CO2 emissions from electricity production (%) of Ireland went up by 0.05% from 33.7 % in 2013 to 33.7 % in 2014. Since the 0.13% downward trend in 2009, CO2 emissions from electricity production (%) improved by 1.80% in 2014. CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.

Heat flow is a measure of the amount of heat energy that is transferred to or from an object, across an area through time. The heat flow map shows the measure of heat flows for the different bedrock types in Ireland. Bedrock is the solid rock at or below the land surface. As there are many bedrock types in Ireland, it is not possible to take a measurement from all of them so the points on the map correspond to the thermal conductivity of the rocks in that specific area.Geologists record thermal properties of rocks like temperature and thermal conductivity. Heat flow below the surface is calculated from these thermal properties which are recorded from a borehole (a deep narrow round hole drilled in the ground).To create this dataset, existing data was collected from previous projects. The data was combined in an excel spreadsheet. The data was then digitised and mapped as points of the locations of each borehole measurement. This Heat flow Map is to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The heat flow data is shown as points. Each point contains the heat flow values (mW m2) for the rock type at a specific depth in the borehole, a Geothermal Heat Flow Unique ID, a Geothermal ID, Index Number, Borehole Name, Borehole ID, X Easting (ITM), Y Northing (ITM), Elevation (m), Estimated Ground Temp (deg C), Top Depth (m), Base Depth (m), No. of Thermal Conductivity Measurements, No. of Temp Measurements, Heat Flow Error, Heat Flow Corrected (mW m2), Heat Flow Corrected Error and Data Source.This dataset may have some limitations, as there is a lack of available data. There is also no data from many bedrock types in Ireland.

Ground source heat energy, sometimes called shallow geothermal energy, can be collected from the ground and boosted with heat pumps. This can yield up to four times as much energy as is used to collect it, giving ‘four for the price of one’ in energy terms. Heat energy can be harnessed, or ‘collected’, using different types of collector systems:Closed loop collectors are systems where heat is extracted from the ground (or cooling is gained) by pumping a heat exchange fluid through closed pipes within the ground. The pipes can be installed borehole(s) (vertical closed loop) or laid out horizontally (horizontal closed loop).Open loop ground source heat systems operate by taking heat energy from abstracted groundwater using a heat pump. The volume of groundwater that can be abstracted from a borehole or taken from a spring each day (the ‘yield’) determines the total amount of heat energy available, and therefore the size of heat pump that can be used and the size of building that can be heated.The ground source heating/cooling suitability maps indicate which type of ground source heat collector is most compatible with the geology below your site. All maps should be assessed together, since whilst some areas may be unsuitable for one type of ground source heat collector system (‘ground source heat pumps’ or GSHPs), the heat energy can be successfully harnessed by a different type of system. The maps show that there is a shallow geothermal solution for heating or cooling for every location in Ireland.The suitability maps use a suitability rating ranging from 1 (worst) to 5 (best) for each type of heat collector/cooling system. Suitability maps for open loop (domestic/small commercial), open loop (larger commercial/industrial processes) and vertical closed loop systems are available.The Geothermal Open Loop Domestic suitability map and Geothermal Open Loop Commercial suitability map are to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km.The Geothermal Vertical Closed Loop suitability map is to the scale 1:40,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 400m.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The data is shown as polygons. Each polygon holds information on: Suitability Class and Suitability Description.

0.62 (quadrillion Btu) in 2021. The Energy Information Administration includes the following in U.S. Primary Energy Consumption: coal consumption; coal coke net imports; petroleum consumption (petroleum products supplied, including natural gas plant liquids and crude oil burned as fuel); dry natural gas excluding supplemental gaseous fuels consumption; nuclear electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the nuclear plants heat rate); conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal plants heat rate), and geothermal heat pump energy and geothermal direct use energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate), and solar thermal direct use energy; wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate); wood and wood-derived fuels consumption; biomass waste consumption; fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption; losses and co-products from the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel; and electricity net imports (converted to Btu using the electricity heat content of 3,412 Btu per kilowatthour).

0 (thousand short tons) in 2021. A dense coal, usually black, sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material, used primarily as fuel in steam-electric power generation, with substantial quantities also used for heat and power applications in manufacturing and to make coke. Bituminous Coal is the most abundant coal in active U.S. mining regions. Its moisture content usually is less than 20 percent. The heat content of Bituminous Coal ranges from 21 to 30 million Btu per ton on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. Production data include quantities extracted from surface and underground mines, and normally exclude wastes removed at mines or associated reparation plants.

Heat flow is a measure of the amount of heat energy that is transferred to or from an object, across an area through time. The heat flow map shows the measure of heat flows for the different bedrock types in Ireland. Bedrock is the solid rock at or below the land surface. As there are many bedrock types in Ireland, it is not possible to take a measurement from all of them so the points on the map correspond to the thermal conductivity of the rocks in that specific area.Geologists record thermal properties of rocks like temperature and thermal conductivity. Heat flow below the surface is calculated from these thermal properties which are recorded from a borehole (a deep narrow round hole drilled in the ground).To create this dataset, existing data was collected from previous projects. The data was combined in an excel spreadsheet. The data was then digitised and mapped as points of the locations of each borehole measurement. This Heat flow Map is to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The heat flow data is shown as points. Each point contains the heat flow values (mW m2) for the rock type at a specific depth in the borehole, a Geothermal Heat Flow Unique ID, a Geothermal ID, Index Number, Borehole Name, Borehole ID, X Easting (ITM), Y Northing (ITM), Elevation (m), Estimated Ground Temp (deg C), Top Depth (m), Base Depth (m), No. of Thermal Conductivity Measurements, No. of Temp Measurements, Heat Flow Error, Heat Flow Corrected (mW m2), Heat Flow Corrected Error and Data Source.This dataset may have some limitations, as there is a lack of available data. There is also no data from many bedrock types in Ireland.

Thermal conductivity measures the ability of an object to conduct heat. The thermal conductivity map shows the measure of thermal conductivities for the different bedrock types in Ireland. Bedrock is the solid rock at or below the land surface. As there are many bedrock types in Ireland, it is not possible to take a measurement from all of them so the points on the map correspond to the thermal conductivity of the rocks in that specific area.Geologists record thermal properties of rocks. Thermal conductivity is recorded by measuring the speed at which heat travels through the rock type. This is recorded from a borehole (a deep narrow round hole drilled in the ground) or by measurements on pieces of rock taken out of the ground called drill core.To create this dataset, existing data was collected from previous projects. The data was combined in an excel spreadsheet. The data was then digitised and mapped as points of the locations of each borehole measurement. This map was interpreted and thermal conductivity values for the bedrock types were chosen.This Thermal Conductivity Map is to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The thermal conductivity data is shown as points. Each point contains the thermal conductivity values ((Watts per m Kelvin) for the rock type either at a specific depth in the borehole or an average across the whole length of the borehole, a Geothermal Thermal Conductivity Unique ID, a Geothermal ID, Index Number, Borehole Name, Borehole ID, X Easting (ITM), Y Northing (ITM), Top Depth (m), Base Depth (m), Number of Samples, Thermal Conductivity Low (Watts per m Kelvin), Thermal Conductivity High (Watts per m Kelvin), Dry Thermal Conductivity (Watts per m Kelvin), Saturated Thermal Conductivity (Watts per m Kelvin), Standard Deviation, Variance and Data Source.This dataset may have some limitations as there is a lack of available data. There is also no data from many bedrock types in Ireland.

Geothermal Open Loop Commercial suitability map.Ground source heat energy, sometimes called shallow geothermal energy, can be collected from the ground and boosted with heat pumps. This can yield up to four times as much energy as is used to collect it, giving ‘four for the price of one’ in energy terms. Heat energy can be harnessed, or ‘collected’, using different types of collector systems:Closed loop collectors are systems where heat is extracted from the ground (or cooling is gained) by pumping a heat exchange fluid through closed pipes within the ground. The pipes can be installed borehole(s) (vertical closed loop) or laid out horizontally (horizontal closed loop).Open loop ground source heat systems operate by taking heat energy from abstracted groundwater using a heat pump. The volume of groundwater that can be abstracted from a borehole or taken from a spring each day (the ‘yield’) determines the total amount of heat energy available, and therefore the size of heat pump that can be used and the size of building that can be heated.The ground source heating/cooling suitability maps indicate which type of ground source heat collector is most compatible with the geology below your site. All maps should be assessed together, since whilst some areas may be unsuitable for one type of ground source heat collector system (‘ground source heat pumps’ or GSHPs), the heat energy can be successfully harnessed by a different type of system. The maps show that there is a shallow geothermal solution for heating or cooling for every location in Ireland.The suitability maps use a suitability rating ranging from 1 (worst) to 5 (best) for each type of heat collector/cooling system. Suitability maps for open loop (domestic/small commercial), open loop (larger commercial/industrial processes) and vertical closed loop systems are available.This map is to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km.It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas).The data is shown as polygons. Each polygon holds information on: Suitability Class and Suitability Description.