Case Studies

  • What are Sustainable Energy Communities?

    What are Sustainable Energy Communities?

    The Climate Action Plan (2021) is ambitious, and sustainability energy communities (SECs) will play a key role in making it happen. SECs are part of a roadmap within the plan of over 500 actions. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 from 2018 levels. Major changes in how we approach energy use…

  • Dingle Peninsula 2030 / Corca Dhuibhne 2030

    Dingle Peninsula 2030 / Corca Dhuibhne 2030

    Established in 2018, Dingle Peninsula 2030 (or Corca Dhuibhne 2030) is an innovative multi-partner initiative (Watson et al., 2020). The initial phase (2018 -2021) involved Ireland’s electricity distribution system operator (ESB Networks), researchers from MaREI (SFI’s centre for energy, climate, and marine) and local non-profit organisations supporting enterprise (Mol Teic/Dingle Creativity & Innovation Hub) and…