Energy storage could cut Ireland’s annual carbon emissions by over one million tonnes and reduce annual electricity bills by more than €85 million, a conference has been told.
Industry representative body Energy Storage Ireland’s annual conference was opened on Thursday in Dublin by Minister for Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan, and heard calls for the Government to put in place an all-island energy storage strategy.
A new report from energy market specialists Baringa models how the Irish electricity system would operate in 2030 with 2,000 MW of energy storage on the system and identifies how this would cut both carbon emissions and prices.
“No electricity system can operate without a back-up and in Ireland this has traditionally been provided by fossil fuel generation,” Bobby Smith, head of Energy Storage Ireland, said.
“This new report from Baringa shows that over the…
Energy storage could cut emissions and electricity bills by millions, conference told
