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Networking roadshow for the ideas generation

Wind Energy WorkshopFacilitated by Sean McNulty, INNOVATOR

May 25th 4pm – 8.30pm

What Happened

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Guest Speakers

Marina DonohoeEnterprise Ireland Offshore Wind Energy

Michael WalshIWEAMarket Trends & Opportunities

Christian WeferCase Study

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1. Ideas:Idea gatheringGroup Ideas

2. Opportunities:Map OpportunitiesVote on OpportunitiesShare Opportunities

3. Business Intentions: Develop the Business potentialRate your business feasibility!

The DIY process

ideas

ideasmaterials

processes

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Networking

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Idea Gathering

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Idea Gathering

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Ideas!

• Geo-thermal in all government building• Reduce energy consumption during peak times• Reduce packaging• Use role models to promote and practice better

consumption• Solar panels for farm shed roofs• More use of sheep wool – insulation• Capturing rain water for non-consumption purposes• Triple glazing upgrades• Better insulation and sound insulation upgrades - internal

and external (apartments and houses)• Smart metering to encourage/reward better consumption• Localise energy production

Smarter Consumption

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Ideas!

• Nuclear• Hydrogen manufacture by offshore wind and storage off

shore

Predictability of Renewables

• Not just electricity itself - system/people/skill set• Training providers opportunities – home/export • Academia/industry links• Offshore expertise – growing markets globally• Cluster offshore turbine makers (design services)• On line training services/courses

Earning Through Export

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Ideas!

• Impact on finishings• Impact on military• Wildlife• Impact on ferry routes• Visual impact on environment• Habitats• RF communications with TV• Reception• Noise• Offshore fishing zones – effects• Heritage/archaeology effects• Effects on tourism – manage

Environmental Management and Assessment

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Ideas!

• Geo-thermal in all government building

• Viability• Infrastructure• National energy strategy body• Grid pylons - access and construction• Towers, foundations, servicing,

construction• Wind resource – access sea/land• Sea cables, manufacture and laying• Fire protection, electrical and

structural• Social and community business

impact

Management

• Wind farm stakeholders• Regulatory control• Preventative maintenance• Rotor cleaning• Offshore needs coastal sub station• Roads• Wireless communication for remote

sites• Fault detection and triple trip• Operational and yearly maintenance• Fire door insulation• Control zones

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Ideas!

• LYIT –training graduates for employment by local green energy companies

• Training in various regulations, H&S

Local Companies Supplying Green Energy

• Not just electricity itself - system/people/skill set• Schools generating wind/solar• Public/private financing projects• Improve export tariff• Lower capital costs• Wind – electricity, Solar – heating• Heat pump design and manufacture• Car batteries – storage – develop better versions• Recovery of waste heat

Small Scale Generation and Insulation

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Ideas!

• Clear authorised local activities, strategies and policies Communicate benefit to communities

• Cooperative – community owned investments• Current gap in knowledge/skills needed• Access to clear and transparent information• Strategy with short, medium and long term planning• Effective consultation from both industry and community• Community involvement in decision making• Landowners become shareholders• Locally agreed policy• Industry needs to involve and consult community• Community water schemes –example of local buy in• Micro generation option• Need to involve and provide incentives• Carbon credits for community wind farms

Environmental Management and Assessment

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Ideas!

• Lease land for onshore/offshore installations• Hydrogen power storage of excess wind• Action team that can pass on knowledge• Define environmental concerns• Need local consultants trained up• Run pilot schemes • Cross border clusters• List of contacts,. Government, agency, experts, right

down to local levels

How To Store

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Ideas!

• Generation – community schemes• Local involvement for speedy planning• Spirit of Ireland connections• Rid/energy regulation or private networks in partnership

with ESB• Transmission and distribution loads• Domestic kitchen energy dashboard• Smart metering• Market signal – wind high – encourage local downloads

(storage)• Transport electricity• Monitoring, target and gauge

Renewable Energy

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Ideas!

• Engineering knowledge and expert base• Deep water port• Scale – think bigger• Community acceptance• Under sea cable• Supports infrastructure• Link academia and industry• Storage – hydro format• Storage – batteries (small scale)• Transmission network

Delivering Infrastructure

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Ideas!

• Blade transport and construction (on site?)• Develop off shore services• Storage space required• Local designers/specifiers needed• Haulage cranes

Energy Supply Chain

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Idea Grouping

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Opportunity MappingGave the opportunity a ‘nifty’ name!

Defined the customer

Collated & acknowledged ideas of influence

Described the concept Outlined the benefit

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Title: Self Sustaining Communities

Concept:Self funding business modelUtilising local resourcesheating supply to meet all local needsStorage facilities to balance peak/off peak

Benefits:Less importsLow CARBOMN EmissionLocal Employment/OpportunityExport Potential

Customers:Co-opsESBLocal Authorities

Opportunities!

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Title: Donegal West Wind Trans.

Concept:Community based initiative to coordinate service and proved complete solutions for potential clients

Benefits:RegionsCreates a one-stop-shop initiativeEase of access to suppliers for customersLess resource commitment for clients

Customers:Developers of wind farmsTurbine Manufacturers OEM companies

Opportunities!

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Title: Community e-power 20-20-20

Concept:Cooperative to become generator and supplier of renewable power for rural/local community

Benefits:Create local jobsCheaper electricity through local gridCleaner environment, reduced co2 and no carbon tax levyLocal knowledge & expertise Reduce stocks of oil/gas nationally and locallyValue chain spin offs (suppliers, parts, maintenance, servicing management, upgrades

Customers:Domestic end usersIndependent Grid suppliers/ESB gridLocal businessesGovernment and local authorityInvestors – partner with local community

Opportunities!

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Title: Power for the People – Local Green Power

Concept:New business model of cooperationIssue shares per local community / per household to ensure and encourage buy in

Benefits:Pilot scheme to show value and benefitsReinvestment back into households to become even greenerReinvesting into communityCreate return for community with projects Use to create parks, creches, other community needsReduce dependency on imports, oil, gas, etc.Cheaper energy and profit from future surplus (export potential)

Customers:Domestic and commercial marketLocal and regional communities and authorities

Opportunities!

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Title: Renewable Connect (Fastrack Renewables Team)

Concept:Fastrack team to plan and implement green energy solutions to meet local needs.Empowered and authorised to build feasibility case, evaluate and make things happen

Benefits:Speedy return on investment

Customers:Wind FarmsDevelopersEnergy Co opLand OwnersBanks

Opportunities!

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Concept:R&D – gain information fast (academia/industry)Feasibility studiesOffshore wind farm technology (develop and promote)Devised industry and academic partnersExploit local resources Support industry start-upsEnlarge marine and engineering existing infrastructure

Benefits:Local economyJobs/new opportunities to be exploitedInternational export potential

Customers:Affordable companies, investorsSupport companiesRest of Europe – potential to export, power and skills

Opportunities!

Title: Offshore Opportunities

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Concept:Smarter consumers seeking new ‘cost effective’ servicesVisual display in kitchen of all green energy consumptionConnected to internet to update current price comparisonIT using oil, gas, electricity

Benefits:Entice people to become smarter consumersIncentives - see immediate benefits of better insulations and use of right energy

Customers:Domestic – end usersLocal businessesLocal authorities

Opportunities!

Title: Smarter Consumers

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Business Intentions

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Business Intentions

Evaluated/summarised feasibility

Outlined the next steps- resources, costs and activities

Ensured that you had the customers needs at the heart of the opportunity?

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Question1 Issue: Schools etc. are working between 9am and 3pm-no home for electricity during night. Lack of incentives to make schools more renewably energy friendly.Good business opportunityCheck guidelines eg. Procurement of electricityLook at lease back schemesLook at guidelines by Dept. of Education-know incentivesLook at doing a pilot-show via. Facts and figuresGovernment are currently working on renewable energy guidelinesUK may be a potential market-more incentivesPotential to reduce output to meet needs

Q&A Session

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Question 2Are we wasting our time looking at renewable energy based on limitations of the national grid?There are a lot of barriers, but also a lot of opportunities.Question 3If you were a wind company here trying to start up, how would you approach it? (Question directed to Christian)Get safety certification etc. to get your foot in the door.Safety is the entrance card. Question 4How is performance of wind turbines being gauged? What happens if there’s an issue with the performance of a wind turbine purchased by Christian’s company?If you are an owner of a turbine-then Christian’s Company would have to travel from Germany to fix it-which currently would take between 1-3 days. There is the potential to partner with national companies which would enable one person to travel instead of a team from Germany.

Q&A Session

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Question 5After a wind farm is constructed, apart from maintenance what is there in terms of work locally?Small companies can do corrosion protection on turbines. In Germany 2 men ensure the day to day running, and act as the communication link.Additional considerations include roads to turbines which must be well built.Ship builder etc. can do repairs on roller blades.Question 5We have the best wind in Europe-but the perception in Donegal is that energy is being taken from Donegal and we’re being left with pylons. How do we change this perception/mindset?Illustrate the benefits- wind energy in Donegal makes infrastructure a lot stronger-which consequentially will encourage other industries and sectors.

Q&A Session

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Question 6How do you compromise between tourism and renewable energy, which are fighting for the same area?It’s about the planning process-it is a compromise about how much you want to ‘pay’ for renewable energy. Though a lot of these (tourist) areas are not suitable for wind farms.In some areas in Germany wind farms are tourist attractions-people want to know more.

Q&A Session

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• Presentations were good • Brainstorm was good• Q&A was a bit long, but enjoyed• Limited time to fit in all • Networking was key benefit• Follow on event would be useful• Develop the context through follow-on• Mixing people was good• Could have done with longer networking time• EI should highlight more support schemes• It would have been good to have a regulatory input re grid

connections/delays etc

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