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ESB Networks goes for gold! PAGE 24 THE NEWSPAPER FOR ESB October/November 2013 www.esb.ie/em News Innovation Generation & Wholesale Markets BSC & Electric Ireland ESB Networks Ltd PAGE 02 PAGE 9 PAGE 13 PAGE 17 PAGE 22 Top stories in brief ESB-sponsored Irish documentary wins award at the ‘Oscars’ of wildlife filmmaking Crossing the Line, a Co. Wicklow television production company, beat off stiff competition from the likes of the BBC and Disney to claim the top award. ESB is innovating for growth Innovation is all about taking new ideas and turning them into valuable business propositions. For all utilities, including ESB, the need for innovation has never been more important than now. Hot gas path outage for Coolkeeragh The Coolkeeragh CCGT three-yearly ‘hot gas path’ commenced in June following months of detailed planning and preparation activity. Ready for the challenge SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2013-2016 LAUNCHED ESB’S SUSTAINABILITY Strategy 2013-2016 was launched by Pat O’Doherty, Chief Executive on September 30th 2013. The strategy has been developed in conjunction with representatives from throughout the business, and builds on the previous success of the Strategic Framework – ESB’s first formal sustainability strategy. In launching the new strategy, the Chief Executive said: “This moves us on to the next part of our sustainability journey as a company. This is about embedding sustainability in all aspects of our business. It is about the responsible management of scarce resources. It is what responsible companies do as a core value, and in ESB we pride ourselves in acting responsibly, always.” The success of the first Sustainability Programme, 2008-2012, lay in how it managed to engage a wide range of staff in the process of embedding sustainable practices at the heart of how we do business in ESB, with people taking the initiative in identifying and implementing new, more sustainable resource-efficient ways of working. This energy and commitment meant that the targets we set ourselves in 2008 – of reducing ESB’s internal and external carbon footprint by 30% – have been achieved and exceeded, along with other great progress made in relation to water management and waste recycling. continued on page 3 Gate 3 wind farm projects The connection of renewable energy to the electricity network is managed in Ireland by the application of the Group Processing Approach (GPA). This is effectively an open bidding process, whereby tranches of applicants are processed in blocks, such as the Southwest hub. Finance Transformation Programme Effectiveness, Efficiency and Leadership – three words that underpin everything that the Finance Transformation Programme set out to achieve. issn no. 0790-7508 ESB launched its 2013 Spark of Genius award at this year’s Dublin Web Summit. See page 5 for the full article. Jim Dollard joined ESB in 1992 on its Business Graduate Programme and has worked in all of the ESB Business Units. Jim tells EM about how much he is looking forward to his new role as Executive Director, BSC and Electric Ireland. http://www.esb.ie/em

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of EM - October/November 2013

EM - October/November 2013
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News
Innovation
Generation & Wholesale Markets
BSC & Electric Ireland
ESB Networks Ltd
Health & Habitat

EM - October/November 2013