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August/September 2012 www.esb.ie/em

ESB NETWORKS ACHIEVES INDEPENDENT OHSAS ACCREDITATION

Page 18

Three ESB workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests huddled around examining a printed plan

Standing on top of a building during a tour of Ardnacrusha power plant are Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Pat O Doherty, cheif exectutive, ESB and plant manager, Catherine Halpin

AN TAOISEACH, ENDA KENNY ATTENDED AN EVENT IN ARDNACRUSHA TO MARK 85 YEARS OF ESB.
PICTURED ON A TOUR OF THE STATION WITH AN TAOISEACH ARE: PAT O’DOHERTY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ESB AND PLANT MANAGER, CATHERINE HALPIN.

Continued on page 12

Dublin gets Fully Charged

ESB ecars hosts Ireland’s first electric vehicle conference, with exhibitions and test-drives for the general public.

MORE THAN 260 DELEGATES from all over the world gathered in Dublin to attend Fully Charged 2012, an International electric vehicle summit organised by ESB ecars on behalf of the Green eMotion EU project on 11th July 2012. The summit consisted of a one day conference and exhibition area in the Convention Centre Dublin as well as test drives for the general public based at ESB headquarters.

There was a strong line-up of speakers from Europe, U.S. and China including keynote speaker Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Professor CC Chan of Hong Kong University and Ryuichi Hasuo from Mitsubishi Headquarters, Japan, among other notable experts. Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources opened the conference and announced that Ireland would be the first country to trial an electric vehicle IT platform that will facilitate international roaming and seamless charging across Europe.

Speaking at Fully Charged 2012, Pat O’Doherty, ESB Chief Executive said, “Electric vehicles bring the automotive and electricity worlds together and here today at Fully Charged we have representation from all the major players who are collaborating on the solutions required to build this new industry. As one of the leading countries in the rollout of a smart charge point infrastructure, we are particularly pleased to be at the forefront of the development of the electric vehicle IT systems for Europe as well.”

Metallic blue sports car on show at the 2012 ESB Fully Charged car show

More ecars stories on news pages 2, 4 and 5.

ElectricAid’s 25 years

Page 12

5 young African school children stand arm in arm smiling at the camera

On the Crest of a Wave

ESB INTERNATIONAL

Page 22

Moneypoint safety exercise

GENERATION OPERATIONS

Page 26

group of ESB workers in hi-vis overalls gathered talking

In this issue

■	News	02
■	Services & ESB Electric Ireland	15
■	ESB Networks Ltd	17
■	ESB Energy International	21
■	Health & Habitat	27
■	Life	31