Home About The Power of Water Climate Projects News Back to NI Water.com Helping create an affordable, low carbon economy for Northern Ireland Download the report Introduction The Changing Energy Context Next Steps Introduction by Chairman and Chief Executive of NI Water Addressing climate change is the moral and practical challenge of our times. Not just for the health of our planet, but for the health of our children and grandchildren. As the beneficiaries of the fossil fuel era, coming generations will expect us not just to have dealt with the consequences of climate change, but also to have put in place a sustainable future, including here in Northern Ireland. Read more The Changing Energy Context As Northern Ireland decarbonises, most of our future energy requirement will be for green electricity. Read more Did you know… NI Water is Northern Ireland’s single, largest electricity consumer. NI Water’s assets have the potential to become a catalyst for transforming Northern Ireland’s energy system. Intelligent Operations Centre A new centre to utilise data from our water & wastewater ‘production line’ assets to manage demand for electricity in the most efficient way. Read more Batteries Battery storage solutions could play a pivotal role in helping to balance demand and supply in the renewable energy era. Read more Pumped Hydro Storage Pumped hydro storage could be used in addressing prolonged periods of intermittent weather on the electricity supply. Read more Electrolysis A potential game-changer in decarbonising our transport system & improving wastewater processing. Read more Green hydrogen We could produce enough hydrogen to fuel 1,300 vehicles running a day. Read more Oxygen The use of oxygen could transform the operation of some of our major wastewater treatment works. Read more A low carbon economy? The drive for green growth is also encouraging NI Water to think about how it can help other sectors of the Northern Ireland economy benefit from the transition to low carbon by building on our traditional strengths of engineering and agriculture. Read more Next steps Transitioning to a low carbon, green growth economy poses huge challenges for Northern Ireland, but also creates huge opportunities. The greatest of those opportunities is to substitute local, low carbon sources of energy for our historic dependence on imported, high carbon fuels. Batteries Hydro pump storage Electrolysis A low carbon economy? Read more The Power of Water Report The Power of Water Report was published on Wednesday 3rd November 2021 at an event in ICC Belfast. The event was attended in-person and virtually by representatives from across government, the utilities, business and civic society. Watch it back here: Want to find out more? Download the full report © NI Water 2021. All Rights Reserved Legal Notice Privacy Modern Slavery Act Site Map Northern Ireland Water is a trademark of Northern Ireland Water Ltd., incorporated in Northern Ireland, Registered Number NI054463, Registered Office, Westland House 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE