Contents of the Energy Ireland Yearbook 2012

Chapter 1: Irish energy policy

  • Global energy context
  • European energy policy
  • European Commission and Parliament
  • Irish energy policy
  • Government departments and other energy organisations
  • Local energy agencies

Chapter 2: Energy policy: Northern Ireland

  • Energy policy: Northern Ireland
  • North/South energy market
  • Government departments and other energy organisations

Chapter 3: Natural gas

  • Natural gas: the global context
  • Natural gas in Ireland
  • Gas industry development in Ireland
  • Natural gas in Northern Ireland
  • Natural gas organisations and companies
  • Gas licence holders

Chapter 4: Electricity

  • Global electricity
  • Electricity sector: Republic of Ireland
  • Power generation
  • Electricity sector in Northern Ireland
  • Electricity regulation in Ireland
  • Electricity organisations and companies
  • Electricity licences and authorisations

Chapter 5: Oil and gas exploration and downstream petroleum

  • Irish offshore oil and gas exploration
  • Developments in the Irish oil and gas sector
  • Upstream oil and gas companies
  • Industry organisations
  • Government departments and agencies:
  • Oil and gas exploration in Northern Ireland
  • Downstream petroleum overview
  • The Irish oil market
  • Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) market
  • Petroleum retailing
  • Downstream petroleum companies
  • Petroleum industry associations

Chapter 6: Renewable and indigenous energy

  • Renewable and indigenous energy in Ireland
  • Wind energy development in Ireland
  • Marine renewables development
  • Peat resources and use
  • Renewable energy in Northern Ireland
  • Offshore renewable energy in Northern Ireland
  • Waste-to-energy technology
  • Geothermal energy in Ireland
  • Renewable and indigenous energy organisations

Chapter 7: Energy use and procurement

  • Energy sustainability in Ireland
  • Energy transport policy
  • Renewable heat
  • Energy management for large energy users
  • Combined heat and power
  • Sustainable energy use in buildings and residential
  • Sustainable energy use: Republic of Ireland
  • Sustainable energy use: Northern Ireland
  • Electricity Buyer's Guide for Large Energy Users

Chapter 8: Who's Who in Irish energy

  • An A-Z guide to the leading players in the Irish energy sector, North and South

Chapter 9: The Energy Ireland directory

  • Representative groups and associations in Irish energy
  • Consultants and advisors
    • Legal advisors
    • Financial and economic consultants
    • Technical and engineering consultants
    • Certification systems
    • It consultants and system support companies
  • Equipment Suppliers
    • Power generation and CHP
    • Renewable energy technology
    • Wind energy
    • Bioenergy
    • Solar energy
    • Monitoring and control systems, instrumentation
    • Air conditioning, refrigeration, heating and insulation products
    • Mechanical fabrication, pipes, valves and pumps
  • Electrical contractors and service providers
    • Water treatment and waste management
    • Geological/geothermal products and services
    • Offshore services
    • marine services
    • drilling services

Reference section: Energy tables

  • Energy approximate equivalents
  • Standard conversion factors