Energy Action Fuel Poverty Conference 2019“Together we thrive”

The Dingle ExperienceBrendan Tuohy

www.dinglehub.com

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EnvironmentalSustainability

Creative Industries

Who we are…..

Digital Transformation

• Mol Teic (Dingle Creativity and Innovation Hub)- launched in April 2017

• Shared Offices: 9 Offices, 12 LT Desks, 5 ST Desks, 2 meeting rooms

• Networking• Ecosystem for business, entrepreneurship,

innovation and community engagement• Key initiatives e.g Dingle 2030

Vision: A sustainable community fostering an ecosystem to facilitate the creation of diverse companies with all-year, well paid jobs on the Dingle Peninsula

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Environmental Sustainability

Energy

April 2018: Dingle Sustainable Energy Community established

Dingle 2030: Our Sustainable FutureWorking with the local community to explore, support and enable the low carbon transition

Transport Agriculture

MarineTourism

Energy Coach TrainingFunded by KETBNeed identified for independent, impartial adviceNovember 2019: course beginsSEAI schemes, retrofit costs,ASHP’s and Solar PV’s, funding sources, assessment of advantages

Energy Master PlanFinal Energy Consumption: 315GWh

Top-Down

Bottom-Up

Dingle 2030: Our Sustainable Future

Environmental Sustainability

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Community Engagement

Dingle 2030

LED Bulb Swap

Supporting our sustainable future

T&C’s: Four LED bulbs per household, domestic lightbulbs only.

Pobalscoil ChorcaDhuibhne

Wednesday 10th April, 6pm to 9pm

Swap old incandescent light bulbs for brand new energy saving LED light bulbs!

Community Awareness and Information Events2020: Activating the Energy CitizenAn enhanced programme of initiatives, events and workshops including the provision of Energy Bureau services and linkage to Young Animators

Some events• Oct 2018: Farmers Form @ Dingle Food Festival• Apr 2019: LED Bulb Swap Event• May 2019: Féile na Bealtaine• Jun 2019: Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta• Aug 2019: Féile Liospóil• Aug 2019: IoT Farm Ambassador Workshop• Oct 2019: Farmers Form @ Dingle Food Festival• Oct 2019: Socio-economic Study• Nov 2019: Energy Master Plan• Jan 2020: Anaerobic Digestion Feasibility Study

300+ bulbs15,300 kWh/year13.8 tonnes CO2/ year

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Transport

EV Charging Infrastructure• 119 potential charge points• Submission to current RRDF

call for 25 charge pointsSustainable Transport• New public bus service developed by

Local Link Kerry, awaiting approval from NTA

• Plans to trial biogas and electric buses on new routes

IoT Innovation• Capability required (i) to check online

if the charger is working and (ii) to pre-book a charging/parking space before arriving

Transport Infrastructure (4)Private Car Park – Tourist POI (6)Significant Employer (7)Public On Street (18)Public Car Park – Tourist POI (18)Public Car Parks – Beaches (20)Public Car Parks (46)

Environmental Sustainability / Digital Transformation

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Engaged Research

It’s getting busy here!

Projects underway on Dingle Peninsula.• EU Horizon 2020 SKIN Project (Teagasc)• Interreg RegEnergy Project (WIT)• EU Horizon 2020 HotMaps (Kerry Co Co)• Proposal for EU Horizon 2020 FLARE Project (ITT, Teagasc)• Socio-economic study of the Dingle Peninsula (NEWKD)

Supporting businesses, job creation and development of innovation capacity in the Low Energy Society

Living LabComplimentary Projects

Dingle Hub/SEC – MAREI – Community Engagement

Steering Committee

for EMPEnergy

Master Plan EMP

ESBN Project Dingle

Sustainable Transport

Bionergyand

Anaerobic Digestion)

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North East and West Kerry

Development (NEWKD)

• Engaging with community

groups• Engaging with

farmers• Engaging with

young people

Kerry Education and Training Board (KETB)• Training and

upskilling of local tradespeople

• Local Training Initiative on Energy Coaching

• Model house in Training Centre for training of tradespeople and others

Steering Committee on Anaerobic Digestion -Energy, Transport

Buses on Dingle Peninsula – LLK, NTAEV Parking, Charging and Booking System

ESB Project Board for Project Dingle

MAREI Research

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Looking to the future……..

Sustaining our

Future

Changing Mindsets

Dingle Workhouse 2.0

• Dingle Hub Young Advisory Board

• Coder Dojo & Techspace

• Animation Workshops

• Coiste Timpeallacht

Rural Regeneration

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• Optimise community engagemento through new forms of community engagement; o that recognises the need for significant time commitment of local volunteers;o that supports the volunteers adequately; and o involves policy makers (at national and local levels)

• Engaged research is important for developing innovation capacity in the local community and for informing policy, research and outreach

• Training, upskilling and education for Transition to Low Carbon are important• Foster the creation of new start-ups and sustainable, well-paid, fulfilling jobs in local

communities

• While there will be some technical challenges, the most difficult challenges will be changing minds, hearts and behaviour

• Political and community leadership is essential all levels

Some conclusions

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