Renewables Publications
Your Guide To Connecting Micro-generation to the Electricity Network.pdf (size 2 MB)
Summary: Today many households and small businesses are considering installing micro-generation. Micro-generation involves installing a small generator powered by either a renewable source such as wind, solar or biomass or using combined heat and power (CHP) technology (normally fuelled by natural gas).
Connnecting Renewable and CHP Electricity Generators to the Electricity Network.pdf (size 2.3 MB)
Summary: This Guide provides information on connections to the Irish electricity grid for renewable and combined heat and power (CHP) generators of various scales. It is intended to explain the process involved in obtaining a grid connection for a generator installation
Hybrid & Battery Electric Vehicles - Technology, Costs and Benefits (PDF, 1MB)
Hybrid & Battery Electric Vehicles - Measures to Stimulate Uptake (PDF, 420KB)
Hybrid & Battery Electric Vehicles - Buyers Guide (PDF, 365KB)
Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Cost Calculator; (Zip File, 988KB)
Summary: The calculator provides the estimated costs in euros and emissions in Kg of CO2, PM, NOx, CO, hydrocarbons and SO2 for different vehicle technologies over pre-selected ownership periods and usage patterns. Various parameters can be modified in the model. Both a simple and more detailed approach is described within the file.
Study of VRB Energy Storage System for Sorne Hill Wind Farm; (PDF, 1.5MB)
Passive homes - Guidelines For The Design And Construction Of Passive House Dwellings In Ireland; (PDF, 2.04MB)
Retrofitted Passive homes - Guidelines for Upgrading existing dwellings in Ireland to the PassivHAUS Standard; (PDF, 2.5MB)
A Buyers Guide to Ground Source Heat Pumps ; (PDF, 103KB)
A Buyers Guide to a Passive Solar House ; (PDF, 626KB)
A Buyers Guide to Solar Water Heaters ; (PDF, 63KB)
A Buyers Guide to Wood Pellet Stoves ; (PDF, 46KB)
A Buyers Guide to Wood Pellet Boilers ; (PDF, 45KB)
Commercial Heat Pump ; (PDF, 720KB)
Technical Heat Pump; (PDF, 890KB)
Wood Pellet Stoves; (PDF, 848KB)
Emerging Energy Technologies in Ireland (PDF 2.36MB)
The Costs & Benefits of Embedded Generation in Ireland ; (PDF, 1.62MB)
A Study on Renewable Energy in the New Irish Electricity Market; (PDF, 1.18MB)
Austrian Experiences with the Introduction of Pellets as a Fuel ; (PDF 267KB)
Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development: Energie; (ZIP File 406KB)
Renewable Energies: Success Stories; (PDF, 2876KB)
Renewable Energy Resources in Ireland for 2010 and 2020 - A Methodology; (PDF, 1825KB)
Appendix 3- Resource/Cost Estimates : Onshore Wind to 2010 & 2020 (PDF, 111KB)
Appendix 5 - Resource/Cost Estimates For Solar Thermal Space/Water Heating 2010 and 2020 (62 KB)
Appendix 7 - Recommended Resource Ranking Framework for Renewable Resources (PDF, 140KB)
Renewable Energy Sources in Finland 2002; (PDF, 2.58MB)
Report on Electricity from Renewable Sources and the Internal Electricity Market; (PDF, 20KB)
Roscommon Model; (Excel,143KB)
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme: Network Access Study - Micro-scale; (Excel,169KB)
Economic Analysis of RES-E Support Mechanisms; (PDF, 471KB)
Economic Analysis - Annex I ; (PDF, 86KB)
Economic Analysis - Annex II ; (PDF, 578KB)
Economic Analysis - Annex III; (PDF, 3.20MB)
Energy RD&D Inventory 2004; (PDF, 4.15MB)
Energy RD&D Inventory 2005; (PDF, 2MB)
Energy RD&D Inventory 2006; (PDF, 2.4MB)
Application of Portfolio Analysis to the Irish Generating Mix in 2020 (comments sought)
Ocean Energy Strategy in Ireland; (PDF, 720KB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources in Ireland Report; (PDF, 2.73MB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources Appendix A; (PDF, 756KB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources Appendix B; (PDF, 46KB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources Appendix C; (PDF, 2MB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources Appendix D; (PDF, 3.18MB)
Tidal and Current Energy Resources Appendix E; (PDF, 1.22MB)