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Innovation What’s Holding Ireland Back?

Innovation What’s Holding Ireland Back?. September 2013. How does Ireland Rate in 2013?. 10 th of 142 profiled economies. 7 th in terms of European economies Notes Germany is classified as 15 th and 10 th respectively Ireland has the local dynamics to foster innovation:

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Innovation What’s Holding Ireland Back?

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  1. InnovationWhat’s Holding Ireland Back? September 2013

  2. How does Ireland Rate in 2013? • 10th of 142 profiled economies. • 7th in terms of European economies • Notes Germany is classified as 15th and 10th respectively • Ireland has the local dynamics to foster innovation: • Strong high-tech knowledge-based sector • Centres of Research Excellence • Track record of FDI by multinationals • Continued SME spin-off • Position has fallen from 9th in 2012 Innovation

  3. Ireland’s Innovation – Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses • Institutions – 8th • Human Capital & Research – 9th • Market Sophistication – 8th • Business Sophistication – 6th • Knowledge & Technology outputs – 4th • Switzerland – 1st • China – 2nd • Israel – 3rd • Creative Outputs – 26th • Infrastructure – 37th • ICT – 41st • ICT Access • ICT Use • Government eServices • Citizen eParticipation • General Infrastructure – 68th • Infrastructure construction ESB’s Innovation will help Ireland’s cause Innovation

  4. Bloomberg Global Innovation Index • Ireland is ranked 12th in Bloomberg’s Global Innovation Index • R&D Intensity – 21st • Productivity – 8th • High tech Density – 19th • Researcher Concentration – 21st • Manufacturing Capability – 7th • Tertiary efficiency – 9th • Patent Activity – 32nd • Other rankings of note: • United Kingdom – 18th • Germany – 3rd • South Korea - 2nd • United States – 1st Innovation

  5. Internet / Broadband Availability & Performance • Akamai Technologies report Q1 2013 • Average broadband speeds • 1st – South Korea – 15 Mbps • 7th – Switzerland – 8.7 Mbps • 15th – Ireland – 6.6 Mbps Innovation

  6. Other observations from ESB Competition / 3rd Level Silos • ESB’s interactions with 3rd Level Institutes show: • Significant similarities in innovation programmes • Duplication (from industry perspective) • Recent positive steps • SEES Cluster • IERC model • SFI Hub & Spoke model • Strategy for re-organisation / consolidation of Institutes of Technology Further co-operation is necessary Innovation

  7. How can ESB’s innovation help? • Next Generation Broadband rollout • Emerging Renewable Generation • ESB’s Demonstration initiatives • Smart Green Circuits • North Atlantic Green Zone • EV Charging Infrastructure • FINESCE Project Innovation

  8. FTTB – Delivering Next Generation Broadband DAE Innovation

  9. Next Generation Broadband - Reach ESB Fibre Network High Voltage stations Medium Voltage electrical network (2,000km Fibre) Connected MAN Non Connected MAN Electrical equivalent to Homes Passed

  10. Pre-commercial project First wave energy farm in Ireland Pave the way for commercialisation through: delivering 5MW small-scale array at acceptable cost demonstrating technology readiness developing the supply-chain and developing public acceptance NER300 funding

  11. WestWave Progress Seabed Surveys Complete Environmental Scoping Reports Published Wave Measurements underway Grid Offers in place Technical Dialogue

  12. F Feeder Recloser Midpoint Recloser M T Tie Recloser Smart Green Circuits • Self Healing Networks • Network – Automation • Innovative Protection and Fault Diagnostics • Dynamic Sectionalising • Voltage Conservation Reduction • Low Loss Transformers • 20kV Conversion Loop Automation Timers No Voltage F F M M No Voltage M1 M1 No Voltage No Operator Intervention! Potential benefits: Reduce customer interruptions by 40% Reduce customer minutes lost by 70% Significant reduction in losses Grading M2 M2 No Voltage T

  13. North Atlantic Green Zone A proposed Project of Common Interest between Ireland and Northern Ireland • Implement the newly trialled technologies (previous slide) on a blanket basis • Increase network efficiency and deliver energy reductions of over 3% • Improving the security of supply – reducing customer interruptions by 54% • Assisting to Reduce wind curtailment from a potential 25% to 8% • Pave the way for follow-on Demand Response initiatives This PCI will position Ireland favourably for further innovation in Smart Grids.

  14. Electric Vehicles – Infrastructure EV Charging Infrastructure • National trial • 95% of major towns and cities already covered • Fast Chargers on interurban routes • Charge point types • Home (3.6kW) • Public AC (22kW) • Fast/Rapid/Quick (43-50kW) • Installations already completed.. • 628 Public charge points • 44 fast chargers installed • 700 + Domestic / commercial

  15. Future Internet Smart Utility Services (FINESCE) Innovation

  16. What can Ireland do in each of these areas? Innovation

  17. In Summary • Ireland positioned reasonably well in terms of global innovation metrics • One area where we can improve is in ICT Infrastructure / Broadband connectivity and access • ESB firmly believes that further cooperation between the 3rd Level Institutions and between 3rd Level and Industry can boost innovation • ESB’s Innovation focus will support Ireland’s and Europe’s cause: • Next Generation Broadband • Emerging energy technology demonstration • Large scale demonstrations - Test Bed for Innovation • ESB looks forward to continuing to play a significant role in energy innovation and in the area of ICT convergence with operational energy technologies. • Through our innovation, we can help deliver Eurelectric’s Innovation Action Plan. Innovation

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