In their recent Energy Report, the Irish Academy of Engineers referenced the Corrib Oil case study by Crowley Carbon as an example of the savings that can be achieved through Energy efficiency.

This important report states that "Ireland has lagged its peers in this area, particularly in the implementation of conservation measures in its built environment. There are in addition major savings to be obtained in small industrial and commercial facilities and the Academy acknowledges the efforts being made by SEAI to promote energy saving in these areas (Annex 11).

The SEAI programme for energy efficiency improvement has identified many successful commercial and industrial projects which have delivered 20% or more energy efficiency
improvements with corresponding financial and emission savings. These investments typically provide a payback period of 2 to 3 years making them very attractive to facility owners. The Academy is of the view that many such opportunities exist for this range of energy saving in Ireland and strongly recommends that resources are allocated to this type of activity and that the relevant programme is scaled up and streamlined to the maximum extent possible.

To download the report, click here, and the Annex is available here