DeliveREE Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) projects

Codema is leading the DeliveREE project, which includes a pipeline of EPC projects in Dublin Local Authority buildings

June 2021 - June 2025

On this page: About the project Arthurstown landfill solar PV SDCC buildings EPC DLRCC buildings EPC Project team Project partners and funders

Project funding

About the project

Within the DeliveREE project, Codema has developed a Project Implementation Unit, which uses a structured, standardised approach to accelerate and aggregate projects. This enables the use of Energy Performance and Energy Supply Contracts, which involve performance guarantees that are critical for achieving value for money, transferring risk and providing a mechanism for the involvement of private capital.

The DeliveREE project includes a pipeline of Dublin local authority buildings, and aims to deliver several signed Energy Performance Contracts to a value of over €20m. The total energy savings are expected to be in the region of at least 24 GWh, amounting to 3.97 kt CO2 savings. In 2022, there was substantial progress on the following three projects in Dublin, which are now proceeding to the procurement stage.

Arthurstown landfill solar PV

The first project to begin development was the Arthurstown Landfill small-scale solar PV in February 2022. This project began as a 75kW solar array at initial appraisal stage. Following a site visit facilitated by South Dublin County Council (SDCC), feedback and discussions with SDCC and technical and financial analyses, it is now proposed to be a 200kW array, which aims to provide approximately 30% of the site’s annual electricity consumption. This project is about to go to procurement, and a planning application is underway. Development has also begun on the proposed large scale 5MW solar PV project at the same site, for which a detailed feasibility study was received in mid-2024.

Image of South Dublin County Council County Hall

SDCC buildings EPC

The second project to begin development was Lot 6 in April 2022, which includes energy efficiency upgrades for six South Dublin County Council (SDCC) buildings (County Hall and library, Civic Theatre, Clondalkin offices, Clondalkin Leisure Centre, Tallaght Leisure Centre and Rua Red). This project has gone through the pre-procurement steps of the project development process with help from SDCC who have facilitated audits and provided technical information. The project is currently in a competitive dialogue procurement process.

Photo of County Hall, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

DLRCC buildings EPC

The third project to begin development was Lot 1 in April 2022. This project includes energy efficiency upgrades on three buildings in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC); County Hall, the LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre and the Pavilion Theatre. This project has gone through a competitive dialogue procurement process, from which an Energy Service Company (ESCo) was selected to complete a detailed design. The detailed design is underway and contract signing is expected in late 2024.