In late 2020 South Dublin County Council ("SDCC")
entered a contract for a large-scale district heating project in
Tallaght, Dublin 24. This project, on which Philip Lee advised
SDCC, is Ireland's first large scale district heating scheme
which will see the construction of an energy centre and associated
pipe network to supply heat to SDCC's offices, the TU Dublin
Tallaght Campus and other facilities. The network also contains the
potential for future expansion to a residential development to be
constructed in the area.
The project will deliver a high level of innovation, as waste
heat from the nearby Amazon data centre will supply the heat to the
network. The Tallaght district heating scheme is being led by SDCC
with support from the Dublin Energy Agency, Codema. The scheme will
operate as Ireland's first not-for-profit utility and will make
a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions in the
area, saving an estimated 1,441 tonnes of C02 each year.
