Renewable Energy in Ireland

2012

Policy Context

• Kyoto Protocol– EU Effort Sharing Decision (2009/406/EC)

• Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC)– National Renewable Energy Action Plan

• Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff• Biofuels Obligation• Electric Vehicles• Building Regulations Part L

• Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP)

Energy Markets

• Energy use can be characterised by mode of application. – Mobility (transport)– Power applications (electricity)– Thermal uses (space or process heating)

• These modes represent three distinct energy markets.• Renewable energy targets are set for these distinct

energy markets• There is an overall renewable energy target – measured

as the percentage of renewables in gross final consumption of energy

Context for Renewable Energy in 2012

RE = 6.3% of TPER

RES-E19.6%

RES-H5.2%

RES-T3.8%

RE Directive = 7.1% of GFC

Renewable Energy Progress to Targets

Targets2010 2011 2012 2010 2020

RES-E 14.8 17.6 19.6 15 40

RES-T 2.7 3.7 3.8 3 10

RES-H 4.3 4.7 5.2 5 12

Directive (2009/28/EC) 5.6 6.5 7.1 16

Renewable Contribution to Gross Final Consumption

Renewable Contribution to Gross Final Consumption

Renewable Contribution by Mode

Renewable Electricity (RES-E)

Electricity Fuel Mix

Gross Electricity Consumption by Fuel

Gross Electricity Generation 2012

Wind Installed Capacity

Wind Energy Contribution

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Renewable Contribution to Gross Final ElectricityRES-E (2012) 18.9%

Normalised 19.6%

Estimated €250 million to €280 million in imported fuel savings

Renewable Transport (RES-T)

Support for Transport Renewable Energy

• Mineral Oil Tax Relief Scheme up to 2010• Biofuels Obligation Act 2010

– 4% by volume (3% in energy terms) between July 2010 and the end of 2012

– From the start of 2013 the requirement is 6.383% by volume

– From July 2012 biofuel must satisfy sustainability criteria with minimum GHG saving of 35% to be counted against the obligation

– This will increase to 50% in 2017 and 60% in 2018– Advanced biofuels and biofuels from wastes have a

weighting factor of 2

Transport Renewable Energy

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

4.0%

4.5%

Biofuels Share (%) Weighted Biofuels Share (%)

3.8%

2.4%

Biofuel Production and Imports

Renewable Heat (RES-H)

Renewable Heat

Displacement CO2 emissions

Avoided CO2 from Renewable Energy

Approximately 3.2 Mt CO2 in 2012 in total

Approximately 2.5 Mt CO2 in electricity generation

Approximately 2.0 Mt CO2 avoided by wind

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is partly financed by Ireland’s EU Structural Funds Programme co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Union.

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