ESBI

Carbon Solutions
Partnering with Countries to Achieve their Full Carbon Credit Potential
ESB International

ESB International (ESBI) is a growing

international energy company and one
of Europe’s leading engineering and
consultancy organisations.

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
As Ireland’s premier integrated utility in operation since
1927 ESB is the owner, developer and operator of over
4000MW of generation capacity in Ireland, as well as
significant capacity overseas. ESB’s generating stations
include gas-fired conventional and combined cycle, coal-
fired, oil-fired, peat-fired, as well as wind, biomass and
hydro/pumped storage. ESB employs approximately 8,000
employees with revenue totalling €3.5 billion.
ESB International (ESBI)
ESBI is wholly owned by ESB. We are part of its non-
regulated business and operate across a wide area of the
energy industry.
ESBI invests in, develops, owns, operates and maintains
power stations both nationally and internationally and also
trades electricity in competitive European energy markets.
To date, ESBI has completed projects in over 115 countries.
The extensive experience gained in our 80 year history has
been the basis for the Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
and engineering services provided to clients worldwide in the
power utility business.
We are pioneers in combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT)
technology with a world-renowned reputation for unrivalled
engineering excellence. ESBI offers a full range of
engineering and O&M solutions as well as consultancy
services to the global energy market.
Employing approximately 1,200 professional staff between
our offices in Ireland and abroad, we have active operations
in over 20 countries, including strategic operation and
maintenance contracts totalling over 5,500MW.
In addition to investments in over 2,300MW of installed
capacity and a similar amount in development, ESBI has
approximately 300MW of renewable wind energy plant
installed and under construction and a further pipeline of
740MW planned for Ireland, UK and Spain.
ESBI Carbon Solutions
Operating in Western Europe, South East Asia, Southern
Africa and the Middle East
ESBI’s major markets are Western Europe (UK and Spain),
Southern Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East. As
well as our capabilities in the development and management
of power generation assets, ESBI also delivers high quality
consulting services to clients in the areas of strategic
planning, environmental services and sustainability.
In 2008, ESB announced a Strategic Framework to 2020,
embarking on a €22 billion capital investment programme
that will see the company deliver one-third of its electricity
from renewable generation, including over 1,400MW of wind
as well as wave, tidal and biomass.
The strategy will also see the company halve its carbon
emissions within 12 years and achieve carbon “net-zero” by
2035. In order to achieve these aims, ESBI is participating in
projects related to the latest energy and carbon technologies
such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and solar
photovoltaic (PV/Thermal) as well as adding to its renewables
portfolio; increasing energy efficiency within its existing
portfolio and investing in carbon credit emission reduction
projects via ESBI Carbon Solutions.
ESBI Carbon Solutions

Our business strategy is to work in

partnership with local and international
asset owners in developing countries
to develop and invest in projects.
Target markets

Developing Countries Portfolio of Carbon

Credit Generation
South East Asia Projects
Southern Africa
Middle East Renewables Renewables
Latin America Energy Efficiency
Wind
Solar
Biomass
Small Hydro
Methane to Energy

Energy Efficiency

Utilities
Cement
Metals
Mining
Food and Drink
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ESBI Carbon Solutions
Project Development and Financing
 ESBI Carbon Solutions

To asset owners in developing countries,

we offer an integrated carbon credit
generation service as we operate in each
element of the energy value chain.
This includes:

Equity
We can be an equity partner in the project.

Carbon
We can manage the project through the UNFCCC carbon
registration process from PIN to CER issuance.

Project Execution
We can be a partner in project execution including:
pre-feasibility study, feasibility study, engineering design,
project management, construction and commissioning.

Operations & Maintenance

We can provide O&M services.

ESB is an EU based compliance buyer of credits/

allowances and we offer, through our strong credit rating,
significant reduction in counterparty risk for asset owners.

Our skilled team will assess the feasibility of your project

under the CDM. Extensive experience in developing a broad
portfolio of assets, coupled with 25 plus years as utility
engineering consultants, ensures ESBI Carbon Solutions
can add value to projects in developing countries.
ESBI Carbon Solutions Offering

ESBI Carbon Solutions has an integrated

offering which includes carbon and
engineering expertise plus equity
investment and we are interested in both
early and advanced stage projects.

As well as providing equity finance for suitable projects,
we can also do the carbon registration process at risk
for a percentage share of the carbon credits generated
{Carbon Services Agreement (CSA)}.
ESBI Carbon Solutions is currently working on CSAs for
a number of projects. We will manage the CDM process
for each project from start to finish. This process requires
extensive supervision to ensure that each project produces
the optimum number of CERs.
We can also provide the following services:
• Carbon Footprint Studies
• Carbon Portfolio Scan
• Energy Efficiency Audits
ESBI Carbon Solutions
We work with our partners to offer flexible structures
around equity financing including arranging forward
purchase of CERs. We add value to the project through
mobilising business development, financial, carbon and
engineering expertise.
With regard to project development and investment
we focus on activities in the following technologies:
Renewables, Energy Efficiency and Methane to Energy.
ESBI Energy Experience

ESBI has been operating along the

electricity value chain for many years
and has gathered experience in all
aspects of this chain: engineering,
operations & maintenance,
environmental expertise, strategic
consultancy and project management.
 ESBI Carbon Solutions

Wind Peat
ESBI has been actively involved in the wind energy sector ESBI owns and operates two biomass firing plants;
since the company’s establishment and provided Owner’s a 150MW plant and a 100MW plant both based in Ireland.
Engineering services to the Department of Energy for the
construction of Ireland’s first commercial wind farm in 1992. Solar
As part of our commitment to sustainable energy, ESBI is
We offer an end to end engineering and consultancy solution seeking investment opportunities in Concentrated Solar
incorporating all services required for wind farm design, Power projects using Solar Thermal technology.
assessment and construction through to commercial operation.
ESBI can provide the following services to developers and
Wind Farm Development utilities on solar thermal projects:
• Initial Wind Resource Evaluation
• Wind Data Analysis • Technical Feasibility Studies
• Site Selection • Project Management Services
• Meteorological Mast Procurement and Establishment • Operation & Maintenance Capabilities
• Wind Farm Modelling / Optimisation
• Environmental Services Methane Recovery
• Planning Applications ESBI has developed, owned and operated over 22MW
• Preparation of Permitting Documentation of landfill gas capacity across seven sites.
• Technical Due Diligence
• Grid Application Energy Recovery
• Project Management ESBI has significant experience of working with clients in the
power sector, metals, petrochemical, glass and food & drink
Wind Farm Techno-Economic Analysis industries in the recovery of energy from waste streams.
• Financial Feasibility Studies
Energy Efficiency in Power Plants
Wind Farm Construction Targeting ageing fossil fuel fired power plants, ESBI Carbon
• Owner’s Engineer Services Solutions will work with the project host to identify areas of
• Civil & Structural Services potential plant performance improvement and the subsequent
• Grid Connection increase in net plant efficiency (in comparison to international
best practice benchmarks).
Hydro
In total ESB has constructed and operates eight hydro-electric Fuel Switching
dams and has also constructed a pumped storage station in Our experience in implementing fuel switching activities at
Ireland. The ESBI Environment group provides the following several power plants, means we are interested in participating
services: in projects aimed at switching existing electricity and heat
generation plants from high to lower carbon intensive fuels
• Feasibility and Development of Small Hydro and from fossil fuels to renewable fuels (e.g. biomass).
• Management of Hydroelectric Station Regime
• Dam Safety Assessment Emission Reduction Procurement
• Environmental Planning As a buyer of carbon credits for compliance use under the
• Environmental Risk Assessment EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), ESB Carbon
• Environmental Monitoring Solutions eliminates the need for intermediary involvement,
• Environmental Enforcement thus providing a direct route to market for your carbon asset
• Environmental Training without additional and unnecessary expense. Due to our
• Carbon Footprint Studies status as a wholly owned subsidiary of a state owned utility
we are a well regarded and solid counterparty.
ESB International
ESBI Carbon Solutions
Stephen Court,
18–21 St. Stephen’s Green,
Dublin 2, Ireland.

Tel: +353 (0) 1 703 8000

Fax: +353 (0) 1 638 4546
Email: carbonsolutions@esbi.ie
Web: www.esbi.ie