Flogas has become Golf Ireland’s new sustainability partner, building on its sponsorship of some of the main amateur events, and extending the provision of energy saving solutions to Golf Ireland and the wider Irish golfing community.
The company partnered with Golf Ireland for the first time in 2016, and its portfolio grew to sponsorship for the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship, the Flogas Irish Women’s Amateur Open Championship and the Flogas Irish Girls’ Amateur Open Championship.
For the latest project at the Golf Ireland headquarters, it worked with Start Solar Ireland to instal a new Solar PV System. The new phase saw a 30 kw Solar PV system added to the roof of the headquarters.
In total, Golf Ireland has installed 69 solar panels at its building in Carton Demesne which will reduce carbon emissions and displace grid electricity.
‘As part of our strategic plan we identified that promoting sustainability on and off the course is a main objective for us now and going forward,’ said Golf Ireland CEO Mark Kennelly.
‘Flogas has been key in our journey to a cleaner, greener future and we are determined to inspire others to look at their sustainability options and secure the future of golf.’
The organisation also has plans in place to install EV charging points as well as a new boiler and Flogas Ireland managing director John Rooney is excited by the potential for change in 2024, saying: ‘We are proud supporters of golf in Ireland, sponsoring the men’s and women’s amateur opens as well as the boys’ and girls’ championships. We want to continue to support golf clubs at grassroots level too.
‘At Flogas, our team provides a range of energy services that can help golf clubs reduce their monthly bills and develop their sustainability initiatives.’
The new phase will reduce emissions by 21,404 lbs of carbon per annum and displace approximately 25,185 kwh of grid electricity. And Golf Ireland’s new sustainability manager Ann Courtney explained: ‘Over the last few months, we have been working closely with our energy provider Flogas on how best to reduce our energy emissions at our HQ offices while also saving money.
‘The company has assessed our energy use and we have implemented steps to reduce our energy emissions. It has also highlighted a type of funding available for buildings such as offices and golf clubs and they assisted us with calculating our savings on our lighting. It is in simple terms, cash per kilowatt saved and we are receiving a significant refund from Flogas on the energy saved by replacing our lighting.’
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