ITOBO Information & Communication Technology for Sustainable & Optimised Building Operation Raymond Bowe Business Development Manager Cleantech Department IDA Ireland

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 2 IDA IRELAND Overview Task 1.1 Task 1.5  Established in  IDA Mission: –To attract foreign direct investment to Ireland. –To assist the expansion and development of existing FDI companies.

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 3 IDA IRELAND Overview Ireland UK Germany Japan Korea Australia Taiwan China Mountain View Chicago Atlanta France Brazil New York Orange County India Boston Russia

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 4 Key sectors oInformation and Communications technologies oLife Sciences, including bio pharmaceuticals and medical devices oInternational Services oFinancial services oClean technologies

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 5 Investments in 2009 todate

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 6 IDA CLEANTECH oDedicated Clean Technology Division formed and integrated into organisational objectives oGlobal target companies identified oPrime Sector classifications – Wind, Wave, Solar, Biomass oOver-arching focus on computer and telecommunications control systems for smart-grids and home area networks oActivities – R&D, (collaborative & stand alone), pilot & test, Production, Distribution, Project management, Supply Chain, Customer & Technical Support, Financial Management, HQ.

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 7 Existing FDI clients Transforming Existing FDI: oEmergent Clean Tech business from existing IDA clients. oNew business, products & Services. oSectoral Convergence – e.g. IBM in water, Intel in power. oEnvironmental Aid Programme – Financial support programme aimed at existing larger energy users for energy/waste related investments. oR&D supports for energy and green technology

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 8 Why Ireland for cleantech? oWorld class wind and wave energy resources oIdeally located close to most wind and wave resources in Europe oAmbitious renewable energy targets that will drive innovation oSubstantial grid development in progress, including interconnectors oIdeal test bed for a range of technologies oRadio spectrum availability oStrong government focus on building world class R&D capability in a number of environmental sectors, such as wave energy

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 9 Why Ireland for cleantech? oExcellent research environment with highly productive alliances between industry and academia oRobust legal structure for the exploitation and protection of IP oAn effective regulatory environment oStrong skills and experience in related technologies such as electronics, chip manufacture and bio technology o Pro business environment o Small country flexibility and responsiveness o Property solutions

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 10 Research and Testbed Centres Dundalk 20/20 and DIT Marine and Energy Research Cluster (MERC ) Smart Bay/Marine Institute Electricity Research Centre (ERC) UCD Wave Energy Test Site Tyndall

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 11 Sustainable property and buildings oSome initiatives being considered: The creation of a new Flagship Green Business Park, incorporating the latest sustainable design and technologies The retrofit of an existing IDA Business Park Developing a sustainable master plan for selected energy intensive sites Securing internationally recognised accreditation e.g. LEED, BREEAM for all future developments

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 12 The future of commercial buildings oAll future clients will demand sustainable buildings to an international standard oSmart building will rely heavily on communications and computer systems oIreland has very deep and extensive expertise and skills in these areas oIreland has substantial operations from many of the worlds leading ICT companies

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 13 Cleantech - a world of connections The IBM VIEW INSTRUMENTED The ability to measure, sense and see the exact condition of practically everything. INTERCONNECTED People, systems and objects can communicate and interact with each other in entirely new ways. INTELLIGENT Respond to changes quickly and accurately, and get better results by predicting and optimizing for future events.

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 14 Ireland a global ICT location

Workshop Design and Operation of Smart, Energy Efficient Buildings - Establishing European Networks for Innovation - Duisburg, 2-September-2009Master Presentationpage 15 Thank You For further information contact or see our website