Irish energy firm ESB Networks has launched its Innovation Strategy.

The firm unveiled the strategy during the Connecting Ireland's Energy Conference at the Mansion House in Dublin.

The strategy sets out how ESB Networks will meet the challenges of the changing energy landscape, deploying new technology, engineering, and innovation tools to facilitate the transition to a low carbon future. ESB Networks has one of the world's most progressive electricity networks and facilitates changes to how Ireland's electricity is produced and consumed. ESB Networks has designed eight roadmaps to continue to drive change.

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The roadmaps focus on connecting renewables, boosting customer engagement, further developing the electrification of heat and transport, optimising the current network infrastructure, creating flexibility within the network, making the network more resilient, driving operational excellence across the organisation. The innovation strategy includes investment in state-of-the-art control centres in Dublin and Cork; investment in line sensors, fault indicators, augmented reality and 3D laser scanning to help control the network and repair faults remotely.

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Sean Kyne, TD, said: "The Innovation Strategy that ESB Networks is launching today contains clear benefits for all electricity-users in Ireland, from householders to community organisations to businesses. From the strategy it is evident that ESB Networks is harnessing the opportunities which digital technology provides including innovations such as line sensors, fault indicators and laser scanning. All of these will help ESB Networks provide the secure, safe and reliable electricity network which is powering our society and our economy."

(CD/LM)