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Irish Renewable Energy Summit 2021 – Online Thursday, February 25

Monday 18 January 2021

The Annual Irish Renewable Energy Summit provides a valuable opportunity to bring together the key stakeholders from across the energy sector – and those who interact with it – to discuss how the contribution from renewable energy can be maximised and implemented most effectively.

Although there are a number of events on individual types of renewable energy, previous Renewable Energy Summits have demonstrated the need for a single event that brings together the whole renewable sector and, importantly, brings in the wider energy audience.

The 2021 online Summit comes at pivotal time, as the Programme for Government will see a step change in the development of renewables over the coming decade. This is reflected in the summit programme content:

Key themes for 2020:

Pathways to 7% GHG reduction ambition and role of renewable energy technologies
Realising offshore wind target of 5GW by 2030
Decarbonising Ireland’s gas network
Renewable fuels in transport
The potential for storage and hydrogen use in Ireland

Speakers include:

Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications
Catharina Sikow-Magny, director of internal energy market, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
William Walsh, CEO, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Paul Cooley, director of capital projects, SSE Renewables
Geertje Schuitema, associate professor, University College Dublin
Siobhan McCabe, partner and head of energy, Philip Lee
Laura Mehigan, researcher, MaREI Centre, University College Cork
Anna Skowron, programme manager, 100% Renewable Energy, World Future Council
Ian McCracken, business development director, Balcas Energy
Patricia Comiskey, ocean energy programme manager, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
David Connolly, CEO, Irish Wind Energy Association
Conall Bolger, CEO, Irish Solar Energy Association