Pat Gilroy on Retrofit: An ESCo View for Industry

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About this Event

24 Sep 2010 @ 10:30

Conference Title:
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Irish Buildings:
From Policy to Practice

Session II:
From Vision to Action

Pat Gilroy is Managing Director of Dalkia (Veolia Environnement’s Energy Division) in Ireland. He is Secretary of the Energy Institute and a member of the Expert Group in Future Skills Needs within the Irish Green Economy. In addition to his significant experience in the energy sector, he is the manager of the Dublin Gaelic football team and is a former President of the Ireland-France Chamber of Commerce.

Speech Title:
Retrofit: An ESCo View for Industry

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About the Event:

This major Institute of International and European Affairs conference, was hosted in the Croke Park Conference Centre, followed the publication of the IIEA's September 2009 report “Greenprint for a National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme."

The National Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme subsequently announced in the December 2010 budget has the potential to create significant employment and enterprise opportunities in Ireland.

This conference brought together all stakeholder groups interested in:

- Ongoing policy developments

- Emerging opportunities and technologies

- Public procurement processes

- International best retrofit practice

- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.

We believe that this conference provided invaluable networking and interaction opportunities for the sector and played a roll in beginning the process of articulating a shared vision for the development of the industry.

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Who attended:

- Energy Assessors

- Contractors

- Builders

- Engineers

- Architects

- Product Suppliers

- Manufacturers

It also had implications for the financial services sector, energy utilities, ESCos, training authorities, CBOs and others working in the industry.

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Article:

Householders have power to slash their energy bills and create jobs at same time by Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. - Irish Independent - 23 September 2010

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