Transforming Ireland Seminar #20
Transforming Ireland Seminar #20
Date: Thursday, 21st October 2010
Time: 12:30-14:00
Venue: TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Fosters Place, Dublin 2 (map)
Topics:
Solar Energy:Reaching a new Solar Industry in Ireland - Mazhar Bari, CEO Solarprint
Delivering Renewable Power to the People - Tim Cooper, Coolpower
Abstract:
Delivering Renewable Power to the People
The Green Building in Temple Bar set out to demonstrate the viability of incorporating "state of the art" energy conservation and renewable energy technologies in a mixed use city centre building in 1994. These technologies included solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and small wind turbines that are typical of the renewable energy micro-generator installations being rolled out in huge numbers throughout Europe and the US.
Ten years later support from SEAI and a Directive from the EU made it just about possible to "grid-connect" these micro-generators. Coolpower Limited was set up in the course of this to serve as a vehicle for operating these grid- connected micro-generators. This grid-connected system has operated continuously since then generating a total of c.12,000 kWh and more importantly creating the first and largest set of accurate performance data for grid-connected micro-generators in Ireland.
Today Cool Power Products (a spin-off company from Cool Power Limited) manufactures EMMA (Energy and Micro-Generator Manager) control units which are used for optimising the output from small/micro-generators, stabilising networks and facilitating large scale deployment of distributed generation. EMMA GVS (Grid Voltage Stabilisation) allows micro-generators to be installed where there are network limits/constraints, allowing installations to proceed without the need for network upgrades. EMMA technology is CE certified and has being widely deployed with micro-generators across UK, Ireland and France.
The presentation will give an overview of the development of EMMA technology, which is playing a key role in facilitating the roll-out of small and medium sized generators that are delivering clean sustainable renewable power directly to the people.
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