In the latest edition of the Think Business podcast, John Kane, Head of Energy Engineering Veolia Ireland, talks about what Veolia is doing in Ireland to deliver Ecological Transformation in line with our GreenUp strategic programme.
Speaking to John Kennedy, John discussed how sustainability is still very important to businesses and communities. The challenges of climate change are not going away even if the emphasis is changing a little in some countries.
John outlined how Veolia helps companies and organisations in complex, highly regulated environments to meet their environmental and regulatory requirements and reduce their environmental impact.
Focus on energy management
John went on to emphasise that there are many things that companies can do to become more sustainable, commercially and environmentally. Reducing energy usage within a business is sometimes overlooked as a way to reduce carbon emissions and costs. After that, businesses can look at adding new technologies and energy sources to their overall energy mix.
What do the opportunities look like for Ireland?
There are numerous ways in which Ireland can improve our collective energy performance. For businesses, having a clear decarbonisation roadmap can allow:
- Further integration of renewable energy into the energy mix
- Use of waste heat from facilities such as data centres to provide low carbon heat to businesses and communities
- Allocate funding to a range of existing technologies such as heat exchangers, heat recovery, heat pumps and pipework and new technologies as they emerge such as battery storage.
Examples
