CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
4.10.5.1 Energy Related Material Assets and Infrastructure SEAI (2020 57 ) published the kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe) data which showed that 86% of Ireland’s energy came from fossil fuels at that time. Transportation and residential represented the highest resource demand. The generation of renewable energy has been increasing over the past ten years, with a growth in the number of wind farms (from 5.8% of gross final energy consumption in 2010 to 13.5 of GFC in 2020 58 ). All traditional power plants are in a process of transition to renewable/sustainable sources to align with the targets in the Climate Action Plan 2023. The SEA of Material Assets utilised information from the following sources:
Department of Defence
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• Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage (DHLGH) 59 • EPA - marine disposal sites • Electricity Supply Board (ESB) • Iarnród Éireann • Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) • Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) • Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) • SEAI • SFPA • Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) • Uisce Éireann • Waterways Ireland • ZEVI
4.10.6 Key Considerations relating to the Strategy It was not likely that the Strategy will result in significant effects to wastewater treatment or water services in general, given the nature of the Strategy. The key considerations in relation to Material Assets were as follows: • Economic growth and development of EV infrastructure has the potential to increase energy demand within the city above energy grid capacity levels. • Development of EV infrastructure is likely to necessitate ancillary infrastructural upgrades and grid connections. • Effects of construction on current infrastructure such as road networks/parking demand. • Potential for EV infrastructure provided affecting traffic dynamics.
57 SEAI. 2020. SEI01 - Energy Balance data resource; Available at SEI01 - Energy Balance (ktoe) - Datasets - data.gov.ie 58 SEAI. 2020. Overall renewable energy share - available at Renewables | Energy Statistics In Ireland | SEAI 59 Energy Offshore Renewable - Datasets - data.gov.ie
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