ESB’s Smart Energy Services is helping private and public sector organisations throughout Ireland and the UK to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint. The dedicated business unit adopts a highly innovative energy partnership approach to assist large energy users to meet their energy saving and decarbonisation goals.
Fitzpatrick explains the process which ESB follows to deliver projects like this. It starts with an initial consultation. “We have a conversation about how much energy the company normally uses, and we then present a solution of how much we can help them save,” he explains. “That’s normally in the 10 to 40 per cent range. We explain the concept, the background, the funding options, and agree on a project which will help the customer achieve their objectives.
Given the museum’s northerly location, many are surprised to learn the building’s HVAC system runs on geothermal and air-sourced energy. “As a city in a country with some of the most ambitious decarbonisation plans in the world, one of our biggest challenges has been to ensure economic growth, while reducing emissions,” says Rob Pederson, architectural services manager with Dundee City Council.