RTE
Summary
District heating is the "missing piece of the puzzle" when it comes to energy in Ireland, the CEO of the Irish District Heating Association has said.
Pauline O'Reilly made her comments on RTÉ's Morning Ireland today after the Cabinet advanced the new Heat Bill, paving the way for it to be introduced in the Oireachtas this year.
The bill is designed enable the rollout of district heating.
Minister for Climate and Energy Darragh O'Brien said research shows that approximately 80% of heat demand in Dublin could be met by district heating by 2050.
District heating uses water-pipe networks to deliver heated water from centralised heat sources to residents and businesses, as opposed to individual boilers or heat pumps.
"It's something that we're not familiar with in Ireland, but actually it is rolled out across Europe, particularly in Scandinavia," the IrDHA and the former Green Party senator said, adding that 90% of Ireland's heating comes from fossil fuels.
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