Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority

The total annual residential energy use for 2005 was estimated as 13,478 TJ which represented almost 23% of the
TFC in the South-East. The proportion of energy use per fuel type is shown in Figure 5.2 and it shows that oil is the
predominant fuel type, accounting for 38% of all residential energy use.
Figure 5.2 Residential Energy Use per Fuel Type
23%
7%
10%
1%
21%
38%
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NAT GAS BIOMASS ELECTRICITY
It is evident that the residential sector is almost totally reliant on imported fossil fuels. Oil and natural gas are the
principal fuels for the residential sector. There is one electricity generating station within the South-East Region – the
Great Island oil-burning power station in Co. Wexford. Renewable energy only supplies 1% of the energy consumption
within the Region and this supply comes predominantly from biomass.
However, the Greener Homes Scheme was introduced by SEI on behalf of the Department of Communications, Energy
and Natural Resources in early 2006. This scheme encourages householders to install various forms of domestic
renewable energy technologies.
According to information provided by SEI, 1035 grant applications for the Greener Homes Scheme were received from
within the South-East Region up to June 2007. This will be reflected in the future energy balance for the residential sector.
5.4. The Transport Sector
The transport sector in the South-East Region is dominated by road transport. The transport sector, as a whole, used an
estimated 25,866 TJ in 2005, which represented 44% of the total energy consumption within the Region.
Energy consumption by road transport and by other transport was examined separately. Energy consumption by road
transport, incorporating private motor vehicles and goods vehicles, constituted almost 63% of the overall energy use within
the transport sector. In all areas of the transport sector, oil was the predominant fuel source. There is no indigenous oil
supply within the South-East Region and, thus, the transport sector within the Region is totally reliant on imported fossil fuels.
5.4.1. Road Transport in the South-East
The number of private cars registered in the Region (2005) was 193,098, the number of motorcycles registered was
4,547 and the number of goods vehicles registered was 37,242( 24 ).
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