Ireland’s Smart Grid Roadmap
Joe Durkan
27th March 2012
Technology Roadmaps:
Smartgrid, Wind and eVehicles
Smart Grids?
The basic concept:
• maximizing throughput of the electricity delivery system while
reducing the energy consumption
– monitoring, analysis, control, communication
.
The Smart Grid
The Smart Grid
The Smart Grid
Roadmap Development
Roadmap – Steering Group
Industry consultation
Findings
Projected Final Energy Demand by Sector
Projected Electricity Generation Mix
Key Findings
By 2050, this scenario shows:
• Increasing electrification of thermal loads in the residential,
services and transport sectors
•
Electrical final energy demand >48,000 GWh
• 88% renewable, 33,000 GWh on-shore wind
•
•
Decarbonisation of electricity in the Irish system
Reduction in energy imports in excess of 4.3 Mtoe
Monetary Savings (offset imports):
$/Barrel Oil
$111
Savings (Billions)
€2.35
$179
€3.79
$247
€5.23
Next Steps
Smart Grid Roadmap – next 10 years
•
Establish a test-bed facility, strengthening Ireland’s position as a leader in
smart grid technology research.
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Develop and deploy training courses in smart grid systems and technologies.
•
Review of policies dealing with energy and CO2 ratings of buildings to
encourage electrification.
•
Develop interoperability standards and secure communications and data
protocols
•
National rollout of smart meters with DSM and variable ToU tariffs.
•
Develop an overlay of secure, high speed communications onto the electricity
system.
•
Continue grid investment programmes, Grid-West, Grid 25.
Smart Grid Emphasis
Research Prioritisation – Smart
Grids / Smart Cities
Action Plan for Jobs 2012
The Green Economy:
Key Actions Required
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Target FDI opportunities in the green economy
including the manufacturing, assembly and testing
of products/solutions in renewable energy, smart
grids, water management and wastewater
treatment and electric vehicles.
Focus public investment in research and
development so as to build critical mass in a
number of areas of direct relevance to the Green
Economy, including marine renewable energy,
smart grids and smart cities.
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Develop a range of innovation test-bed
opportunities to deliver a single national test
platform brand for conversion of R&D outputs into
new products and services.
Engage in active industry-academic collaborations
in convergent technology arenas in order to
capitalise on significant public investments to date
and integrate the SME and MNC research base.
Build strategic international alliances to enhance
competitive positioning and to develop new market
niches focusing on key partnerships in Europe, US
and Asia.
Wind Roadmap
Matt Kennedy
Wind has [capacity] Value
Wind has [export] Value
eVehicle Roadmap
Graham Brennan
EV Mean Deployment Scenario 2010 -2050
Total Passenger Car Stock
3,500,000
3,000,000
H2 Fuel
Cells
2,500,000
PHEV
2,000,000
BEV
1,500,000
New ICE
1,000,000
Old ICE
500,000
0
2010
2020
2030
Year
2040
2050
EV Mean Deployment Impacts 2010 - 2050
80%
Car Stock
Growth
60%
% Change wrt 2011
40%
RES-T % RE in
Transport
20%
0%
2010
2020
2030
-20%
2040
2050
CO2 Reduction
-40%
Fossil Fuel
Import
Reduction
-60%
-80%
Year