This Webinar is a panel Discussion, moderated by David  McAuley, (BitPower) and features Industry Experts Liam Ryan (Eirgrid),  Dermot McArdle (ESB), Damien Gaynor (Echelon Data Centres) and Dr Lisa Ryan, (The School of Economics, UCD)

“The Irish Energy Challenge – Fulfilling Data Centre Power Requirements, in a Renewable Age”

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Outline of the Panel Discussion

The success of Ireland in attracting Data Centres, coupled with the size of the country means Ireland’s Energy sector is having to develop to meet the challenges faster than many other countries, particularly for large energy users.

This Panel Experts will discuss “The Irish Energy Challenge – Fulfilling Data Centre Power Requirements, in a Renewable Age.”

Areas to be discussed include:

• Data Centre Growth in the Country
• Power demand in Ireland – Now and in the Future
• Impact of DataCentre Clusters and Local Power Demand
• Government Policy
• Growth of Sustainable/Renewable Energy
• Data Centres as an active player in the Energy Sector
• Demand Response and Independent Onsite Generation
• Should Data Centres be viewed as Value Adding processors of locally sourced renewable energy.
• The Economic Impact of Data Centres and the Energy Market

Moderator:

David McAuley, CEO & Founder, BitPower Consulting

The Panel:

Liam Ryan, Head of Infrastructure & Planning, Eirgrid

Dermot McArdle – Head of Business Market, ESB

Dr Lisa Ryan, Assistant Professor in Energy Economics, School of Economics, UCD

Damien Gaynor, CMO, Echelon DataCentres