Upcoming Two Day Programme in Whitegate and Aghada 21st and 22nd May
Two Day ENACT Programme in Whitegate and Aghada
21st May Interviews on Your Experience of Energy Transition
Here is the sign up sheet for our two day event programme, if planning to attend it is essential to register through this form: (opens in a new window)https://forms.gle/9SFLoxB6no3pU43i9
On 21st May from midday at Aghada Community Centre the ENACT team will be hosting individual interviews. We are here to listen to your experience of energy and energy transition in your area.
Ireland has agreed to meet climate commitments in regional and global contexts, the move away from fossil fuel infrastructure is therefore underway.
How is this felt in your community? What might renewable infrastructure mean for your community? We will be exploring these questions in our interviews, learning about the role of energy infrastructure and energy transition in your area.
22nd May Aghada Power Station Tour and a Walkshop
Walking and Talking: A Guided Walk through Energy and Water
We researchers from UCD invite you to a two part programme on 22nd May including an ESB tour of Aghada Power Station followed by walking workshop to discuss energy and energy transition on Thursday 22nd May starting from 10.30 am at the plant.
In the walkshop, moving from Aghada Power Station to Whitegate Oil Refinery, we walk together to think about the significance of fossil fuel industries in your area, what it has meant for the history and heritage of Cork. You are invited to walk with us researchers from UCD to contemplate the history of this area and discuss the relevance of these industries for local livelihood. We will think about the importance of the landscape and the coast, and what is important to you in the local community.
Moneypoint Tour and Kilrush Community Event 26th - 27th Sept 2024
As part of the Irish Energy Narratives in Transition research project, combined with ENACT, we hosted a community workshop in Kilrush and a site visit of ESB owned coal plant Moneypoint. The Moneypoint site visit was led by ESB site manager Stephen O’Mahoney. There was a discussion of a wind-down of fossil fuels, introducing new technologies such as batteries and wind energy. There were also conversations centring on the relationship between Kilrush and Moneypoint, exploring uncertainties about the present and future for the plant for the area.
The following day the community workshop further expanded on the relationship between Moneypoint and Kilrush. There was a set-up of four tables and placed on each table there was a large printed Ordnance Survey map of West Clare, and participants were invited to add their thoughts and concerns onto the maps themselves as the discussions progressed. Each table had a central theme: ‘just transition’, ‘culture and heritage’, ‘energy’ and an open table for further thoughts and discussion. Participants were invited to visit each table discussing their thoughts and using Post-it notes to map the areas. We hope to continue the conversations we had in this workshop over the duration of the next three years through the ENACT project. We are especially interested in how people feel about energy history in their area and what emotions come to the fore when considering the oncoming energy transition.
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