Energy Forecasts 2011
Energy Forecasts for Ireland for 2020 -2011 Report.pdf (size 1.9 MB)
Summary: The main purpose of the report is to inform debate on future energy trends, particularly as they relate to national and EU policies on energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change, air quality and security of energy supply. This includes providing information for use by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in preparing energy related projections of greenhouse and trans-boundary gas emissions.
Previous Forecasting Reports
Energy Forecasts for Ireland to 2020.pdf (size 2.5 MB)
Summary: The main purpose of the report is to inform debate on future energy trends, particularly as they relate to national and EU policies on energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change, air quality and security of energy supply. This includes providing information for use by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in preparing energy related projections of greenhouse and trans-boundary gas emissions.
Energy Forecasts for Ireland to 2020.pdf (size 1.6 MB)
Summary: This report from SEAI's Energy Modelling Group, which presents forecasts of energy supply and demand for the Irish Republic over the period to 2020, is intended to inform future policy on energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change and security of supply.
Date: December 2009
SEAI 2050 Energy Roadmaps
Ocean Energy Roadmap.pdf (size 592.2 KB)
Bioenergy Roadmap.pdf (size 786.8 KB)
Residential Energy Roadmap.pdf (size 806.4 KB)
Wind Energy Roadmap.pdf (size 904.4 KB)
Smartgrid Roadmap.pdf (size 1.1 MB)
Electric Vehicle Roadmap.pdf (size 742.3 KB)
The technical annexes mentioned in the Roadmap documents will be published here in due course. They are not currently available at this time.
Impact of Wind Generation on Wholesale Electricity Prices in 2011
Impact of Wind Generation on Wholesale Electricity Costs in 2011.pdf (size 331.2 KB)
Date: February 2011
Summary: A new study on the Irish electricity system establishes that the growing levels of wind generation on the Irish electricity network are not adding to the wholesale price of electricity.
The report by grid operator EirGrid and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, uses detailed modelling tools to look at the wholesale prices in the Irish electricity system in 2011, which has a total annual value of almost €2 billion. The analysis shows that wind generation lowers wholesale prices by over €70 million, which almost exactly offsets the costs of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy and other costs associated with the generation of wind energy. The study demonstrates that wind energy is not contributing to higher wholesale electricity prices on the Irish electricity system.
Economic Analysis of Residential and Small-Business Energy Efficiency Improvements
Economic Analysis of Residential and Small-Business Energy Efficiency Improvements.pdf (size 1.9 MB)
Date: September 2011
Summary: This report presents an economic evaluation of energy efficiency improvements made in the residential and small-business sectors via SEAI's Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Programme. The results are based on best available data, including that collected by SEAI during programme delivery. The results illustrate the substantial savings available in the residential and business sectors through deployment of sustainable energy technologies and strategic energy management.
