An energy agreement signed by two firms is to cut Dublin Airport's energy by 30%.

ESB and the Dublin Airport Authority said the agreement is the first full energy spectrum collaboration of its kind in Ireland.

It also aims to make the airport an international energy exemplar airport complex by 2020.

ESB will provide DAA with access to a range of power sector expertise from optimised load management to zero emission transport solutions. ESB will secure Better Energy scheme credits from the SEAI. ESB and DAA together will identify opportunities to use low carbon technologies to improve energy performance at the airport.

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ESB CEO Pat Doherty said: "Over the past decade, ESB has been leading the way in decarbonising Ireland's electricity system and we have developed significant expertise in a wide range of low carbon and energy efficient technologies. We now see opportunities to leverage this expertise beyond our core business by working with progressive partners like DAA who are seeking to increase energy efficiency and achieve operational savings. This is a win-win opportunity. DAA will benefit from expertise across the full energy spectrum from electric cars and smart grids to renewables, helping to put Dublin airport on the map internationally as a low carbon airport facility."

(CD/MH)