EM - August/September 2012 - (Page 1)

The newspaper for August/September 2012 www.esb.ie/em ESB NEtworkS achiEvES iNdEpENdENt ohSaS accrEditatioN Page 18 electricAid’s 25 years Page 12 on the crest of a wave esB international Page 22 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 moneypoint safety exercise Generation operations Dublin gets Fully Charged 8 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.” n Page 26 In this issue n n n n n News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Services & Electric Ireland . . . . . .15 ESB Networks Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ESB Energy International . . . . . . 21 Health & Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 n Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 more ecars stories on news pages 2, 4 and 5. issn no. 0790-7508 http://www.esb.ie/em

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EM - August/September 2012
In this issue
News
Services & Electric Ireland
ESB Networks Ltd
ESB Energy International
Health & Habitat
Life

EM - August/September 2012