy & Solar), Gaelectric

Jim Gannon was appointed CEO of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in May 2016. He is an Engineering Graduate of NUI Galway, with a Masters in Environmental Assessment from the University of Wales Aberystwyth and MBA from the UCD Smurfit School of Business. He has worked within the energy sector throughout his career, delivering projects at a European, national and regional level for public and private sector organisations. Most recently, he held the position of Director at RPS Group, leading the Energy, Environment and Health and Safety sector.management and technology development. Most recently, he held the position of Director at RPS Group, leading the Energy, Environment and Health and Safety

sector.

Jakobi Pedersen is an Energy Planner from Forsyning Helsingør a utility company from Denmark. Jakobi is in charge of both optimizing the existing district heating system and planning for future changes. Energy Planning is interdicisplinary as it combines technical, economical, management, sales and forecasting. This includes datamining, business cases, project proposals, renegotiating contracts, entering new markets, technical solutions etc.

in Eastern Europe and Russia more than 20 years ago with knowledge building and knowledge transfer. This was followed by 13 years as business development director in a

Michael Doran is the President of the Irish Bioenergy Association and Managing Director of Action Renewables. Michael is a Chartered Surveyor and is also a Chartered Environmentalist, a qualified Project Manager, and a Member of the UK's Institute of Directors. He is also a Director of AEBIOM, the European Biomass Association. Michael specialises in bioenergy, renewable energy policy development, and capacity building in developing countries.

Dr James Glynn is a post doctoral energy systems researcher at UCCs Environmental Research Institute's SFI MaREI centre. James' research interests focus on the feedbacks between the energy system and economy, and he researches these dynamics through integrated energy systems models such as Irish TIMES and TIAM, applied to the development of national energy security indices and integrated assessment of climate mitigation. James holds a PhD in Energy Engineering (UCC), an M.Sc. in Energy Systems and the Environment (Strathclyde), an M.A. in Economic and Environmental Modelling (NUIG), and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (NUIG). James has published in energy systems modelling and macroeconomic feedback at national and global scales. He was a government panellist and advisor on energy security and energy poverty strategies for the most recent Irish Energy White Paper. He contributed to the technical modelling for the Irish Low Carbon road map.

Joe O’Carroll oversees the development and delivery of Gaelectric’s pipeline of biomass and solar projects across Ireland, the United Kingdom and further afield. He has over 20 years of senior management experience within the agriculture and energy industries in Ireland, the UK, the USA, Central America and East Africa in both public and private sector organisations. He is a founding Board Member of the Biorefinery & Bioenergy Competence Centre – a national R&D programme funded by the Irish Government to drive bioenergy innovation. He previously held positions with the Irish Department of Communication, Energy & Natural Resources, the Irish Department of Agriculture and Willamette Industries (now Weyerhaeuser).Joe holds a first class honours Agricultural Science degree from University College Dublin and an MBA from University College Cork.

Morten Duedahl is the Business Development Manager at the DBDH (Danish Board of District Heating). DBDH is a Danish member organisation with members from the entire Danish district heating sector. Its mission is "Promoting District Energy for a Sustainable City Transformation" and is inspired by the long and successful development and implementation of district heating in Denmark. Morten's job is to provide value and insights that can further develop both the understanding of what district heating is and the value it can bring to society, communities and end users.Morten’s career began in the district heating industry in Eastern Europe and Russia more than 20 years ago. He was also previously Head of Secretariat at the District Energy Partnership (DEP), which worked to improve framework conditions for district heating and thereby enhance its roll out in Europe.

Donna GartlandStrategic Sustainable

Energy Planner, Codema

Tom BrutonBioXL

Laura WalshExecutive EngineerDublin City Council

Donna Gartland is a Strategic Sustainable Energy Planner with Dublin’s energy agency Codema. She is a qualified electrician with a BEng in Energy and Environmental Engineering from the Institute of Technology Tallaght and a MSc in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management from Aalborg University, Denmark. Donna is currently involved in the Dublin District Heating System to develop the first large-scale DH network in Dublin city. In addition, she has produced the first Spatial Energy Demand Analyses (SEDAs) in Ireland for South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council, which involves spatially representing electricity and heating demands at a local level through GIS in order to integrate energy and spatial planning. Donna was also shortlisted for Green Leader 2016 at this year’s Green Awards.

Tom Bruton established BioXL, a sustainable energy consultancy business, in 2004. He provides technical, policy and environmental services for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. A Chartered Engineer, Tom has a Masters in Renewable Energy technologies awarded by the École des Mines de Paris. He holds a degree in Biosystems Engineering from University College Dublin. He is a former President of the Irish Bioenergy Association and also served for four years as Director of AEBIOM, the European Biomass Association.

Laura Walsh is an Executive Engineer with Dublin City Council. She has an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. Following her engineering degree, she completed a research MSc in Engineering (also in TCD) and worked in the industry for a couple of years before joining Dublin City Council in 2005. She has a post graduate diploma in Project Management from TCD and is also a Chartered Engineer. She has 11 years experience working in Water Services in Dublin City Council and recently joined the Technical Support Division where she is currently working on progressing the District Heating Project in Dublin.