Energy in Ireland 1990 – 2004 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Energy Policy Statistical Support Unit (EPSSU) Collect, process and publish energy statistics Conduct statistical and economic analyses of energy services and sustainable energy options Contribute to the development and promulgation of appropriate sustainability indicators
Economic, energy and CO 2 emissions growth
Total Primary Energy Requirement (TPER) by Fuel
Energy Flow in 2004
Electricity Generation 2004
CO 2 Emissions per kWh of Electricity Supplied
CO 2 Emissions from Industry “Upstream”CO 2 emissions On-site CO 2 emissions
Transport emissions by mode
Services energy use by fuel
Residential energy use by fuel
Energy Import Dependency
Energy Exp / Direct Costs
Energy Exp / Direct Costs - GVA
Energy Exp / Direct Costs – CO 2
Sensitivity to price changes w.r.t. costs 96% of industrial GVA (€34 billion) in 2001 was produced by enterprises spending less than 4% of their direct costs on energy. These account for 61% of enegy-related CO 2 and 96% of industrial employment 211 enterprises (4%) have energy costs in excess of 5% of their direct costs (34% of CO 2 emissions). 10 enterprises with energy bill greater than 20% of costs, account for 15% of energy expenditure, 18% of energy-related emissions, 0.5% of GVA and 0.5% of employment. 97% of industrial GVA was generated by enterprises for which fuel costs represented no more than 2% of direct costs. A total 14 firms have a fuel to direct cost ratio of more than 10%. These 14 accounted for 34% of fuel related CO 2 emissions.
Renewable Energy Contribution to TPER
Renewable Energy Contribution to Gross Electricity Consumption target % %
Conclusion Energy growth decoupling from economic growth – efficiency (transport being the exception) CO 2 emissions decoupling from energy growth – fuel switching Transport and Services the fastest growing sectors Import dependency at 87% The energy bill of most manufacturing companies represents a very small proportion of their cost base.
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